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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: TO: FROM BY: December 7, 2009 Stephen Hollister, City Manager Lianne Marshall, Assistant City Manager" APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen L. Hollister City Manager Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO REPEALING CHAPTER 4-12 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 4-12 PROHIBITING THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN OR AROUND WORKPLACES, PUBLIC PLACES, RECREATIONAL AREAS AND FACILITIES SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that Chapter 4-12 of the San Leandro Municipal Code be amended to strengthen the regulations regarding smoking in public places, places of employment, recreational areas and athletic facilities in San Leandro. BACKGROUND In January of 2009, the American Lung Association sent a report to the City Council, ranking San Leandro's smoking regulations with the other Cities in Alameda County. Since San Leandro's smoking regulations had not been changed in a number of years, except to be compliant with State laws regarding smoking in places of employment, the Lung Association asked the City to consider strengthening its ordinances in light of the growing evidence of health effects from secondhand smoke. The Lung Association also asked the City to consider enacting restrictions on smoking in multi-family housing. The matter was referred to the City Council Rules and Communications Committee which, in turn, tasked staff with drafting new regulations regarding smoking in San Leandro. Staff compiled a number of ordinance elements from various Cities around the Bay Area, as well as from a model secondhand smoke ordinance published by the Technical Assistance Legal Center in Oakland. After several discussions at Rules and Communications Committee meetings, the Committee recommended that revisions to the San Leandro Municipal Code be brought forward for City Council consideration. Initial drafts included restrictions on smoking in residential units of multi-family buildings. However, those restrictions will require further input from the community before being brought for City Council consideration. The City's annual Business License Renewal notices are sent out to all business license holders in December. Insertion of information into the business license renewal notices regarding