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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Special Public Hearing <br /> Council Chamber--777 Pearl Street--Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> November 29, 2000 <br /> 9p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Nancy Nathanson, Pat Fart, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Gary Pap~, <br /> Gary Rayor, Bonny Bettman. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Betty Taylor. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING <br /> <br />Council Hearing on Appeal of Ballot Title for the Referral of the Smoking Ban Ordinance <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey called the special meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. He <br />announced the purpose of the meeting, which was an appeal of the ballot title for the referendum <br />petition for Ordinance 20215, prohibiting smoking in taverns, bars, cocktail lounges, and bingo <br />parlors. He indicated that those wishing to speak must limit their remarks to the issue of the <br />ballot title, not the merits of the ordinance proposed for referral or the referral. <br /> <br />On November 27, 2000, a written appeal to the ballot title was filed by Pat Cookson, representing <br />the American Cancer Society and Dr. Anthony DeSiena. In the appeal, the petitioners state the <br />following: "Our main concern with the baflot explanation relates to the definition of "adult only" <br />taverns, bars, cocktail lounges and bingo parlors. Specifically, we feel the voting population <br />needs to understand whether or not this baflot measure would include ''adult only" bars or <br />cocktail lounges that are attached to restaurants frequented by customers of afl ages. <br />Secondhand smoke exposure in such attached establishments would continue to be a health risk <br />for persons of afl ages, not just individuals over the age of 21." <br /> <br />City Manager Jim Johnson introduced the item, noting that City Attorney Jerome Lidz was <br />present to provide a short overview of the ballot title and to answer questions. Mr. Lidz briefly <br />reviewed the purpose of each of the three parts of the ballot title--the caption, the question, and <br />the explanation-- noting each part was mandated by Oregon statute. <br /> <br />Mr. Lidz reported that following the receipt of the appeal he had drafted another ballot title, copies <br />of which were provided to the council. The council also had a copy of the ballot title initially <br />prepared by the City Attorney's Office that was the subject of the appeal. The initial ballot title <br />was captioned Smoking Ban; the second ballot title was captioned Prohibit Smoking in Bars, <br />Taverns, Cocktail Lounges, and Bingo Parlors. Mr. Lidz noted that the initial ballot title had been <br />corrected to change the effective date of the ordinance to July 1, 2001. <br />Mr. Johnson suggested that the original ballot title be labeled "A" and the second ballot title <br />drafted by Mr. Lidz be labeled "B". <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 29, 2000 Page 1 <br />Special Public Hearing <br /> <br /> <br />