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Council Discussion <br />• Information requested about how businesses opt -in and if they are required to be smoke- <br />free before opting -in. <br />• It will be beneficial to create a more pleasant downtown while allowing businesses whose <br />model relies on having a place for their patrons to smoke to opt -out. <br />• Concerns expressed about treating downtown different than the rest of the city. <br />• There will be pockets of really smoky spots if some businesses opt -out. <br />• Favor total prohibition of smoking, but this is a good compromise and a move in the right <br />direction to protect public health. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to direct <br />the City Manager to move forward with the July 16, 2018, public hearing on an <br />Ordinance Concerning the Prohibition of Smoking on Public Right-of-way Adjacent to <br />Opted -In Properties; the Prohibition of Smoking Within the Downtown Core and <br />Allowing for Properties to Opt -Out; and Amending Section 6.230 of the Eugene Code, <br />1971. PASSED 5:3, Councilors Semple, Taylor, and Clark opposed. <br />The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Elena Domingo <br />Deputy City Recorder <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council Meeting July 9, 2018 Page 6 <br />