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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Action: Adoption of an Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking Outside City-Owned Buildings <br />Providing Services to Children and Amending Section 6.230 of the Eugene Code, 1971 <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 8, 2010 Agenda Item Number: 5 <br />Department: Library, Recreation and Cultural Services Staff Contact: Connie Bennett <br />www.eugene-or.gov/library Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5363 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />This is a recommended amendment to section 6.230 of the Eugene Code, 1971. The proposed <br />amendment prohibits smoking outside City-owned buildings that provide services to children. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Sections 6.225 – 6.240 of the Eugene City Code address tobacco products and smoking. The original <br />ordinance was enacted November 12, 1980. The most recent change, enacted March 4, 2005, and <br />effective April 3, 2005, affected Section 6.230 (k), the current ordinance affecting City-owned buildings <br />that provide services to children: [Smoking is prohibited in all public places and all places of <br />employment within the city, including, but not limited to] “within publicly owned buildings and within <br />25 feet of any entrance or air intake to, or any operable window of, any such building.” <br /> <br />The purpose of this change is to provide a healthier atmosphere and better protection for children who <br />are using City services, by prohibiting smoking outside of City-owned buildings providing services to <br />children such as libraries, pools, sports parks and community centers. <br /> <br />The proposed ordinance, extending the prohibition to the curb outside of affected buildings, is <br />anticipated to be easier to communicate to the public and thus take fewer resources to enforce. <br /> <br />A public hearing on the proposed ordinance was held on January 19, 2010, with one member of the <br />public testifying in support. Since the public hearing, the City Attorney's office reviewed the language <br />of the Corvallis code and found that Corvallis does not have a provision that specifically addresses what <br />the City of Eugene is trying to address with this ordinance. Therefore, no changes are being <br />recommended to the code amendment that was originally presented to the council. <br /> <br />The ordinance is proposed to go into effect in thirty days, on March 10, 2010. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />This item relates to the City Council Goals of Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation: A <br />community where arts and outdoors are integral to our social and economic well-being and are available <br />to all, and a Safe Community: a community where all people are safe, valued and welcome. <br /> Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100208\S1002085.doc <br /> <br />