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C. 98

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	January 15, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Secondhand Smoke Ordinance Update

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/15/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:
cc:	CAO Public Health Director

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 15, 2019
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT the annual report from the Public Health Division of the Health Services Department on the implementation of the Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance and DIRECT staff to provide another update on the Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance to the Family and Human Services Committee in 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact, the recommended ordinance provisions are being implemented by the Public Health Division's Tobacco Prevention Program and will be funded through the program's current funding sources.

BACKGROUND:

At the November 13, 2017 Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee meeting, Public Health presented its annual report on the implementation of the County’s Secondhand Smoke ordinance with a recommendation that the Committee consider a proposed ordinance to strengthen the current smoking protections to prohibit smoking inside dwelling units of multi-unit housing, including condos and townhomes. The Committee accepted the report and recommendations, requested that language be added to extend smoking restrictions to guest rooms of hotels and motels, and directed staff to forward those recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for discussion and approval.

The ordinance, titled Smoke-free Multi Unit Residences, was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 13, 2018 with implementation to begin for new and renewing leases on July 1, 2018, and for continuing leases and owner-occupied units on July 1, 2019. The attached report is specific to implementation of the new Smoke-free Multi-Unit Residences ordinance, including information on the continued implementation of the broader Smoke-free Secondhand Protections Ordinance. The Committee accepted the report on December 3, 2018 and directed staff to send a letter to each City Manager inviting them to model their own city ordinances after the County's ordinance.