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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	12/03/2018
Subject: Secondhand Smoke Ordinance
Submitted For:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Department:	Health Services
Referral No.:	FHS #82
Referral Name:	Secondhand Smoke Ordinance
Presenter:	Daniel Peddycord, Public Health Director	Contact:	Jen Grand-Lejano (925) 313-6216

Information

Referral History:

At the November 13, 2017 Family and Human Services 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 following 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.

Referral Update:

Please see the attached report from the Public Health Division of the Health Services Department with an update on the implementation of the Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(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 forward the report to the Board of Supervisors for their information.

DIRECT staff to provide another update on the Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance to the Family and Human Services Committee in 2019.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

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

Attachments
2018 Second Hand Smoke Report