RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER introducing Ordinance No. 2018-07 to prohibit smoking in all dwelling units in any multi-unit residence and to prohibit smoking in all guest rooms in any hotel or motel; WAIVE reading; and FIX March 13, 2018 for adoption. DIRECT the Health Services Department to report back to Family and Human Services Committee on the implementation of the ordinance as part of its regular Annual Report on the Secondhand Smoke Protections Ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Minimal fiscal impacts to the County are expected. Should the Board adopt the ordinance, a portion of the Prop 99/Prop 56 funding that Contra Costa Health Services receives for its Tobacco Prevention Program can be utilized to implement the ordinance. Implementation of this ordinance will have no impact on the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
At the April 2015 Family and Human Services Committee Meeting, Public Health presented its annual report on implementation of the County’s Secondhand Smoke Ordinance and discussed challenges to protecting residents, workers and visitors from secondhand smoke and electronic smoking devices. Of specific concern were issues for residents living in multi-unit housing. The Committee directed staff to
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