Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Reduction Project

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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Reduction Project

• Introduction
• Study Session Purpose
• Meeting Agenda

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Study Session Purpose

• What is Councils goal?
• Does Council want to pursue stricter smoking
  regulations?

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Meeting Agenda

• Background
• Community Outreach Process
• Options
• Next Steps/Discussion

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Background

• Policy Basis
• Air Quality Action Plan (2002-2003)
• To increase the percentage of residences and
  workplaces taking action to reduce exposure to
  indoor air pollution
• Council Policy Agenda (1999-2000)
• Smoking in Public Places -- Should the City
  revise the existing ordinance regarding smoking
  in public places?

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Background

• Status to Date
• 2000 2001 Initial outreach process
• Gauge citizen interest and education on the topic
  of second hand smoke and related health impacts
• Education effort shared by Larimer County and
  Health District
• 2002 Summer public outreach
• Outreach to the community to provide input on the
  possibility of a smoke free ordinance

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Community Outreach Process

• Statistically Valid Survey
• Questionnaires
• Cable 27 Smoking Dialogue
• Special Interest Group Meetings

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Community Outreach Process

• Statistically Valid Survey
• Conducted in July by Vantage Marketing Research
• Phone survey to 400 random households
• Measure support and opposition to smoking
  regulations

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Community Outreach Process

• Statistically Valid Survey (cont)
• Results
• 61 support regulation that prohibits smoking in
  all restaurants
• 56 support a regulation that prohibits smoking
  in bars, except in designated smoking areas
• 57 support a regulation that prohibits smoking
  in outdoor performance areas

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Community Outreach Process

• Questionnaires
• Opportunities to provide guided comments
• Website
• Mail
• Smoking input line
• Drop boxes
• Utility bills
• Events
• Results (not statistically valid)
• Over 3,000 citizens responded
• Support for CTEPA model
• Support for compromise

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Community Outreach Process

• Cable 27 Smoking Dialogue
• Live call in television program
• Provided an opportunity for the community to ask
  questions to a diverse panel of interests

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Community Outreach Process

• Special Interest Group Meetings
• Bar and Restaurant Owners/Managers
• Health Professionals
• Bingo/Bowling/Tobacco Retailers
• Colorado State University ASCSU
• Additional Meetings
• Air Quality Advisory Board
• Natural Resources Advisory Board
• Lions Club
• American Legion

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Options

• All recommendations start with current code as
  the baseline.
• Level of political support varies for each
  option.
• Level of resources necessary vary for each
  option.
• What does success look like?

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Options

• Statistically-Valid Survey Says
• Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention
  Alliance (CTEPA) model code
• Null Alternative
• Cap and Trade Market Approach

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Options

• Statistically-Valid Survey Says
• Smoke free restaurants
• Designated smoking in bars/taverns
• Smoke free bingo and bowling
• Smoke free distance in front of entrances of less
  than 20 feet
• Enforcement and education required

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Options

• Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention
  Alliance (CTEPA) model ordinance
• Smoke free restaurants
• Smoke free bars/taverns
• Smoke free bingo and bowling
• Smoke free distance of 20 feet in front of
  entrances and perimeters
• Dedicated enforcement needed

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Options

• Null Alternative
• Make no changes to current smoking in public
  places code.
• Designated smoking areas in restaurants
• Smoke free public places
• Smoking allowed in bars/taverns
• Smoking allowed in bingo and bowling

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Options

• Cap and Trade Market Approach
• Conceptual City Model
• Market driven transitional quota system
• Inspired by a citizen suggestion during the
  community outreach process
• Smoke free restaurants and bars phased in over
  time

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Next Steps / Discussion

• Does Council want to pursue stricter smoking
  regulations?
• What is Councils goal?
• What does success look like?

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RE Bleiker Life-Preserver

• You do care.you do listen
• The way youre proceeding is reasonable,
  sensible, responsible
• You have to do what youre doing..its your duty,
  your mission. In fact it would be irresponsible
  for you not to do what your doing.
• You cant just ignore the situation..there really
  is a problem