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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 27, 1993
SUBJECT:
Request from Council Member Moffatt to Distribute a Smoking
Ordinance Survey to the Dublin Businesses.
(Prepared by: Bo Barker, Management Assistant)
EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Copy of the Survey
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RECOMMENDATION: \ Deliberate and direct staff to take appropriate action
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The City would only incur the cost of 400 copies as the Chamber of
Commerce has agreed to insert the survey with their newsletter which is
scheduled to be sent out at the beginning of October.
DESCRIPTION: The Tri-Valley Council comprised of representatives from the cities of Dublin,
Danville, San Ramon, Pleasanton and Livermore have recommended that member cities distribute a
survey to their business communities to determine attitudes relating to increasingly strict smoking
ordinances. The Tri-Valley Council would like to create a uniform smoking ordinance for all the cities
in the Tri-Valley. The Council's focus is on mitigating adverse impacts created by smoking restrictions
placed on businesses. As proposed, the survey would be distributed through the Chamber of
Commerce newsletter. A copy of the proposed form to be used is attached as Exhibit 1.
The survey will attempt to measure the business communities' attitude regarding smoking
regulations. (Le. is the current ordinance too restrictive or too lenient)
The survey results will provide the City Council with data to assist in the decision making process on
whether to modify the smoking ordinance. Council Member Moffatt has indicated that each city in the
Tri-Valley Council will be assessing business attitudes toward smoking regulation. After the
responses from the smoking regulation survey have been reviewed, Council Member Moffatt
anticipates that the issue of smoking regulation will be brought to each City Council in late October.
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COPIES TO: Nancy Feeley, Dublin Chamber of Commerce
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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT STRENGTHENING THE
DUBLIN SMOKING ORDINANCE?
The City Councils of the Tri-Valley area covering Dublin, Danville, San Ramon, Livermore, and Pleasanton
are considering amendments to their existing smoking ordinances. Their goal is to pass a uniform
ordinance.
THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL WANTS YOUR INPUT
Please answer the following questions, fold the survey in thirds and send the response to the address
shown on the back of the survey:
1. I am a Dublin resident
Yes [
No [ ]
2. I work in Dublin
Yes [
No [ ]
3. I support strengthening the existing
smoking ordinance in Dublin. Yes [ ] No [ ]
The current ordinance, for example:
1. . Allows employees to smoke in private offices or designated smoking areas.
2. Allows restaurants to have 50% of the seating designated as smoking sections.
3. Prohibits smoking in most public buildings and auditoriums
4. Allows smoking in bingo halls, bowling allies, etc.
For more specific information on the Smoking Ordinance call the City at 833-6650.
4. Specifically, I support Yes [ No [
100% smoke free workplaces Yes [ ] No [ ]
100% smoke free restaurants Yes [ ] No [ ]
100% smoke free bars Yes [ ] No [ ]
100% ban on tobacco vending machines Yes [ ] No [ ]
5. I support/ do not support a strengthened ordinance because....
Your Signature
Name:
Phone:
(optional)
Please Return the Survey by October 15, 1993