TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Sona Coffee, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Ordinance No. 15-0019: Regulation of Smoking in Multi-Unit Housing in Manhattan Beach (Continued from the October 6, 2015 City Council Meeting) (Public Works Director Olmos).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 15-0019 AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Ordinance No. 15-0019 regulating smoking in multi-unit housing, and appropriate $7,000 from unreserved General Funds for outreach of the program.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If Ordinance 15-0019 is approved, staff requests an allocation of $7,000 to conduct outreach to multi-unit housing property managers and tenants.
DISCUSSION:
On September 15, 2015, City Council introduced Ordinance No. 15-0019 (Attachment 1). The ordinance does not permit smoking inside any units or in any outdoor areas of a multi-unit housing property. This policy is in line with the City's existing ordinance on smoke-free public places, and the Breathe Free MB educational campaign on smoking outdoors.
Ordinance No. 15-0019 includes the following measures to regulate smoking in multi-unit housing:
1. Definition of multi-unit properties set as those with three or more attached units, including the Manhattan Village multi-family properties;
2. Prohibition of smoking (including use of electronic cigarettes) indoors and all outdoor areas of multi-unit properties, with no designated smoking areas
3. 18-month phase-in period for implementation of smoke-free requirements, and
4. Details on the enforcement of the smoke-free policy in multi-unit properties.
City Council approved an 18-month implementation period to give staff time to meet with and educate property managers and tenants on the proposed smoke-...
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