4 | Consideration and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2017-18: An ordinance of the Flagstaff City Council amending the Flagstaff City Code, Title 7, Health and Sanitation, Chapter 7-05, Smokefree Air, by prohibiting smoking on Park Property or within a reasonable distance of Park Property (A ban on smoking in all public parks). | ||||||||
The following individuals addressed Council in support of Ordinance No. 2017-18:
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Gabor Kovacs addressed the Council in opposition of Ordinance No. 2017-18 stating that educating people is one thing but forcing people is another. Ordinances such as this will only continue to infringe on people’s rights. |
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Moved by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard, seconded by Councilmember Jim McCarthy to read Ordinance No. 2017-18 by title only for the first time. Councilmember McCarthy asked if the ordinance could include e-cigarettes and vaping. Mr. Solomon explained that the current City Code has a smoke free air section that was adopted before vaping was one of the ways to smoke. Vaping does not involve any kind of lighting so the definition does not fit. The code would need additional editing and his recommendation would be for e-cigarettes and vaping to be brought back as a separate item. Councilmember Putzova requested information on how the Smoke Free Air ordinance has been enforced and what kind of citations have been given. She also asked for clarification on what the reasonable distance is from the park and if roadways and sidewalks are included. Mr. Copley stated that staff can prepare a CCR on the enforcement activities. The right-of-ways, sidewalks and areas outside the park are not included as part of the city parks. If someone went into the right-of-way, including the sidewalks, and smoked there it would be allowed. Vice Mayor Whelan stated that the City Cemetery is experiencing an increase in smoking due to NAU being a non-smoking campus. She asked for the Council to consider amending the ordinance to include the cemetery. | |||||||||
Moved by Vice Mayor Jamie Whelan, seconded by Councilmember Charlie Odegaard to amend the motion to include City owned cemeteries in the ordinance. | |||||||||
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||||
Vote: 6 - 1 | |||||||||
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING FLAGSTAFF CITY CODE TITLE 7, HEALTH AND SANITATION, CHAPTER 7-05, SMOKEFREE AIR BY PROHIBITING SMOKING ON PARK PROPERTY OR WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE OF PARK PROPERTY; ESTABLISHING SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE | |||||||||