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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 1609 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING CHAPTER 9.24 OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING SMOKING IN PUBLIC AND WORK PLACES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Ordinance No. 1262, as amended, and Chapter 9.24 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: "9.24.010 Purposes and findinqs. The City Council finds as follows: A. Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor air pollution; and B. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that second-hand smoke is a Class A carcinogen for which there is no safe exposure level; and C. Reliable studies have shown that breathing second-hand smoke is a particular health hazard for certain population groups, including elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease, and individuals with impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway disease; and D. Health hazards induced by breathing second-hand smoke include lung cancer, respiratory infection, decreased exercise tolerance, decreased respiratory function, bronchoconstriction, and bronchospasm; and E. Nonsmokers with allergies, respiratory diseases and those who suffer other ill effects of breathing second-hand smoke may experience a loss of job productivity or may be forced to take periodic sick leave because of adverse reactions to same; and F. The simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same airspace may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to second-hand smoke; and G. Numerous studies have shown that a majority of both nonsmokers and smokers desire to have restrictions on smoking in public places and places of employment.