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ATTACHMENT 2 <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />BANNING SMOKING IN CITY PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES, <br />INCLUDING CITY PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO PARK AND RECREATION <br />FACILITIES, BUT EXEMPTING THE OUTDOOR AREAS OF THE CALLIPPE <br />PRESERVE GOLF COURSE, BY AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS <br />9.24 AND 13.08 <br />WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton has some existing restrictions regarding <br />smoking in public and work places in Municipal Code Chapter 9.24, and Park and <br />Recreation Facilities in Municipal Code Chapter 13.08, to support public health, safety <br />and welfare; and <br />WHEREAS, the Youth Commission and its Public Policy Subcommittee have <br />been studying City parking restrictions and tobacco issues, and at its May 13, 2015 <br />meeting voted to recommend a ban on smoking in City parks, trails and adjacent <br />parking lots, to protect persons from second hand smoke exposure, limit carcinogen <br />exposure from cigarette butt litter, and reduce fire danger from improper cigarette <br />disposal; and <br />WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission at its May 14, 2015 meeting <br />recommended that the City Council adopt the Youth Commission's proposal; and <br />WHEREAS, the Human Services Commission at its May 20, 2015 meeting <br />recommended that the City Council adopt the Youth Commission's proposal. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Finds that the proposed smoking ban would reduce cigarette butt <br />litter, decrease fire danger and improve air quality, and therefore qualifies as a <br />categorical exemption from the Califomia Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 <br />C.C.R. § 15308. <br />Section 2. Adopts the municipal code amendments in the attached Exhibit A. <br />Section 3. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within <br />fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times ", a newspaper of general <br />circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be <br />posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its <br />adoption. <br />Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage <br />and adoption. <br />1 <br />