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Request for Action River To Item Number Parks and Recreation Commission 7.4 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Discussion Items February 10,2016 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director Item Description Reviewed by Electronic Cigarettes Policy Cal Portner,City Administrator Reviewed by Action Requested For discussion Background/Discussion Last October,the City Council adopted an ordinance regulating the use of electronic delivery devices such as E-cigarettes in the same manner as smoking is prohibited by the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act. The ordinance prohibits E-cigarettes in indoor public places such as stores and restaurants and does not include parks and athletic fields. Some of the City Council discussion prior to the adoption of the current ordinance was whether the park system should ban E-cigarettes. Currently,the city has a tobacco-free parks system policy that was adopted on May 17,2010. Signs that are currently posted in the parks are based on this policy. Staff researched and found that if electronic cigarettes are added to the current policy,signs could be provided at no cost by the Association for Non Smokers MN. A sample policy could read as follows: The City of Elk River does not allow any form of tobacco or electronic cigarettes on city-owned park land, recreational facilities, and open space. If the Commission expresses interest in a tobacco-free policy to include e-cigarettes,staff can provide a draft policy for Commission action at the March meeting. The emphasis on enforcing the Tobacco-Free parks policy is through voluntary compliance. Financial Impact None Attachments • City Council Staff Report Regulating Electronic Cigarettes • City Ordinance on Electronic Cigarettes • Tobacco Free Property including electronic cigarettes sample sign • Elk River Tobacco Free Parks Current Policy • Current Tobacco Free park signs reiEili it NATURE