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El Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission 6.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Discussion Items March 9,2016 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Electronic Cigarettes Policy Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Discuss an Electronic Cigarettes Policy to be included in the current Tobacco Free Parks Policy <br /> Recommend,by motion,a Tobacco Free Parks Policy to include Electronic Cigarettes. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Last October, the City Council adopted an ordinance regulating the use of electronic delivery devices <br /> such as E-cigarettes in the same manner as smoking is prohibited by the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act. <br /> The ordinance prohibits E-cigarettes in indoor public places such as stores and restaurants and does not <br /> include parks and athletic fields. <br /> Some of the City Council discussion prior to the adoption of the current ordinance was whether the park <br /> system should ban E-cigarettes. Currently,the city has a tobacco-free parks system policy that was <br /> adopted on May 17,2010. Signs that are currently posted in the parks are based on this policy. <br /> Staff researched and found that if electronic cigarettes are added to the current policy, signs could be <br /> provided at no cost by the Association for Non Smokers MN. The Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> discussed a draftP olicy at the February 10 Regular Commission meeting and provided consensus to bring <br /> this back to the March Commission meeting for action. <br /> A draft policy was reviewed and approved by City Attorney Peter Beck. Only a few changes were made <br /> to update the current policy to include E-cigarettes, as indicated in yellow highlights. If the Commission <br /> recommends this policy,then it will move forward to City Council for final approval. The enforcement <br /> of a Tobacco-Free parks policy is through voluntary compliance. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> None <br /> Attachments <br /> • Elk River Tobacco Free Parks Draft Policy <br /> • Proposed Tobacco Free Property signs <br /> • City Council Staff Report Regulating Electronic Cigarettes <br /> • City Ordinance on Electronic Cigarettes <br /> • Current Tobacco Free park signs <br /> rill <br />