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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-11-10 Policy & Services Committee Action MinutesPOLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 3 Regular Meeting November 10, 2015 Chairperson Chair Burt called the meeting to order at 7:19 P.M. in the Community Meeting Room, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Present: Berman, Burt (Chair), DuBois, Wolbach Absent: Agenda Items At this time the Committee heard Agenda Item Number 2. 2. Policy and Services Committee Review the FY 2015 and FY 2016 Use of Bryant Street Garage Fund for Teen Services and Options for FY 2017 Spending Plan. NO ACTION TAKEN 3. Provide Direction Regarding Expanding Smoking Ordinance to Include E-Cigarettes, Change Signage Language, and Include Additional Enforcement Options, Restrict Sales of Tobacco, Direct Staff to Draft Changes to Include Smoking Restrictions for Multi-Family Buildings, and Direct Staff to Support Increasing the Age for Tobacco Sales. MOTION: Council Member Berman moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to recommend the City Council adopt changes to the City’s Smoking Ordinance to include the addition of Electronic Cigarettes, changing signage language and to provide an additional option for enforcement of the City’s Smoking Ordinance. MOTION PASSED: 4-0 MOTION: Chair Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to direct Staff to continue discussions with Santa Clara County on regulatory ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 3 Policy and Services Committee Special Meeting Action Minutes 11/10/15 mechanisms related to retail sale of tobacco, including preventing new tobacco retailers from locating near schools. MOTION PASSED: 4-0 MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to recommend the City Council direct Staff to expand the Ordinance to multifamily housing indoor balconies and include allowances of designated area outdoors with property owner discretion. AMENDMENT: Chair Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to add to the Motion, “with an evaluation of circumstances where stand-alone units could be smoking only exemptions.” AMENDMENT PASSED: 3-1 Wolbach no MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 4-0 MOTION: Chair Burt moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to recommend the City Council direct Staff to support legislative efforts to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 years of age. MOTION FAILED: 2-2 Burt, DuBois yes MOTION: Chair Burt moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to request Staff draft Ordinance language to restrict local sales of tobacco to 21 years old or older with Staff determining whether there are sub-issues to be received by the Committee or if not, for the Ordinance to go directly to the City Council. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Berman moved, seconded by Council Member XX to recommend the City Council direct Staff to draft an Ordinance prohibiting the sale of tobacco in its entirety within Palo Alto City limits. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF SECOND MOTION FAILED: 2-2 Burt, DuBois yes At this time the Committee heard Agenda Item Number 1. ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 3 Policy and Services Committee Special Meeting Action Minutes 11/10/15 1. Auditor's Office Quarterly Report as of September 30, 2015. MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Chair Burt to recommend the City Council accept of the Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as of September 30, 2015. MOTION PASSED: 4-0 At this time the Committee heard Agenda Item Number 4. 4. Staff Recommendation That the Policy and Services Committee Recommend That the City Council Accept the Description of the Status of the Solid Waste Management Program and Cash Handling and Travel Audits. MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to recommend the City Council accept the description of the status of audit recommendations for the Solid Waste Management Program and Cash Handling and Travel Audits. MOTION PASSED: 4-0 ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 11:39 P.M.