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HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY <br />Committee Members Present: <br />Other Council Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Agenda: <br />Chairperson John <br />onsideration. <br />MARCH 29 2016 3:40 P.M. <br />John Voorde, Karen L. White, Oliver Davis, <br />Jo M. Broden <br />Tim Scott, Gavin Ferlic, Randy Kelly, <br />Regina Williams - Preston <br />Kareemah Fowler, Alkeyna Aldridge, Joseph Molnar <br />Adriana Rodriguez, Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand <br />Bill No. 11 -16 Smoke Free Air Standards <br />Voorde called the Health & Public Safety meeting to order with one bill for <br />c <br />Councilmember Karen White made a motion to recess and reconvene <br />to watch h oformal Council <br />Chambers due to the amount of people from the public wishing <br />Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of four (4) <br />ayes. <br />& Public Safety Committee reconvened in the formal Council Chambers at 3:50 p.m. <br />T he Health <br />Bill No 11 -16 Smoke Free Air Standards <br />-16 for <br />Councilmember Karen White made a motion to hear oden second t elmot on which carried by a <br />purposes of public hearing. Councilmember Jo M. Br <br />voice vote of four (4) ayes. <br />Councilmember Gavin Ferlic served as the presenter and petitioner <br />laces the power point is on <br />file in <br />Ferlic gave a presentation on the benefits of smoke free wor p <br />the City Clerk's Office. <br />. ary changes. The first change regards the wording <br />The second substitute ordinance has two p change was a change in implementation after <br />about spacing and open windows. h ampl for all businesses to adapt to that change. <br />hearing from business owners to give them <br />population is covered by comprehensive clean air <br />Over fifty (50) percent of the United States pop Bloomington, and Elkhart all have <br />policies, including 802 cities. Indianapolis, Fort Wayn a l ercent of the sixty (60) <br />comprehensive clean air policies along with over sevent y -five (75) p <br />largest cities in the United States. <br />Councilmember Ferlic stated he is asking for the passage oand about seventy (70) that cean t cause <br />Second hand smoke contains hundreds toxic cyanide, y and arsenic. Secondhand smoke can <br />cancer, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen <br />