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6. 1. E. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager October 22, 2018 SUBJECT Response to Civil Grand Jury Report: "Smoke -Free Multiunit Housing: No ifs, Ands, Or B utts" RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve the City's response to the July 26, 2018 Grand Jury Report entitled "Smoke -Free Multiunit Housing: No ifs, Ands, Or Butts" and authorize the Mayor to execute and transmit the response provided in Attachment 1 BACKGROUND On July 26, 2018, the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury filed a report containing findings and recommendations regarding ordinances that relate to banning smoking in multi -unit housing (MUH). The report includes findings and recommendations related to the City of Redwood City's ordinance. As one of the agencies affected by the Grand Jury Report, the City is required to prepare a response to the findings and recommendations, consider the response at a public meeting, and submit the response by October 24th 2018. The Grand Jury Report generally examines the how effectively multiunit smoking ordinances protect San Mateo County residents from second hand smoke. The discussion includes information regarding the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and the reasons why San Mateo County residents living multiunit housing are significantly susceptible to the impacts of second-hand smoke coming from nearby units. The report also lists the cities with adopted ordinances (including Redwood City), and covers potential educational improvements that can be made by the Tobacco Prevention Program (TPP) and Tobacco Education Program (TEP). Finally, the report recommends reporting, tracking and awareness improvements that cities can make to improve the effectiveness of adopted ordinances. The City of Redwood City adopted a "smoke-free" multiunit smoking ordinance in late 2017. As the Grand Jury report notes, while some of the provisions of the City or