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6. 1. E. - Page 47 F7. The websites for the cities of Belmont, Brisbane, Foster City, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Mateo, and South San Francisco, as well as the County's Health System website (for unincorporated San Mateo County) have links on their home pages that lead to information on how to report specific types of nuisances such as barking dogs, loud parties, abandoned mattresses, and shopping carts. However, these links do not provide information on how to report MUH smoking violations. Burlingame's website links to Code Compliance from its home page. F8. The websites for Brisbane, San Bruno, and the County of San Mateo (on the County Health System website) provide information about the TPP or TEC or how to contact them regarding an MUH smoking issue. The websites for the other MUH jurisdictions do not. F9. In all MUH jurisdictions, the issuance of citations for violations of MUH smoking ordinances is limited by the need to (1) observe the violation in progress, (2) see other compelling evidence that a violation has occurred, or (3) have the alleged violator admit to law or code enforcement --that ` that Ke or-shehad been smoking in violation of the MUH smoking ordinance., - — - - F10. The towns/cities of Colma, East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, and San Carlos do not have smoking ordinances that restrict smoking in their multiunit housing. F11. The MUH smoking ordinances for the cities of Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, and the County of San Mateo for its unincorporated areas do not prohibit smoking medical marijuana in multiunit housing. F12. The TPP web pages do not include the following information: (a) a summary of residents' rights and obligations under the MUH smoking ordinances in their jurisdictions, (b) links to each jurisdiction's MUH smoking ordinances, and (c) information on how residents of multiunit housing can report violations of MUH smoking ordinances in their specific jurisdictions. F13. TPP reported limited success in obtaining MUH smoking complaints data from jurisdictions, making it difficult to assess the efficacy of MUH ordinances and develop trend information. F14. The funding allocation from the California Department of Public Health's Tobacco Control Program for TPP increased from $150,000 in FY 2016-2017 to $784,000 in FY 2017-2018. City of Belmont Response to Findings 1-14: The City of Belmont generally agrees with the Grand Jury findings, although in some cases lacks the data to confirm or refute assertions. Grand Jury Recommendations requiring City of Belmont response: R4. Each jurisdiction with an MUH smoking ordinance (Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, Foster City, Redwood City, San Bruno, City of San Mateo, South San Francisco, and the County of San Mateo for its unincorporated areas) should by June 30, 2019, evaluate ways to improve its collection and retrieval of complaints of MUH smoking violations so that: