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Honorable V. Raymond Swope 6.1. E. - Page 52 Recommendations: R1. 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 improve their educational outreach to residents regarding such ordinances, including at a minimum each of the following, by no later than. March 31, 2019: • Publishing summaries of residents' rights and obligations under their MUH smoking ordinances, including on their websites • Publishing information on how to report violations of MUM smoking ordinances, including on their websites • Informing residents that they can report violations of MUH smoking ordinances anonymously • Informing residents, including on their websites, that it is unlawful for any landlord or other person to take any retaliatory action against them for having reported a violation of an MUH smoking ordinance • Ensuring that information about report MUH smoking ordinance violation is just as readily accessible on their websites as information about other forms of nuisance • Ensuring that, upon typing the word smoking, or the like in the search features of their websites, users are directed to all information about the jurisdiction's MUH smoking ordinance and related complaints process Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City will implement the recommendations by March 31, 2019. The implementation will include modifications to the City's website to include: • A link to the City's Smoking Ordinance • An informational page that will include information on how to report violations, including anonymous reporting • Information on reporting and the Municipal Code section that prohibits retaliation by a landlord for reporting an MUH smoking violation • A "button" or link that would lead users to the above referenced page • The addition of these links and pages would be searchable under "smoke" or "smoking" on the City's webpage R2. The cities of Burlingame, Foster City, San Mateo, and South San Francisco should amend their MUH smoking ordinances, by no later than December 31, 2018, to prohibit retaliation against individuals who report violations of the MUH smoking ordinances. Response: The recommendation has already been implemented by the City of Daly City.