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<br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25.2.02 (L) OF CHAPTER 25, <br />ARTICLE I. PARKS OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> <br />WHEREASJ Chapter 25, Article I. Sec. 25.2.02 (L) of the Redwood City Municipal <br /> <br />Code restricts but does not prohibit smoking in City parks; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the United States Surgeon General's 2006 Report on the Health <br /> <br />Consequences of I nvoluntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke has concluded the following: <br /> <br />. Millions of Americans, both children and adults, are exposed to secondhand <br /> <br />smoke in their homes and workplaces despite substantial progress in tobacco <br /> <br />control; <br /> <br />· Secondhand smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in <br /> <br />children and adults who do not smoke; <br /> <br />· Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden <br /> <br />infant death syndrome (SI08), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and ' <br /> <br />more severe asthma; <br /> <br />· Exposure of adults to secondhand smoke has immediate adverse effects on <br /> <br />the cardiovascular system and causes coronary heart disease and lung <br /> <br />cancer; <br /> <br />· Scientific evidence indicates that there is no risk-free level of exposure to <br /> <br />secondhand smoke; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, secondhand smoke has been classified as a "toxic air contaminant" <br /> <br />by the California Air Resources Board; and <br /> <br />WHEREASJ the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PReS) <br /> <br />Commission of the City of Redwood City and its Park Rules Enforcement Subcommittee <br /> <br />ATTY/ORD/ORD.312 <br />012009 <br /> <br />7C <br />Page 3 <br />