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2021-09-07 CC Agenda - Public Communications related to Item #13 - Smoking2021-09-07 CC AGENDA PACKET PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO ITEM #13 - SMOKING Harada, Patricia From: Sent: To: Subject: Council received email below. Tracy Weaver ICity Clerk City of El Segundo 350 Main St. El Segundo CA 90245 Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) Tuesday, September 7, 2021 3:45 PM *ALL CITY CLERKS FW: Cigarette Smoking in Apartment Complexes Needs to Stop 310.524.2305 1 tweaver@elsegundo.org lwww.elsegundo.or EL,SEGUNDG Where big i&as take off. From: Kevin <kevinsbeach@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 20213:35 PM To: ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS <ALLELECTEDOFFICIALS@elsegundo.org> Subject: Cigarette Smoking in Apartment Complexes Needs to Stop Hello El Segundo Officials, I was notified that you may be holding a meeting tonight at 6p. I wanted to request that you consider adding to the agenda that you make it illegal to smoke cigarettes in apartment complexes. I've reached out about this ongoing issue before, but no one ever replied. There are endless health benefits to enforcing a new law that ensures cigarette smokers smoke outside away from apartment windows. Smokers that smoke inside their apartments contaminate all of the surrounding apartments. Thank you, Kevin Harada, Patricia From: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 12:30 PM To: *ALL CITY CLERKS Subject: FW: City Council Agenda Item #13 Council received email below. Tracy Weaver I City Clerk City of El Segundo 350 Main St. El Segundo CA 90245 310.524.2305 1 Cweaver@elsegundo.org I www.elsUundo.org ELIEGUNDG Where big ideas lake off. From: Pimentel, Chris (Mayor Pro Tem) <cpimentel@elsegundo.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 12:28 PM To: Hensley, Mark <mhensley@hensleylawgroup.com> Cc: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) <tweaver@elsegundo.org> Subject: Fwd: City Council Agenda Item #13 Chris Pimentel El Segundo Begin forwarded message: From: Corrie Zupo <corriezu n mail.com> Date: September 7, 2021 at 11:52:01 PDT To: "Boyles,Drew (Mayor)" <dbnvles@elsegundo.org>, "Giroux, Lance (Council Member)" <Igiroux@eisegundo.org>, "Pirsztuk, Carol (Council Member)" <cpirsztuk@elsegundo.or_g>, "Pimentel, Chris (Mayor Pro Tem)" <cpimentel@elsegundo.org>, "Nicol, Scot (Council Member)" <sn i co I @ e I segu nd o.org> Cc: "Miller-Zarneke, Tracey"<tmillerzarneke@elsegundoccb.org> Subject: City Council Agenda Item #13 Greetings, I noticed that the City Council agenda didn't include our presentation for agenda item #13 (smoking ban). Here's the presentation which includes what other cities such as MB are doing and our proposed ban (which was at the request of many community members): 637502858746100000 (elspgundo.orE� There was also no staff presentation for item #12 (air monitoring) and I am curious to see what the city staff is proposing to the city council. Harada, Patricia From: Sent: To: Subject: Council recieved email below. Tracy Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) Tuesday, September 7, 2021 3:55 PM *ALL CITY CLERKS Fw: Preocupado/a acerca del humo de segunda mano toxico From: Mitnick, Scott <smitnick@elsegundo.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 3:31 PM To: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) <tweaver@elsegundo.org>; Shilling, Mona <MShilling@elsegundo.org> Subject: FW: Preocupado/a acerca del humo de segunda mano toxico From: Bates, Portland <pbates@elsegundo.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 10:37 AM To:'cyadiraacostaa@icloud.com' <cyadiraacostaa@icloud.com> Cc: Mitnick, Scott <smitnick@elsegundo.org>; 'traceymz@socal.rr.com' <traceymz@socal.rr.com>; Sassoon, Elias <esassoon@elsegundo.org> Subject: RE: Preocupado/a acerca del humo de segunda mano toxico Good Morning Ms. Acosta — Thank you once again for reaching out to the City of El Segundo and voicing your concerns over second hand smoke in public places. There is an item on tonight's El Segundo City Council meeting agenda during the Committees, Commissions And Board Presentations titled, Smoking Ban in all Outdoor Public Areas and Certain Common/Open Spaces that requests council to provide direction to staff regarding a citywide smoking ban in all outdoor public areas as well as common/open spaces of multi -unit (3 or more) residential complexes. We want to bring this agenda item to your attention. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, Portland Bates Management Analyst City of El Segundo 350 Main Street El Segundo CA 90245 310.524.2343 1 pbates aaelsegundo.org I www.elsegundo.org ELEGUNDO Where big ideitS ULkl off. nIm @©n From: Carmen yadira Acosta <cvadiraacostaa@icloud_com> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 10:27 PM To: Boyles,Drew (Mayor) <dboyles@elsegundo_.org> Cc: Mitnick, Scott <smitnick@elsegundo.org>; TRACEY M-Z <traceymz@socal.rr.com> Subject: Re: Preocupado/a acerca del humo de segunda mano t6xico Thank you !! El 19 ago 2021, a la(s) 20:04, Boyles,Drew (Mayor) <dbovles@elsegundo.or > escribi6: Thank you for your email. I'm copying our city manager and chair of our environmental committee. Drew Boyles I Mayor City of El Segundo On Aug 15, 2021, at 21:13, Carmen yadira Acosta <cyadiraacostaa@icloud.com> wrote: Dear Mayor Drew Boyles, I'm concerned about the rapidly escalating amount of toxic secondhand smoke in the air from vaping, marijuana, and cigarettes. It's practically everywhere like in places such as public parks, restaurant patios, shopping centers, transit stops, recreational faciliites, and sidewalks. The problem is only getting worse in large part to the rise of vaping and marijuana use in California. According to the California Adult Tobacco Survey, e-cigarette secondhand exposure increased more than 65% in two years, and marijuana secondhand smoke nearly doubled! As you may already know, the U.S. Surgeon General has said there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. This is the reason I'd like to encourage you to enact new and stricter smokefree policies in public and private spaces across our community. As a resident of our city, I believe everyone has the right to breathe clean air. Yet I find myself constantly exposed to toxic secondhand smoke. Any exposure can be harmful, especially to children, older adults, and people with a disability. The consequences of secondhand smoke exposure are severe and can lead to fatal health issues such as cancer, stroke, serious respiratory illnesses and heart disease. I'm asking for your leadership in addressing the rise of secondhand smoke in our city. You have my full support to limit the number of places people are allowed to smoke and I encourage the enforcement of such rules. I think we can all agree that it would make our city a healthier, more enjoyable place to call home. Sincerely, Carmen Acosta Estimado Alcalde Drew Boyles, Me Ilamo Carmen Acosta y vivo en El Segundo. Me preocupa el rapido aumento de la cantidad de humo de segunda mano t6xico en el aire a consecuencia del vapeo, la marihuana y los cigarrillos. Se encuentra casi en todas partes, incluyendo lugares como parques publicos, patios de restaurantes, centros comerciales, paradas de transporte publico, areas recreativas y banquetas. El problema solo esta empeorando, en buena medida debido al aumento en el vapeo y el use de la marihuana en California. De acuerdo con la Encuesta En Linea de Tabaquismo en Adultos en California (Online California Adult Tobacco Survey), la exposicion al humo de segunda mano de los cigarrillos electronicos ha aumentado mas de un 65% en dos anos y el humo de segunda mano de la marihuana casi se ha duplicado. Como usted posiblemente ya sabe, el Cirujano General de los Estados Unidos ha declarado que no hay ningun nivel seguro de exposicion al humo de segunda mano. Este es el motivo por el cual me gustaria alentarlo a que promulgue nuevas politicas antitabaco mas estrictas para los espacios privados y publicos en toda nuestra comunidad. Como residente de su ciudad creo que todos tenemos el derecho a respirar aire limpio. Sin embargo, me encuentro expuesto(a) continuamente al humo de segunda mano toxico. Cualquier exposicion puede ser danina, especialmente para los ninos, los adultos mayores y las personas con alguna discapacidad. Las consecuencias del humo de segunda mano son severas y pueden conducir a problemas de salud mortales, tales como: cancer, derrame cerebral, enfermedades respiratorias graves y enfermedades del corazon. Estoy solicitando su liderazgo para hacer frente al aumento del humo de segunda mano en nuestra ciudad. Usted cuenta con todo mi apoyo para limitar el numero de lugares en donde se permite fumar y yo aliento el cumplimiento mas estricto de tales reglas. Creo que todos podemos estar de acuerdo en que esto haria de nuestra ciudad en lugar mas sano y disfrutable para vivir. Atentamente, Carmen Acosta Enviado desde mi iPhone Harada, Patricia From: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 9:00 AM To: Harada, Patricia Cc: Shilling, Mona Subject: Fw:. ROAD (Reach Out Against Drugs) Public Comments Invitation -Sept 7th Council received email below. Please post to the website. Tracy From: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) <tweaver@elsegundo.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 8:58 AM To: Jennings, Mishia <MJennings@elsegundo.org>; Shilling, Mona <MShilling@elsegundo.org> Cc: Harada, Patricia <pharada@elsegundo.org> Subject: Re:. ROAD (Reach Out Against Drugs) Public Comments Invitation -Sept 7th Mishia, Thanks. Can you please send out. I will forward the copies to Patricia to upload to the Website before the meeting. Tracy From: Jennings, Mishia <MJennings@elsegundo.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 20218:31 AM To: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) <tweaver@elsegundo.org>; Shilling, Mona <MShilling@elsegundo.org> Subject: FW:. ROAD (Reach Out Against Drugs) Public Comments Invitation -Sept 7th FYI, ROAD members plan to speak tonight during Public Communications and asked that I forward to all Council... Tracy, do you want to send or are you ok if I send? See below and the attached. Mishia Jennings City of ECSegundo Executive .Assistant 7'6 the City CounciC 310-524-2302 T enszings@eGsegundy.or� From: Tiffany Tan <ttan@aadapinc.org> Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 10:05 AM To: Jennings, Mishia <MJennings@elsegundo.org> Cc: Paulette Caudill <paulette.caudill@att.net>; Joyce Harris <Joyce.harris@att.net>; Ali Rabiei <arabiei@esusd.net>; Giroux, Lance (Council Member) <Igiroux@elsegundo.org>; Muir, Luke (Sergeant) <Imuir@elsegundo.org>; Carol Almeda <calmeda@aadapinc.org> Subject:. ROAD (Reach Out Against Drugs) Public Comments Invitation -Sept 7th Good Morning Ms. Jennings, I hope you are having a great week. Following ROAD's Planning Meeting on August 19th, Councilmember Giroux invited ROAD members to speak at Sept. 7th's City Council Meeting on the topic of youth access and flavor tobacco through a non-agendized public comment. The members and I are prepared and looking forward to making public comments on that date. Below you may find an attachment to my in -person public comment and a zipped attachment of factsheets and local data reflecting El Segundo. May this zipped attachment be sent out to all Councilmembers prior to the City Council meeting? Please let me know if this is possible or if you have any questions. Thank you for your guidance throughout this process, I hope you have a great day and Labor Day weekend. Thank you, Tiffany Tan Community Organizer Community Prevention Unit Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc. I AADAP, Inc. 2900 South Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016 Cell: (213) 509 - 1987 FAX: (323) 293 - 4075 ww.aadapinc.org This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Harada, Patricia From: Sent: To: Subject: Council received email below. Tracy Weaver City Clerk Begin forwarded message: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk) Friday, September 3, 2021 7:54 PM *ALL CITY CLERKS Fwd: September 7, City Council - Public Comment - Please Read From: Paulette Caudill <paulette.caudill@att.net> Date: September 3, 2021 at 3:04:52 PM PDT To: ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS <ALLELECTEDOFFICIALS@elsegundo.org> Subject: September 7, City Council - Public Comment - Please Read Good evening Mr. Mayor and Honorable Council members, My name is Paulette Caudill and I live at 531 Arena St., El Segundo. Tonight, I represent the ROAD Committee, Reach Out Against Drugs. I have two concerns I'd like to share with you tonight. One, I feel it is very important that we strengthen our existing Tobacco Retailers Licensing Ordinance. We need to add to our ordinance the banning of flavored tobacco products, in order, to promote the health and safety of our children here in El Segundo. Second, while I was attending the El Segundo Car Show and the Art Walk, I was approached by an individual asking me to sign a petition to legalize cannabis stores in El Segundo. Also, a few days later, someone came to my home with the same request, please sign our petition. It is my request that you resist the pull of money when this item comes before you and you vote it down. Cannabis stores in town send the wrong message to our youth. It only serves to legitimize this business further. By you're keeping these stores out of our town, you send the message it is not okay even if it is legal. Thank you for your time and serious consideration Paulette Caudill ROAD Committee