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<br />. <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />September 7,2005 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 7 A <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and COill1cil <br />Michelle Wolfe; City Administrator \:. ~ <br /> <br />Thomas J. Moore; Director of Operations & Maintenance ~~, <br /> <br />Tobacco-Free Parks & Trails Policy <br /> <br />F'ROM: <br /> <br />StJBJECT: <br /> <br />B.ackl!round <br />At the March 22, 2005 Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee (PTRC) meeting, discussion took <br />place regarding the possibility of establishing a Tobacco-Free Parks and Trails policy for the <br />City's parks and Trail system. Committec member David McClung indicated that he would take <br />[he lead on this project and would gathcr any and all relevant information and report back to the <br />PTRC at the April 26, 2005 meeting. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />At thc April 26, 2005 PTRC meeting, Ms. Katie Engman from the Ramsey County Tobacco <br />Coalition made a presentation. In addition, three Mounds Vicw High School Students, Suzanne <br />Florey, Christina Florey and Nicole Holm also made a presentation. The three students are <br />members of Peers Acting to Challenge Tobacco (PACT). <br /> <br />At the May 24, 2005 PTRC meeting, the PTRC discussed the possibility of establishing a <br />Tobacco - Free Parks & Trails Policy. The PTRC passed a motion (5-0) stating that the PTRC <br />recommends to the City Council that they give consideration to adopting a Tobacco-Free Parks <br />and Trails Policy for the City of Arden Hills Parks and Trails System. A DRAFT COpy of the <br />proposed Tobacco-Free Parks and Trails Policy is attached for your review and consideration. <br /> <br />At the June 20, Council Worksession, Council heard a prescntation from the PACT students. <br />Council directed Staff to bring a draft policy back to the Council at a later date. <br /> <br />/\l the August 29, 2005 Work Session immediately following the regularly scheduled Council <br />Meeting, the City Council reviewed and discussed the draft Tobacco-Free Parks and Trails <br />Poliey . The City Council directed Staff to present the Tobacco-Free Parks and Trails Policy at <br />the September 12, 2005 City Council meeting for approval. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\PR&PW\Parks\Memos\No Smoking in Parks Policy II rewrite. doc <br />