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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 4/22/2024 <br />Item No.: 7.c. <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> <br /> <br />Item Description: Discuss Smoke-Free Multi-Family Housing Strategies <br />1 <br />2 Background <br />3 The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota (ANSR-M) met with the City Manager to <br />4 provide information about smoke-free housing policies and regulations for multifamily <br />5 housing buildings that Roseville could consider. As this matter has been raised in the past <br />6 by community members and policymakers, the City Manager has invited representatives <br />7 from ANSR-M to make a presentation to the City Council and discuss the range of policy <br />8 and regulatory options to consider. <br />9 <br />10 Information from ANSR-M has been included in the packet. As the City Council can see, <br />11 the options range from education about the topic to an actual ordinance prohibiting smoking <br />12 in multifamily housing buildings. <br />13 <br />14 Based on information provided by ANSR-M, a map showing multifamily housing buildings <br />15 that already have smoke-free policies in place. <br />16 <br />17 Policy Objectives <br />18 The City Council has identified several community aspirations that seem relevant to the <br />19 discussion about smoke-free multifamily housing. These include being secure in our <br />20 diverse and quality housing and neighborhoods, being physically and mentally active and <br />21 healthy, and engaged in our community's success as citizens, neighbors, volunteers, <br />22 leaders, and businesspeople. <br />23 <br />24 Racial Equity Impact Summary <br />25 In Roseville, 36% of residents are renters. Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color <br />26(BIPOC) are much more likely to be renters: <br />27 72.5% of Black households rent <br />28 56.9% of Asian households rent <br />29 26.7% of White households rent <br />30 <br />31 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, despite the decline in <br />32 secondhand smoke exposure over the last few decades, not all populations are equitably <br />33 protected by smoke-free policies and some population groups remain more likely to be <br />34 exposed. These groups include children ages 3-11 years; non-Hispanic, Black <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Qbhf!79!pg!33: <br /> <br />