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Conejo Recreation & Park District GENERAL MANAGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Friedl George M. Lange, Chair Doug Nickles, Vice Chair Susan L. Holt, Director Chuck Huffer, Director Nellie Cusworth, Director GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS Tex Ward DATE: February 20, 2020 TO: Board of Directors 01 FROM: Jim Friedl, General Manage SUBJECT: Second Reading and Adoption of Amendment of Ordinance to Prohibit Smoking (which includes "vaping") on all Park Property except Parking Lots RECOMMENDATION Adopt Ordinance 2020-1 Prohibiting Smoking on District Lands except parking lots. FINANCIAL IMPACT Negligible. There are already ordinances and state law in place prohibiting smoking in certain park locations. This ordinance clarifies that "vaping" is included in the definition of "smoking" and provides a simpler regulation regarding where smoking is and is not allowed on district property. BACKGROUND Smoking is currently prohibited at certain locations on CRPD park property. The District has prohibited smoking in buildings, within 25 feet of doors or windows to a building, as well as within 25 feet of playgrounds for over a decade (per state law). And, by practice, youth sport groups have established no -smoking policies as part of their permit process for adults watching youth sporting events on District fields and outdoor courts. Over the years, state laws have gotten more restrictive, limiting smoking in public areas as the harmful (and offensive to many non-smokers) effects of second-hand smoke have become clear. Many local agencies have curtailed smoking even further —essentially banning it in nearly all public places. (See Attachment 1) The State of California recently passed SB 8 (Glazer) which prohibits smoking from all state park lands and beaches except for parking lots. This law went into effect January 1, 2020. The prohibition on smoking includes not only traditional cigarettes, pipes and cigars, but also electronic smoking devices that create aerosol or vapor (i.e., vaping). ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 403 West Hillcrest Drive I Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 (805) 495-6471 1 FAX: (805) 497-3199 1 Email: parks@crpd.org I Website: www.crpd.org