At the City Council meeting of May 20, 2014, staff will hold a study session with the Council on a proposed Smoking Pollution Protection ordinance. The City’s website contains information on the proposed ordinance, including background and a link to the survey and past presentations, at www.el-cerrito.org/smoking.

During the discussion on strategies for fulfilling the Strategic Plan goal of Ensuring
the Public's Health and Safety, both the City Council and members of the public
identified "Explore innovative and best practices for promoting public health,"
specifically referencing the regulation of secondhand smoke, as an objective for
the City. In the American Lung Association's 2013 "State of Tobacco Control"
report for California, which assigns grades for local tobacco policies, El Cerrito
received a grade of "F"...