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1/4,410,,!h. City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> w <br /> o `�� 18070 Collins Avenue <br /> i fl+ Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 33160 <br /> 1, °'j•---- • S°* (305)947-0606 City Hall <br /> °`rr of,. suK ��'° (305)949-3113 Fax <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> FROM: Commissioner Jeanette Gatto <br /> DATE: 12/20/2012 <br /> RE: Urging that the Florida Legislature Amend the Florida Clean Indoor Air <br /> Act <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> The attached Resolution is recommended for approval. <br /> REASONS: <br /> The City believes that it has the right under its Home Rule authority to regulate the use of <br /> tobacco products in its parks and recreational areas, and the existing language in Section <br /> 386.209, Floirda Statutes, prohibits the City from regulating tobacco products in a city <br /> park or recreational area. <br /> It is in the interest of the citizens that parks and recreational areas of the City be free from <br /> smoking tobacco products so that the citizens are able to enjoy such parks and <br /> recreational areas without the problems associated with secondhand smoke and it is an <br /> important policy in Florida to promote the health and well-being of the citizens of the <br /> State. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> • Resolution <br /> Agenda Item 1 fl I V <br /> Date 1 P2-_Z0—1 'Z, <br />