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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: February 16, 2011 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell
Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Budget Adjustment for Secondhand Smoke Prevention Grants
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and approve the attached budget adjustment resolution.
BACKGROUND:
In the fall of 2010, the City Council adopted an ordinance to prohibit the use of tobacco products
in recreational areas. Following adoption of the ordinance, staff was authorized to submit an
application to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department for a Communities Putting
Prevent to Work (CPPW) grant. This grant, funded through American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, is being allocated to cities in the County for development and implementation
of policies that reduce exposure to secondhand smoke or prevent youth from accessing tobacco
products. The City of Saratoga is eligible to receive $20,174 in CPPW grant funding.
On December 17, 2011, a grant agreement between the City and County was finalized to fund:
- Installation of signage in City parks that informs park users about the City’s ban on
tobacco products in recreational areas;
- Development of informational materials on the ban on tobacco products in recreational
areas and the dangers of secondhand smoke; and
- Staff time spent researching and/or drafting new or stronger policies that protect the
public from secondhand smoke.
Additionally, Breathe California has approved a $2,000 grant to produce signs for Saratoga parks
on the prohibition of tobacco products in City recreational areas.
With Council approval of the attached budget adjustment resolution, staff will move forward
with the activities of the CPPW and Breathe California grants. Park signage and outreach
materials should be completed by April 2011. Policy research and development will vary based
on Council direction. However, all CPPW monies must be expended by March 2, 2012.
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FISCAL IMPACTS:
Upon Council approval, revenue and expenditure capital budget appropriations will be amended.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Revenue and expenditure appropriations will not be amended.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Implement Council direction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the
meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Budget Adjustment Resolution