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MINUTES-Final <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />April 27, 2016 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2016 Agenda & Abstracts/ April Page 2 <br />Motion to close the public hearing was made by Barbara Chavious, seconded by Paul <br />Chelminski and passed unanimously. <br /> <br /> <br />III. Break <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Approval of the April 27, 2016 Agenda <br /> <br />Motion was made by Susan Elmore to approve the agenda, seconded by Reena Mehta and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />V. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: None. <br /> <br /> <br />VI. Action Items (Consent) <br /> <br />A. Minutes Approval of March 23, 2016 Meeting <br /> <br />Motion to approve Consent Agenda without correction to the March 23, 2016 minutes was <br />made by Mia Burroughs, seconded by Nick Galvez and carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />VII. Action Items (Non-Consent) <br />A. BOH Rule on E-Cigarette Use in Restaurants and Bars <br /> <br />a. Results of survey/public comment <br /> <br />Coby Austin, Senior Public Health Educator, began by reporting that there were a total of 155 <br />respondents that gave comment by using the various formats (online survey, telephone message, <br />snail mail and email) during the public comment period of April 10th through 24th. She continued by <br />providing a map of the Online Survey respondents regionally by zip code, as well as showing the <br />distribution of Orange County respondents by zip code. Online Survey responses were also reported <br />and categorized by perspective, such as medical provider and owner/manager of a restaurant or bar, <br />along with respondents’ stance regarding the rule. Ms. Austin presented a summary of comments <br />comprised of those who opposed, supported, and supported with reservations or held another position <br />on the proposed Board of Health rule. <br /> <br />A qualitative analysis of the comments highlighted the most common themes, including: <br /> <br />Key Themes: Opposing comments <br /> <br />• Decision should be left up to local businesses <br />• Believes the risks are minimal or non-existent <br />• E-cigarettes can promote cessation <br />• Research showing harms of e-cigarettes is flawed or insufficient <br /> <br />Key Themes: Supportive comments <br /> <br />• Concern regarding secondhand exposure <br />• Precaution should be taken because of unknown effects <br />• Worried about use among youth