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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: April 27, 2016 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: Proposed BOH Rule on E-Cigarette Use in Restaurants and Bars <br /> <br />Attachment(s): 1) Draft Board of Health Rule; 2) Summary of Public Comments (will be <br />available on April 27, 2016) <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Coby Jansen Austin <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> ____ Information only <br /> _X__ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: At its January 2016 Board of Health meeting, the Board voted to <br />develop a rule to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in enclosed areas of restaurants <br />and bars based on the emerging public health research. During February and March, staff <br />worked with a Board subcommittee and the county attorney to develop a draft rule, which <br />was made available for public comment in early April. Staff will continue to collect public <br />comments submitted via an online survey, a dedicated email account, a telephone <br />message line, and mail through Sunday, April 24 and will present a summary of the <br />comments to the Board at the April 27 meeting. <br /> <br />After hearing a summary presentation of the public comments submitted, the Board will <br />deliberate and vote on whether to adopt the proposed rule. Because the public comment <br />period is ongoing, staff will make their recommendation to the Board at the April 27 <br />meeting, once they have had the opportunity to thoroughly review of all available <br />evidence submitted. <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> ___Accept as information <br /> ___Revise & schedule for future action <br /> _X_Other (detail): Staff will make its recommendation at the <br /> April 27 meeting.