HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-14 PACKET 07.A.To: Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission
Environmental Commission
From: Molly Pietruszewski
Date: November 14, 2011
Re: Tobacco Free Policy
Introduction
The city has been approached by the Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation to assist with creating a
tobacco use policy. This organization assists communities in adopting tobacco-free policies in public
parks and other outdoor recreational facilities. Over the past ten years, 140 cities have adopted a
policy for their park system.
Background
In 2001 the MN Department of Health began funding the Tobacco-Free Youth Recreation (TFYR) to
create tobacco-free areas. The Surgeon Generals Reports and the CDC also recommend smoke-
free and tobacco-free polices to prevent youth smoking. The rationale for tobacco-free parks is that
secondhand smoke exposure is harmful, parks are healthy places for the community, promotes
positive role modeling, reduces harmful cigarette litter, and the public supports tobacco-free parks.
TFYR works to address the following stated concerns:
Environmental Concerns
• 20% of Minnesotans report secondhand smoke exposure in parks or somewhere else
outdoors.
• Secondhand smoke saturates the air, exposing everyone to secondhand smoke levels as
high as those found indoors.
• Secondhand smoke has over 4,000 chemicals; many of them are toxic and cause
cancer.
Litter
• Discarded cigarettes pollute the land and water; they are also ingested by toddlers, pets,
and wildlife.
• Diminished aesthetics of parks and nature.
• And the additional maintenance is an expense.
• 62% of all littered items in MN are tobacco related.
TFYR will provide the signage for each of our parks therefore eliminating the expense to the City.
Should the city wish to pursue this endeavor, staff would request that it be a "policy"; which is the
most popular form (87%) versus an ordinance. The policy allows for signage, community enforcing,
more staff communication and promotion through our media. A " policy' does not require police
enforcement,
This policy would state: "No person shall use any form of tobacco on any City-owned or operated
recreation facility, park land, or open space."
Staff Recommendation
Recommend approval of the Tobacco Use Policy.
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Policy Request for the City of Cottage Grove
As citizens of the city of Cottage Grove and members of the Cottage Grove Parks, Recreation
and Natural Resources Commission and the Environmental Commission, we are asking the
City Council to adopt a tobacco-free policy for the City's outdoor recreational facilities.
The policy would state: "No person shall use any form of tobacco on any City-owned or
operated recreational facility, park land, or open space."
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Minnesota Communities with Tobacco -Free Parks,
sorted alphabetically
Map #
73
Community
Adrian
County
Nobles
Adoption Date
2 -27 -06
25
Aitkin
Aitkin
6 -2 -03
90
Albert Lea
Freeborn
11 -13 -06
64
Alexandria
Douglas
5 -23 -05
57
Andover
Anoka
9 -21 -04
53
Anoka
Anoka
7 -6 -04
70
Arden Hills
Ramsey
9 -12 -05
113
Arlington
Sibley
10 -18 -10
85
Ashby
Grant
7 -5 -06
19
Aurora
St. Louis
4 -1 -03
31
Austin
Mower
7 -2 -03
66
Battle Lake
Otter Tail
6 -14 -05
80
Baudette
Lake of the Woods
5 -8 -06
8
Baxter
Crow Wing
3 -1 -02
120
Bemidji
Beltrami
12 -14 -10
22
Biwabik
St. Louis
5 -12 -03
115
Blaine
Anoka
11 -4 -10
3
Bloomington
Hennepin
6 -18 -01
11
Brainerd
Crow Wing
6 -6 -02
28
Breckenridge
Wilkin
6 -16 -03
129
Brooklyn Center
Hennepin
6 -27 -11
126
Brooklyn Park
Hennepin
5 -16 -11
95
Buffalo
Wright
4 -16 -07
26
Buhl
St. Louis
6 -3 -03
63
Callaway
Becker
5 -10 -05
89
Canby
Yellow Medicine
11 -8 -06
46
Champlin
Hennepin
5 -10 -04
108
Chatfield
Fillmore
7 -12 -10
54
Cloquet
Carlton
7 -20 -04
7
Cohasset
Itasca
1 -22 -02
119
Columbia Heights
Anoka
11 -17 -10
40
Coon Rapids
Anoka
2 -17 -04
48
Crookston
Polk
5 -25 -04
87
Crystal
Hennepin
9 -19 -06
76
Dassel
Meeker
4 -3 -06
67
Dayton
Hennepin
6 -14 -05
77
Donnelly
Stevens
4 -3 -06
Map #
14
Community
Duluth
County
St. Louis
Adoption Date
2 -12 -03
17
Eagan
Dakota
3 -25 -03
43
Eagle Lake
Blue Earth
4 -5 -04
12
Eden Prairie
Hennepin
9 -17 -02
56
Edina
Hennepin
8 -17 -04
78
Elbow Lake
Grant
4 -3 -06
59
Elk River
Sherburne
10 -18 -04
75
Ellsworth
Nobles
3 -13 -06
27
Eveleth
St. Louis
6 -3 -03
41
Faribault
Rice
2 -25 -04
23
Fayal Township
St. Louis
5 -20 -03
55
Fergus Falls
Otter Tail
8 -9 -04
127
Fridley
Anoka
5 -23 -11
102
Gaylord
Sibley
5 -29 -08
117
Glencoe
McLeod
11 -15 -10
15
Golden Valley
Hennepin
3 -4 -03
32
Grand Rapids
Itasca
7 -14 -03
93
Ham Lake
Anoka
1 -2 -07
83
Hancock
Stevens
6 -12 -06
94
Hardwick
Rock
2 -13 -07
96
Hastings
Dakota
5 -7 -07
62
Henning
Otter Tail
5 -3 -05
88
Herman
Grant
10 -16 -06
72
Hermantown
St. Louis
2 -10 -06
18
Hibbing
St. Louis
3 -31 -03
110
Hinckley
Pine
8 -3 -10
82
Hoffman
Grant
6 -5 -06
114
Hopkins
Hennepin
10 -19 -10
21
Hoyt Lakes
St. Louis
4 -8 -03
50
International Falls
Koochiching
5 -28 -04
39
Kent
Wilkin
1 -1 -04
65
La Prairie
Itasca
6 -6 -05
106
Lester Prairie
McLeod
10 -13 -09
130
Long Lake
Hennepin
8 -1 -11
44
Luverne
Rock
4 -13 -04
38
Mahtomedi
Washington
12 -3 -03
1
Maple Grove
Hennepin
1 -1 -93