Public Comment

Public Comments

Item 1

Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item 2

Approval of Minutes

Items 3 & 4

3. Committee Reports
4. Acceptance of Treasurer's Report

Item 5

Non-legislative Business
M. Brown Honor Derek S. Jeter (New York Yankees)
Cabrera Sympathy Patricia O. DeCusatis
Cabrera Sympathy Magaly Lopez
Cabrera Michelle Mercado – Grand Opening of Salon Michelle
Chukwuocha Salute Sister Barbara Ann Curran
Gregory/Council Sympathy Charles Rochester
Shabazz Salute Chief Apostle Patricia C. Williams
Wright Best wishes Pastor Emma Creamer – 75th Birthday

Item 6

Legislative Business
Robert A. Williams: 7th District
Revision 3 to Agenda #3945
Sub. 1
Ordinance 14-029
3rd & Final Reading
Amend Chapter 36 of the City Code to Add a New Article X,
“Smoking Prohibited in Parks, Playgrounds, Public Plazas and
Transit Facilities”; and Amend Chapter 38, Article II of the City
Code by Adding a New Section, “Smoking Prohibited”; and
Amend Chapter 36 by Deleting Article VIII, “Smoking in
Public Places and Places of Employment
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing
changes to Chapter 36 of the City Code related to prohibitions
against smoking in parks, playgrounds, public plazas and
transit facilities. Persons smoking in publicly-owned outdoor
areas open to the public are subject to a misdemeanor citation
and a $50 fine for the first offense, a $90 fine for a second
violation within three months of the first violation and a $100
fine for all subsequent violations. The Ordinance also stipulates
that no person shall receive a citation or fine unless smoking
prohibition signage, readily visible to the public, is posted at the
entrances to areas where smoking is prohibited. The intent is
this proposed law is to protect non-smokers from involuntary
exposure to environmental tobacco use.
Agenda #3975
Ordinance 14-041
3rd & Final Reading
To Enact Certain Traffic/Parking Regulations
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be
authorizing changes to Chapter 37 of the City Code related to
traffic and parking regulations. The Ordinance addresses
school bus parking, child care drop-off, no parking, 15-minute
parking and affects areas such as East 10th and North French
Streets, West 4th Street and Greenhill Avenue, East 4th Street
and North Market Street and West 9th Street and North Union
Street. The Ordinance also rescinds no parking, two hour
parking and loading zone rules for areas such as West 19th
Street and North Market Streets, South Connell Street and Oak
Street and West 4th Street and Greenhill Avenue.

Items 7 & 8

7. Petitions and Communications
8. Adjournment