THE CORPORATION OF THE:
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
APR 2 1 1986

MEMORANDUM
TO: B. Kirk , 15,
City Administrator

FROM: T.M. Chong, P. Eng.,
Assistant City Engineer

SUBJECT: Smoking Regulation Bylaw Proposal

At the regular Council meeting of February 3, 1986, the matter
of a Smoking Regulation Bylaw for the City of Port Coquitlam was
referred to the Committee for consideration and discussion. Since
that time the Committee have sought the advise of Or. Arnel!l, Director
of Simon Fraser Health Unit, in this matter. He has graciously
supplied the Committee with a voluminous amount of relevant documents.
Much of this material was the result of an extensive study undertaken
by Or. Arneil during the preparation of a similar Bylaw for the
Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island. <Appended to this memo
are the following summaries of his study:

A. APPENDIX ! + Summary of Current Canadian Bylaws = Restriction of
Smoking in Public Places.

B. APPENDIX I! - Summary of .repl-les received from 12 cities - Re:
Enforcemant, Compliance, Prosecution, etc...on
Restriction of smoking in Public Places.

APPENDIX II|1 - Summary of 1985 Bylaws in B.C. = Re: Restriction of
smoking in Public Piaces.

APPENDIX IV =- Summary of responses to proposed Smoking Restriction
Bylaw for Capita! Regional District.

Dr. Arneil attended a Committee meeting on April 3, 1986 to
provide further information on his experiences with respect to the
passage of a Smoking Regulation Bylaw for the Capital Regional

District. During the ensuing discussions, the Committee recommended
the following strategy for dealing with the passage of 4 similar Bylaw

in the City:

1. That a draft Smoking Regulation Bylaw for the City of Port
Coquitiam be prepared based on the existing Bylaw adopted by the
Capital Regional District.

That the draft Smoking Regulation Bylaw for the City of Port
Coquitlam te presented to Counci! In Committee on April 21, 1986
for discussion and revisions if necessary.