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811 <br />places_so that they are free to do what they need to do. <br />Mr. Tom Wkzitehouse, Stanley Air Tools, 700 Beta Drive -.said that Council. <br />has.received a letter'from him already. He.said they are opposed to <br />peopl:e infringing upon their civil.rights. He feels there is something about <br />civi:l rights here. They run a private business, it is not open to the public. <br />They have a?zery.,Jarge machine shop.and cannot move around easily. It <br />would be very difficult to designated a certain area. If they tried to do <br />so, it would be ditficult to designate a certain area. If they tried to do <br />so, it would be difficv.lt to maa:ntainc-?their:.skills--and their personnel. <br />He ref.erred to Sectiori E of the ordinance. He said conference rooms, etc., <br />are where they meet their customers. He described one customer (who smokes) <br />as doing 10% of their total business last year. If that customer wants to. <br />smoke during a meeting---is he supposed to tell him that he.can't smoke <br />here, to take his business someplace else? Ten percent of their business <br />is significant to their employment. He feels it would be a hazard to <br />their business to ask him not to smoke. He questioned fiow reasonable <br />the requests were regarding Section G-expansion of area. Tti:ey are not <br />spelled out very well in the ordinance, and he feels that one person coul.d make it very difficult for him, He also questioned Section I(2).regarding.: <br />private citizens. He said there is one citizen.from Mayfield Village in <br />their plant. He said if :this.is going to apply to private places; why <br />shouldn't it apply to ho.mes too; they are most affected. Tlieir plant is <br />wide open. He said most industries.have plans, let them maintain them. <br />Require them to have.programs, but let the businessmen do their business <br />and try to ma.ke money,'which helps the Village a great deal. Mr. Andy Ginsburg, Ohio GASP President - 3172 Robinson Road, Clevel.and Hts. <br /> <br />said that they did not propose the concept of thid ordinance to create a <br />wedge to force Cleveland to do anything,-;.as was.suggested. ':'The Law <br />Director called them to ask for tHeir advice because they are experts in this <br />area. They have prepared a model ordinancenbased on-ordinances that have <br />been passed that have been working well all over the country that regulate <br />both the private businesse.s and public areas. He said that most of the <br />comments made this evening have been comments as to whether or not there should <br />be an ordinance; he was under the impression that this would be aowo.rking <br />session to work out some of the particular problems people had, Some . <br />good points were brought up by the last speaker. He would ].ike to offer <br />his expertise and that of some of their attorneys,_to meet with anyon.e . <br />to work out amendments to resolve some problems with specific portions of <br />the ordinance. <br />Mr. John Carmody - Human Resource Manager for Picker.Internatiorial.ori <br />Beta Drive - and a resident of 737 Butternut Drive - said tliere have been <br />five businesses; he will be the sixth, who are speaking in opposition to <br />this ordinance. He also commented on the other people who commented and .. <br />asked Council to note the counts as they normally would, when making a <br />decis.ion . He sa.id he is absolutely opposed to Section. E of the ordi.ance. <br />He feels if a no smoking ordinance is made, it should be banned period;