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87 <br />Mr. Petschauer said if he were to prioritize issues concerning Mayfield <br />Village today, health would be the number one concern. Regarding the <br />comment that this legislative body used as a pawn to rule Cleveland, that <br />can't be any further from the truth. The motivation behind the legislation <br />is to enable the smoker as well as the non-smoker to co-exist in the same <br />environment. He said this is a health issue and an environment issue. He <br />suggested that representatives from the business community sit down with <br />the officials and residents, and discuss the proposed ordinance. <br />Mr. Basile asked if this legislation were passed, if the other members of <br />Council had given any thought to the cost to enforce it. He also asked <br />how much it will cost the businesses and the Uillage. <br />Mr. Goley said they have done some research which indicates the cost of. <br />complying with the ordinance. Other than the cost of posting some signs <br />throughout the businesses, he does not see any.other.costs associated with <br />the implementation of this ordinance. Regarding the cost to the Vill"age, <br />he feels it is pretty much self-enforcing, and said Mayoz Carmen has <br />done some research with the Building Commissioner regarding that. <br /> Mayor Carmen said he checked with the Building Commissioner, (he is not <br /> convinced he is the person to enforece this) but regarding the relative <br /> costs to enforce this legislation, the Building Commissioner felt there <br /> would be no real significant costs associated with this to businesses. <br /> He does nbt know the cost, but after looking at the materials he received <br /> from the businesses, he feels they are in compliance with the ordinance <br /> now. Mayor Carmen said the businesses came here in good faith, and are here <br /> to make money which is a very noble concern. He feels we need to do some <br /> balancing, to balance the in.terests of the community to do those-things <br /> which it feels are appropriate to protect the health, safety, and welfare-- <br /> not only of the people who live here, but also the people who work here. <br /> Mayor Carmen said, in response to Mr. Paris'.:comments, he does not feel the <br /> businesses would move to another town if this ordinanee is enacted. He <br /> feels if the tax base is right, and the safety and service forces are , <br /> right, businesses would not move. Mayor Carmen thinks there are some • <br /> parts of Section E that need revised. He feels the ordinance could be <br /> modified. He said the businesses should consider that the ordinance will <br /> be enacted; the question is then for the businesses to determine what <br /> portions of.Section E they have problems with, and they will be discussed. <br /> Mayor Carmen said he is not sure that the ordinance as it is currently, or <br /> as it may be amended, will be enacted, but feels that it behooves <br /> the businesses to make specific recommendations to those areas which <br /> they feel are inappropriate and how they can be modified before it is <br /> enacted. He said they may want to talk about a voluntary compliance period. <br /> If enough businesses have voluntary programs, which are as. good or better <br /> than our program, there would be no cost to them. To those who say they <br /> oppose another layer of government, he agrees with them. But, there are <br /> some issues.that he feels are so important. He feeTs the specifics of <br /> the ordinance should be discussed, including Section E. <br /> Mr. Etzler said he wanted to report a phone call he received from a man <br /> trom the Ohio Retail Association. The man expressed how many problems <br /> can.be created by limiting a percentage of a restaurant to smoking. <br /> He said that when a vast crowd is Raiting for tables (such as the lunch <br /> crowd) that there may be empty tables, but yet people cannot be provided with