Vicky Heller wrote: I assume that private, members only clubs are exempt from the air pollution rules. You know, places like The Minneapolis Club -- where all of the rich Democrats hang out.
Only the poor and the foot-bound "metrosexuals" will be impacted. Right? Anyone with a car and some money can circumvent the rules. Right? Me: Actually, no, Vicky. The proposed ordinance is clear that it is applicable to a private club if that club is also a place of work where "two or more persons acting under an employment relationship provide cleaning, catering, food or beverage service, maintenance, or other support services in the location." The Minneapolis Club would definitely fall into this category. Obviously, the lack of an exemption for 'private clubs' has more to do with workers who must deal with second hand smoke than a private club that, perhaps, exists solely to smoke and doesn't require any employees to put up with the smoke. Just so smokers' rights folks, libertarians, etc., don't get their undies in a bunch, no one is saying I will be prohibited from inviting a pack of Felipe Gregorio afficianados over to my private home and have a cigarfest on some Saturday night. The ordinance won't touch that. Nor will it touch a private smoking club where the members do the cleaning, catering, food or beverage service, etc., and are not under an employment relationship. Nor, I guess, a private club that hires one person to do the cleaning, catering, etc. Gregory Luce St. Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victoria Heller Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:08 AM To: Mpls Forum Subject: [Mpls] Clarification needed: Rich people exempted from thesecond-hand smoke rules? I assume that private, members only clubs are exempt from the air pollution rules. You know, places like The Minneapolis Club -- where all of the rich Democrats hang out. Only the poor and the foot-bound "metrosexuals" will be impacted. Right? Anyone with a car and some money can circumvent the rules. Right? I thought so. Vicky Heller North Oaks and Cedar-Riverside REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
