Yup. You got it. There are still two ordinances on the table in Saint Paul, a clean ordinance which bans all smoking in bars and restaurants. The Bostrom ordinance was amended to require 70% alcohol sales to allow smoking. The county ordinance says if 50% sales are alcohol they can allow smoking. What no one seems to be saying is that at 50% some suburban communities would have a total ban and some would not. So, while the commissioners give lip service to wanting a level playing field, they are enthusiastically creating a playing field where no food/beverage establishment in Roseville could allow smoking, facilities in Maplewood and Little Canada would allow smoking. Commissioner Haigh kept trying to explain these kinds of issues and repeatedly asked for more information before being asked to vote, but Bennett and McDonough said they did not need that kind of information before they voted.
List Manager wrote: > Two developments in Smoking Ban discussion. My understanding is that > (see articles below): > > 1) The city council has modified the "compromise" resolution to > restrict smoking in all bars and restaurants, UNLESS they make more > than 70% of their sales from alcohol (this was 50%). If I understand > correctly, smoking would be banned in all establishments that have > entertainment licenses. > > I believe - that the FULL BAN on all bars and restaurants is also > still on the table. > > 2) Ramsey County is moving full-steam ahead with a proposal that > would ban smoking in restaurants, but not bars, county-wide. The > Ramsey County proposal would use the 50% threshold to determine how > much alcohol sales defines a "bar." > > Does this sound correct? > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Restaurant-only ban on agenda > http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/states/minnesota/counties/ramsey_county/9312531.htm?ERIGHTS=3314625086246000890twincities > County commissioners opt to exempt bars > > BY TIM NELSON > > "County commissioners are planning to ban smoking in restaurants > across Ramsey County and voted 6-1 Tuesday to move forward with such > an ordinance." > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Smoking ban compromise sought in St. Paul > Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4911880.html > > "The proposal, modeled after a 3-year-old ban in Olmsted County -- > home to Rochester and the Mayo Clinic -- originally would have > exempted businesses from a smoking ban if more than 50 percent of > their after-tax sales came from alcohol. The change approved Tuesday > would raise the threshold for exemption to 70 percent of after-tax > sales." > > ------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Tim Erickson > List Manager > St. Paul Issues Forum > http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ > Hamline Midway Resident > 651-643-0722 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > St. Paul Links - http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/links.html > > "The St. Paul Issues Forum is a interactive e-mail discussion on > important issues about St. Paul public policy. Participation is free > and open to anyone. We currently have about 350 concerned citizens > and community leaders subscribed to our discussion." > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ -- Jeanne Weigum 651-646-3005 fax 651-646-0142 _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
