Item 9 Additional Material posted 10-20-20M EM ORAN DLJ M City of Poway
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Agenda Packet for the October 20, 2020 Council Meeting)
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October 20, 2020
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Vaida Pavolas, City Clerk
(858)668-4535 or vpavolas@poway.org
Item 9 -Outdoor Dining Opportunities
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Reviewed/ Approved By:
We� Kaserman
Assistant City Manager
Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
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City Manager
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Mjchael Welch
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agenda item nr 9
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 11:43:00 AM
The following is input to agenda item #9 on the City Council meeting tonight.
MWelch
I am an asthma specialist and have been caring for people with asthma and allergies
for almost 40 years.
I can strongly state the ban on indoor smoking done some years ago, was a
tremendous boost to the safety and wellbeing of people affected by asthma and
allergies. I hear this from my patients all the time. But these same patients report
that exposure to tobacco and vaping products, even in a outdoor setting such as with
dining, can be a trigger for their breathing problem.
Now that dining has significantly moved outdoors due to COVID, it is a wonderful
time and opportunity to continue to protect those with respiratory problems, and for
that matter, all of Poway residents from 2nd hand smoke, by implementing an
outdoor smoking ban at restaurants. Please consider this when making policy and
establishing health regulations for the restaurants of Poway as it relates to the
outdoor dining experience.
Michael J. Welch MD, FAAP, FAAAAI
Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center
Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
5775 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92123
858 292 1144
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