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or against a potential Ordinance, amending Chapter 341 Article 5, Division 2 of the San Marcos City Code by adding provisions to prohibit smoking in the enclosed areas of all public places and workplaces, and provide direction to Staff. Collette Jamison, Assistant City Manager, provided a brief presentation. Mayor Daniel Guerrero opened the public hearing at 9:11 p.m. Matt Nolan, CTMC, spoke in favor of the ban and stated the reasons for CTMC's own smoke free campus and how he felt it would benefit the City. Dr. Phil Huang, City of Austin Health Department, spoke in favor of the ban and provided data regarding the impacts of the City of Austin's Ordinance on Austin businesses. Joel Romo, American Heart Association, spoke in favor of the ban and respectfully asked the Council to positively consider the adoption of an ordinance such as this. Allen Manning, San Marcos, owner of the Triple Crown, spoke against the ban and provided information to the Council about how it would negatively impact his business. He suggested a grandfather clause. Johnny Finch. San Marcos, owner of Chances R, and stated that smoking is still legal in this country and asked what the hurry was on this item. He spoke against the ban and believed that everyone seemed to have been invited to the "party" except the ones that it would negatively affect the most. He feels this town is moving towards its own smoking ordinance and feels that most people cannot accommodate an outright ban. There being no comments; the public hearing was closed at 9:27p.m. Council provided direction for Staff to formulate alternative wording of the draft ordinance to further define "public place" to include outdoor seating areas of restaurants, bars and lounges, to restrict smoking on the grounds or within a facility owned, leased or operated by the City, (Inclusive of City office campuses), and that any phase in of the effective date of this ordinance implementation may be set by Council. Non Consent Agenda 32.Consider approval of Ordinance 2013 -54, on the first of two readings, adopting a budget in the sum of $166,628,822 for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2013 and ending on September 30, 2014; authorizing certain adjustments to the budget with the approval of the City Manager; approving Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Capital Improvements Program Proiects; including procedural provisions; and providing an effective date. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Council Member Thomaides and a second by Council Member Thomason, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to approve Ordinance 2013 -54 on the first of two readings, with the following revisions to the budget: