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179. Regular Meeting November 4, 2002 Page 2 on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He stated he is opposed to a smoking ban. He feels he would lose 40% of his business. 5) Bill McCorkle, owner of Gold Crown Billiards, stated he wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He stated he has been in business for 12 weeks and a smoking ban would take away from his business. 6) Or en Renick, Professor of Health Care Administration at Southwest Texas university, stated he wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He urged Council to use objective data and strengthen the current Ordinance. 7) Dr. Emilio Caranco, Southwest Texas State University, stated he wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He stated no smoking was passed at Southwest Texas Stated University. He stated second hand smoke is a health threat and feels people have a right to breathe clean air. He urged Council to protect the public health. 8) Matthew Lattaie stated he wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He stated he has been a resident of San Marcos for 10 years. He opposes a smoking ban and will have to stop eating at local restaurants if he cannot enjoy a cigarette after his meals. 9) Allison Jacobs, stated she wished to read a letter written on behalf of VFW Post 3413 regarding Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. The letter opposed the smoking ban, which they feel would violate civil liberties. 10) Nettie Hartsock stated she wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. She urged Council to strengthen the current smoking Ordinance and protect public health. 11) Rachel Ruiz, San Marcos High School student, stated she wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. She supports strengthening the smoking Ordinance. She stated she feels City Government should protect public health. 12) Lori Garcia, San Marcos High School student, stated she wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. She stated she does not want to lose family or friends to lung cancer. She urged the Council to vote to strengthen the Ordinance. 13) Dr. Huang, Texas Department of Health, stated he wished to read a letter regarding Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. His letter stated second- hand smoke causes serious threat to health, especially to children. He stated he feels public policies would help people cut back and quit smoking. 14) Jaime Doty, San Marcos Clean Air Now, stated she wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. She stated the Constitution does not guarantee smokers the right to smoke and feels the Constitution was created to protect all the people. She urged the Council to protect all the citizens. 15) James Gray, American Cancer Society, stated he wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He urged Council to strenghten the smoking Ordinance to address second-hand smoke. 16) Dr. Kermit Welch, Orthodontist, stated he wished to speak on Item 22, revisions to City smoking regulations. He stated he was involved in getting the first Ordinance adopted and he had always planned to come back to Council to strengthen the Ordinance. He urged the Council to do the right thing for the citizens of San Marcos. 17) Billy McNabb, South San Marcos Action Committee, stated he wished to speak on Item 28, discussion regarding disannexation of Southwest San Marcos area. He stated he appreciates the Council discussing the matter. He feels the residents in this area have been deprived of services promised