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MEMORANDUM May 11, 1994 r TO: Mr. J.R. Cherry FROM: N. Simeonidis RE: Proposed NYC Smoke-F"ree Air Act: III ( ----------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday, I attended a meeting at Philip Morris concerning the Vallone Bill. Dan Wahby presided over this meeting, which was hosted by Sharon Portnoy, and was attended by Norm Adler, Mel Miller, Steve Aiello and a representative from Frederick & Schnider's, which is a polling organization. Having identified 12 key council districts, we instructed the pollster to design a questionnaire geared to determining the public's desire to go beyond current accommodation law. A draft, and a budget for these polls, will be ready shortly. Much discussion focused around the best manner in which to prod restaurant owners/hoteliers to act. Agreement was reached that the goal should be private meei:ii,gs between the restaurant/hotel folks and key councilmen. We will pursue various avenues to accomplish this. Peter Vallone's counsel, Richard Weinberg, has invited comments and David Remes will provide the same. The timing of all this will become clearer after Norman Adler's lunch with Vallone, set for today. I will talk over your Uptown editorial/ACLU suggestions with the TI. NS:sds