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'L'hird party allies NO lE: Minnesota List to Follow 1) Alliance of Cities 2) Association for Individual Rights 3) Bowling Proprietors of Wisconsin Association 4) Elected officials 5) Labor unions 6) Local convention and visitors bureaus 7) Mechanical Contractors Association (HVAC) 8) National Federation of Independent Businesses - Wisconsin chapter 9) State and/or local chambers of commerce 10) Tavern League of Wisconsin 11) Wisconsin Association of Distributors 12) Wisconsin Beer Wholesalers Association 13) Wisconsin Counties Association 14) Wisconsin Golf Course Owners Association 15) Wisconsin Innkeepers Association 16) Wisconsin League of Municipalities 17) Wisconsin Restaurant Association 18) Wisconsin Tourism Federation 19) Wisconsin Towns Association DEVELOP WEB PAGE RESOURCE THAT INCLUDES AND ARCHIVES ALL OF THE ABOVE, PLUS PROVIDES FEEDBACK FEATURE (There are arguments for and against a site that is password protected which will have to be discussed before making a decision) 3

PULL THE TRIGGER Smoking ban ' Early Warning System " PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ACCOMMODATION Overall strategy 1) Form statewide coalition of third-party allies 2) Monitor localities statewide for possible smoking ban ordinances 3) Provide initial opposition to smoking bans 4) Offer compromise/model legislation to onerous ordinances Fornistatewide coalition (?f third party allies... and locality specific coalitions as ordinances arise I) Build workable and manageable database of third-party allies 2) Meet with third-party allies to form coalition 3) Meet with third party allies to plan strategy/discuss reasonable solutions 4) Implement focused effort at local level, as needed  Follow up on city (village, town) council (board) meetings with additional steps Monitor localities statewide 1) Create "phone/fax/e-mail tree" among third-party allies as a first alert system 2) Document requests to funding agencies and organizations/public records  Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board/ Minnesota Equivalent 3) Request to be put on mailing lists of selected municipalities to receive meeting notices and agendas  Identify communities with public health departments and/or tobacco- free coalitions 4) Educate and maintain regular contact with Philip Morris sales force  Coordinate effort with sales force to urge local business support 5) Educate and maintain regular contact with third-party allies through bimonthly teleconferences 6) Monitor media 7) Review newspaper clips

Resource center (available to third -party allies through coalition manager) 1) Scientific research on secondhand smoke from such organizations as EPA, World Health Organization, etc. 2) "Options" website 3) Impact of smoking regulations in other states 4) State and local polling/survey data on attitudes toward smoking in restaurants, bars, hotels, etc.  If possible, polling/survey data should be specific to locality in question 5) Focus group data from general public on attitudes toward smoking in restaurants/Focus group data from restaurateurs on how much smoking regulation are you willing to take.  Such information will be helpful in developing materials, such as talking points, news releases, etc. for tool kit 6) Newspaper stories 7) Smoking ban ordinance case studies 8) List of expert witnesses on ventilation (George Benda of The Chelsea Group) and on effects of smoking bans on restaurants (Mike Marlow, economics professor at Cal-Poly) 9) Ventilation standards data "Tool kit" materials to .snppart local allie,s (turnkey) 1) Create and activate phone bank/fax network not only to elected officials, but affected businesses as well  Create a master contact list of third-party allies 2) Distribute local ordinance to affected parties 3) Provide sample resolution opposing smoking ban 4) Provide "free" media relations counsel (e.g., pitch calls to media) to facilitate editorial board meetings 5) Provide "free" lobbying counsel to facilitate meetings with elected officials. 6) Draft letters to the editor 7) Draft "In my opinion" pieces 8) Draft news release(s) that easily can be tailored to locality in question  Release for creation of local coalition  Release announcing model ordinance  Release/statement announcing success (or failure) in council vote 9) Draft letters to elected officials 10) Develop talking points for third-party allies for media interviews and testimony before council/board meetings 2