A proposed smoking ban has been brought to the City Council once again and many people showed up to voice their opinion on the subject. Some business owners say that going smoke-free made business better.

The Miracle Hills Café does not allow smoking in their establishment because the café went smoke-free more than a year ago.

"Mostly health reasons, and we just didn’t want to go home with the odor on us all the time and we wanted a clean environment," said Patti Shaul, Miracle Hills Café Owner.

Shaul admits that they did have doubts about switching the café to smoke-free.

"Absolutely, it was a big decision to make but it was the right decision for us to make," said Shaul. "I can tell you 80 percent of our customers were probably smokers."

Patti Shaul participated in the meeting on Tuesday to tell City Council Members that most of the smokers didn't stop coming to the café because it became smoke-free and business actually increased.

"People are happier here," she said. "This is a small café, and for them to come in and say wow, this is great, thank you very much for doing this, it's been a plus for us," said Shaul.

The owner of the California Bar on 33rd and California has a different opinion and says that if you take away the smoke, you take away her customers.

"Ninety-nine percent of them, and they like their drinks you know, wherever people drink, they like to smoke," said Lilly Estes, California Bar Owner.

Estes' customers say that they will leave if there is no smoking allowed in the establishment.

"If they won't let them smoke anymore they're going to stay home and smoke at home," said Shaul.

Along with music and drinks, taking smoke breaks is no something people want to do.

"They're going to hate it," Shaul said. "They'll have to run outside, puff real fast, comeback in because they will not quit smoking. I know they tell you it's bad for you, and we all know it, but it's my choice."

The smoking ban proposal would take all smoking out of restaurants and workplaces.

The proposal discussed Tuesday was put together by Council member Franklin Thompson. The proposal gives some businesses, like stand-alone bars and keno outlets, a five-year grace period to go smoke-free. It also allows for smoking at tobacco retailers.

The City Council votes on the proposal on June 20th.