HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 94-34RESOLUTION NO. 94-34
--------------------
--------------------
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
IN OPPOSITION TO THE CALIFORNIA UNIFORM
TOBACCO CONTROL ACT INITIATIVE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
WHEREAS, tobacco use is responsible for the death of over 400,000
people every year and is the number one cause of death in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) has been categorized
as a cancer causing substance by the Environmental Protection Agency;
and exposure to sidestream or second hand smoke kills an estimated
40,•000 persons every year; and
WHEREAS, the State of California as well as many counties an
municipalities conduct aggressive public education campaigns to
discourage tobacco use, particularly among children; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Lodi passed a smoking
control ordinance in 1990 which bans smoking in most indoor public
places in order to protect people against exposure to ETS; and
WHEREAS, an Initiative is being circulated mistitled the
California Uniform Tobacco Control Act which would repeal the local
smoking control ordinance passed in the City of Lodi and replace it
with a state wide law which would could permit smoking in every
restaurant and workplace in the State; and
WHEREAS, this Initiative is being sponsored by Philip Morris, the
largest cigarette manufacturing company in the world, and they do not
deny it; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative prohibits local government from ever
passing any tobacco control legislation in the future, and prohibits
any organization, except local law enforcement, from monitoring the
illegal sale of cigarettes to minors through Youth Tobacco Purchase
Surveys or "sting" operations utilizing minors attempting to purchase
tobacco; and
WHEREAS, the ventilation standards adopted in the Initiative for
application to indoor smoking will remove the odor of smoke from the
air, but they will not eliminate the cancer causing substances which
pose the threat to public health; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative has not yet qualified for the ballot, and
widespread public exposure of the tobacco industry's tactics and
intentions may serve to discourage registered voters from signing the
petition; and
WHEREAS, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Lodi opposes this Initiative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lodi will take immediate
steps to inform the residents of the impact of this initiative on the
community and will forward a copy of this Resolution and smoking
ordinances to the Chief Executive Officer of Phillip Morris: Mr.
Michael Miles, Phillip Morris Companies, Inc., 120 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10017.
Dated: April 6, 1994
- I hereby certify that Resolution No. 94-34 was passed and adopted
by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held April 6, 1994 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Davenport, Mann, Pennino, Snider
and Sieglock (Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - None
Absent: Council Members - None
ifer M Perrin
y Cler
94-34