HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 94-101RESOLUTION NO. 94-101
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A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 188
(STATE SMOKING REGULATIONS)
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), or second hand smoke,
has been categorized as a cancer causing substance by the Environmental
Protection Agency; and exposure to ETS kills an estimated 40,000
persons every year; and
WHEREAS, the State of California as well as many counties and
municipalities conduct aggressive public education campaigns to
discourage tobacco use, particularly among children; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi passed a smoking control ordinance in
1990 which bans smoking in most public places in order to protect
people against exposure to ETS; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188, mistitled the "California Uniform
Tobacco Control Act" would repeal the local smoking control ordinance
passed in Lodi and replace it with a statewide law which could permit
smoking in every restaurant and workplace in the State; and
WHEREAS, over 601k of the population of California lives in cities
and counties which have tougher tobacco controls than contained in
Proposition 188, and would suffer reduced protection from ETS if
Proposition 188 passes; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 is being sponsored by Philip Morris, the
largest cigarette manufacturing company in the world, and they do not
deny it; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 prohibits local government from ever
passing any tobacco control legislation in the future, and prohibits
community organizations from monitoring the illegal sale of cigarettes
to minors through tobacco purchase surveys or "sting" operations
utilizing minors attempting to purchase tobacco; and
WHEREAS, the ventilation standards proposed in Proposition 188
for application to indoor smoking will remove odor of smoke from the
.air, but not the cancer causing substances which pose a threat to
public health; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Lodi opposes Proposition 188; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lodi will take immediate
steps to inform the residents of the negative impact of Proposition 188
on the community.
Dated: September 7, 1994
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 94-101 was passed and
adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held September 7,
1994 by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Pennino, Snider and Sieglock (Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - Davenport and Mann
Absent: Council Members - None
ifer Perrin
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