HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1994-17633RESOLUTION NO. 17633
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA OPPOSING PROPOSITION 188 - THE PHILIP MORRIS
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
secondhand smoke kills an estimated 53,000 persons every year; and,
WHEREAS, every day 3,000 children take up smoking and join the ranks of those
addicted to nicotine; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 will appear on the November, 1994 ballot and if passed,
will repeal all state and local tobacco control laws; replace them with a statewide law which
would permit smoking in every restaurant and workplace in the State; and prohibit local
governments from every passing tobacco control legislation in the future; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 will repeal AB-13, a state law supported by a coalition of
health organizations, the California Restaurant Association and the California Hotel Motel
Association, that will make all restaurants and most workplaces and public places smoke-free
beginning January 1, 1995; 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, Proposition 188 is sponsored by Philip Morris, the largest cigarette
manufacturing company in the world; and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 proponents have been misrepresenting the purpose of the
initiative in an attempt to deceive the voting public and have received multiple warnings from
the California Secretary of State regarding these deceptive tactics.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby oppose Proposition 188 and urges residents to vote against the initiative on the
November ballot.
Presented by
/.~ n D. Goss
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Resolution No. 17633
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 6th day of September, 1994, by the following vote:
YES: Councilmembers: Fox, Moore, Rindone, Nader
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Horton
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Tim Nader, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bever;y~.Authelet, City Cler~/
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
ss.
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 17633 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 6th day of September
1994.
Executed this 6th day of September, 1994.
Beverly A/Authelet, City Clerk