HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2018-065RESOLUTION NO. 2018-065
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA REPEALING COUNCIL POLICIES 840-01
“REGULATION AND PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN
CERTAIN AREAS IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA USED BY
OR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC”, 840-02 “SMOKING IN NON-
PUBLIC AREAS OF CITY BUILDINGS,” AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE CONTROL
DIRECTIVE
WHEREAS, jurisdictions are becoming increasingly aware that cities play a critical role
in supporting the health and well-being of their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Chula Vista Action Plan, adopted January 5, 2016, included
strategies to prohibit smoking on city facilities and in affordable housing projects; and
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2017, City Council adopted amendments to Chula Vista
Municipal Code Chapter 8.22, Regulations of Smoking in Public Places and Places of
Employment (“CVMC Chapter 8.22”), to add e-cigarettes to the definition of smoking, prohibit
smoking on all city owned property, and restrict smoking to designated areas in affordable
housing projects; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted policies to prohibit and/or regulate smoking
including Council Policy Nos. 840-01 and 840-02 and an Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Control Directive adopted in 2017, which are now all superseded by CVMC Chapter 8.22; and
WHEREAS, the City has additionally created a Human Resource Policy for smoking
prohibitions of employees while on city owned property, in city vehicles, and during their work
hours and has further met all meet and confer obligations, as required by the Meyers-Milias
Brown Act (“MMBA”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it repeals Council Policy 840-01 (Regulation and Prohibition of Smoking in Certain
Areas in the City of Chula Vista Used b y or Open to the Public), and 840-02 (Smoking in Non-
Public Areas of City Buildings), and the Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control Directive.
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Resolution No. 2018-065
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Kelly G. Broughton, FASLA Glen R. Googins
Director of Development Services City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 1st day of May 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Aguilar
Mary Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2018-065 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 1st day of May 2018.
Executed this 1st day of May 2018.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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