HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6589 RESOLUTION NO. 6589
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH OPPOSING THE CALIFORNIA
UNIFORM TOBACCO CONTROL ACT.
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;
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;
The State of California as well as many counties and municipalities conduct aggressive
public education campaigns to discourage tobacco use, particularly among children;
The City of Huntington Beach passed smoking control ordinances in March, 1986 and
September, 1993 which bans smoking in elevators, hospitals, meeting rooms, theaters and
auditoriums, public restrooms and eating establishments.
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 Huntington
Beach and replace it with a state wide law which could permit smoking in every restaurant and
workplace in the state;
This initiative is being sponsored by Phillip Morris, the largest cigarette manufacturing
company in the world, and they do not deny it;
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;
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;
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;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach hereby opposes this initiative and urges residents not to sign the petition;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach 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
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 4TH day of MAY , 1994.
Mayor
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Res.No. 6589
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a adjourned regular meeting thereof held on the 4 th day of
MW,1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
Bauer,Moulton-Patterson, Winchell, Leipzig, Sullivan
NOES; Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
Silva, Robitaille
City Clerk and ex-officio erk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California