HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-105 - Opposing Prop. 188 on Nov. 8, 1994, BallotRESOLUTION NO. 94-105
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING
PROPOSITION NO. 188 ON THE NOVEMBER 8, 1994,
BALLOT, REGARDING 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
public education campaigns to discourage tobacco use, particularly among children; and
WHEREAS, Proposition No. 188, mistitled the "California Uniform Tobacco Control
Act" would repeal local smoking control ordinances and replace it with a statewide law which
could permit smoking in every restaurant and work place in the State; and
WHEREAS, over 60 percent of the population of California live in cities and counties
which have tougher tobacco controls than contained in Proposition No. 188, and would suffer
reduced protection from ETS if Proposition No. 188 passes; and
WHEREAS, Proposition No. 188 prohibits local government from every 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 No. 188 for application
to indoor smoking will remove the odor of smoke from the air but not the cancer causing
substances which pose a threat to public health;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa opposes Proposition No. 188.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa will take
immediate steps to inform the residents of the negative impact of Proposition No. 188 on the
community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 1994.
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Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
Deputy City Oferk of the City of Costa Mesa
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 94-105 was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 7th day of November, 1994.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City
of Costa Mesa this 8th day of November, 1994.
Deputy City Jerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Co ncil of the City of Costa Mesa
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