Res 94-096RESOLUTION NO. g4-096
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
OPPOSING PROPOSITION 188
SMOKING AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS,
STATEWIDE REGULATION, INITIATIVE STATUTE
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 ever 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
applicant 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 Poway
opposes Proposition 188 and urges residents to vote against the initiative on
the November ballot.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Poway will
do what it can to inform the public of the impact of Proposition 188 on the
community and will forward a copy of this resolution to Chief Executive
Officer, Philip Morris Companies, Inc., 120 Park Avenue, New York, New York,
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Resolution No. 94-096
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PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting thereof this 6th day of September, 1994.
Don Higginson,
ATTEST:
Marjor~ahlsten, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby
certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 94-096
was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on
the 6th day of September, 1994, and that it was so adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: CAFAGNA,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
CALLERY, EMERY, SNESKO, HIGGINSON
Ma. rjo~i~e )~. Wahlsten, City Clerk
C~ty qf Po~vay