HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5840 RESOLUTION NO. 5840
RESOLUTION OF TI-IE CITY COUNCIL
IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION 188 -
THE SMOKING & TOBACCO PRODUCTS
STATEWIDE REGULATION INITIATIVE STATUTE
WHEREAS, Proposition 188, the Smoking & Tobacco Products Statewide Regulation
Initiative Statute has qualified for the November 8, 1994 ballot; and
.-� WHEREAS, opponents contend that Proposition 188 will overturn California's current
tough statewide standards limiting workplace smoking, as well as the California Indoor Clean
Air Act of 1976 and all current local smoking restrictions passed in recent years; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 will encourage smoking in public places; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 misrepresents itself as a strong anti- smokin g measure; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 will force non - smokers to breathe secondhand smoke nearly
everywhere; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 contains inadequate ventilation standards requiring only that
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the smell of tobacco smoke be removed from the air, not the cancer- causin g chemicals; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 will do nothing to discourage children from g
bu in tobacco
buying and children will still be targeted by the tobacco industry's advertisement campaigns and
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victimized by exposure to second -hand smoke.
NOW THEREFORE, the Downey City Council does hereby resolve to oppose passage of
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Proposition 188 and encourages Downey residents to become informed voters at the
November 8, 1994 election and defeat this measure.
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Mayor Pro em
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C'y Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council
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of the City of Downey at a regular meeting h ereof, held on the 11th day of October
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1994 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 3 Councilmembers: Braze' ton, Boggs, McCaughan
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NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: 2 Councilmembers: Lawrence, Riley
ity Clerk