HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 1994 1029 1994 0420RESOLUTION NO. 94-1029
A Resolution of the City Council of the City
of Moorpark, California, 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;
WHEREAS, 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;
WHEREAS, the State of California as well as many counties and
municipalities conduct aggressive public education campaigns to
discourage tobacco use, particularly among children;
WHEREAS, Moorpark, California passed a smoking control
ordinance on July 7, 1993 which bans smoking in public places in
order to protect people against exposure to ETS;
WHEREAS, an initiative mistitled as the California Uniform
Tobacco Control Act which would repeal the local smoking control
ordinance passed in Moorpark and replace it with a state wide law
which could permit smoking in every restaurant and workplace in the
State is being circulated;
WHEREAS, this initiative is being sponsored by Phillip Morris,
the largest cigarette manufacturinq company in the world, and they
do not deny it;
WHEREAS, 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;
WHEREAS, 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;
WHEREAS, 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 of Moorpark,
County of Ventura, California opposes this initiative and urges
residents not to sign the petition;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Moorpark, California
will forward a copy of this Resolution to the Chief Executive
Officer of Philip Morris: Mr. Michael Miles, Phillip Morris
Companies, Inc. , 120 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, and to
all newspapers, and radio and television stations based in Los
Angeles and Ventura Counties serving Moorpark.
Adopted this 20th day of April, 1994 .
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Paul W. Law s �
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ATTEST:
• Tian E. Hare, City Clerk
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MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) SS.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Lillian E. Hare, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark,
California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing Resolution No. 94 -1029 — was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on
the 2oth day of APRIL 1994, and that
the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS HUNTER, MONTGOMERY, PEREZ, WOZNIAK AND MAYOR LAWRASON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this 27th day of APRIL _ 1994.
Lit Ian E. Hare
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. PATRICK HUNTER SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M. PEREZ JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Counc member Councilmember Concilmember
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