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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of OPPOSING PROPOSITION 188, )
the "Philip Morris Initiative, " and Declaring ) RESOLUTION NO. 941452
October 17-21, 1994 as SAVE OUR LOCAL )
ORDINANCE WEEK in Contra Costa County )
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 second-hand smoke has been
categorized as a cancer causing substance by the Environmental Protection Agency and exposure
to it kills an estimated 40,000 persons per year; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors passed a smoke free ordinance for the unincorporated
areas of Contra Costa County in 1991, which bans smoking in workplaces and restaurants and
prohibits vending machines in any place other than bars; and
WHEREAS, 15 of Contra Costa's 18 cities have followed suit and either adopted the 100 percent
ban or strengthened their existing ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 would repeal the local smoking ordinances passed in Contra Costa
County and replace them with a statewide law which could permit smoking in every restaurant
and workplace in the state; and
WHEREAS, over 60 percent of the population of California lives in cities and counties which
have tougher tobacco controls than contained in Proposition 188; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 is being sponsored by Philip Morris, the largest cigarette
manufacturing company in the world; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 188 prohibits local governments from ever 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors OPPOSES
PROPOSITION 188, the "Philip Morris Initiative"; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board declares October 17-21, 1994, as SAVE OUR
LOCAL ORDINANCE WEEK and encourages the cities to adopt similar resolutions and to join
in the activities during the week of October 17.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON September 20, 1994, by a unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
Mar eSaulni
To Powers, e t
-----Gaye Bishop Tom Torlakson
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes
of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 20th day of September,
1994.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By4 , 0 0 0 �
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV
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