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File 0660-40
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 15, 2000
SUBJECT:
Resolution Opposing Proposition 28, Repeal Initiative of
Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax.
Prepared by: Jason Behrmann, Management Assistant
ATTACHMENTS:
1)
Resolution Opposing Proposition 28, Repeal Initiative of
Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax.
RECOMMENDATION: ~ 1)
Adopt Resolution Opposing Proposition 28, Repeal Initiative
of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
DESCRIPTION:
At the February 1, 2000 Council Meeting, the City Council voted to publicly oppose Proposition 28-
Repeal Initiative of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax, a ballot measure that will appear on the March 7,
2000 California Primary Election Ballot. Proposition 28 would do the following:
· Repeal a surtax of $.50/pack of cigarettes and the equivalent of $1.00/pack for other tobacco products,
including cigars, pipe tobacco and smokeless tobacco.
· Provide for the elimination of funding for Proposition 10 early childhood development and smoking
prevention programs.
· Prohibit the imposition of additional surtaxes on the distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products
unless enacted by the state legislature.
The attached Resolution affirms the Council's opposition to Proposition 28.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Council adopt the Resolution opposing Proposition 28, Repeal Initiative of
Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax.
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ITEM NO.
RESOLUTION NO. - 2000
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
Opposing Proposition 28, Repeal Initiative of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax
WHEREAS, each year tobacco use is responsible for the death of 430,000 people nationally and
more than 42,000 in California; and
WHEREAS, Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), or secondhand smoke, has been categorized
as a cancer causing substance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and ETS is responsible for
the death of more than 50,000 Americans; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for'Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco taxes are one of
the most effective tools to reduce smoking and tobacco use, especially among children; and
WHEREAS, California voters in November 1998 approved Proposition 10, which increased the
state tobacco tax by $.50/pack of cigarettes and the equivalent of $1.00/pack for other tobacco products,
including cigars, pipe tobacco and smokeless tobacco; and
WHEREAS, there has been a 30 percent reduction in cigarette sales in California in the six months
since the tax was implemented; and
WHEREAS, majbr tobacco interests are sponsoring Proposition 28 in order to repeal the tobacco
taxes approved by the people as contained in Proposition 10 of 1998; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 28 would eliminate $680 million annually for comprehensive programs
and services to promote early childhood development, including: parenting education and family support
services; public education via multi-media campaign; assistance to pregnant women and parents of young
children who want to quit smoking; prenatal and postnatal infant nutrition services; immunizations;
tobacco use and substance abuse prevention; domestic violence prevention; educational efforts to reduce
exposure of secondhand smoke to young children and many other services and programs in local
communities throughout California; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 28 would also prohibit the people from increasing the state tobacco tax
through the initiative process, for any purpose, including tobacco use prevention, health care and medical
services for those without health insurance;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin opposes Proposition 28 on the
March 7, 2000 ballot.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of~
., 2000.
AYES'
NOES'
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk
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