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RESOLUTION NO. 12-6786
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE CALIFORNIA CANCER RESEARCH
ACT
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act is a state ballot measure which if passed
by voters in June 2012 would save lives by preventing 104,000 premature smoking -caused deaths;
and,
WHEREAS, more than 332,000 California high school students are current smokers,
more than 34,000 California youth start smoking every year and 3,383,000 California adults are
current smokers; and,
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act would increase the state's tobacco tax by
$1 per pack and according to the Campaign for Tobacco -Free Kids, the $1 tax increase alone
would prevent 228,000 children from becoming smokers in adulthood and more than 118,000
adult smokers in California would quit smoking; and,
WHEREAS, the tobacco industry will spend millions to stop the California Cancer
Research Act because they know it will stop hundreds of thousands from smoking; and,
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act would provide nearly $600 million
annually to fund research and make advances in the prevention, detection, treatment, causes and
cures for cancer, lung disease, heart disease and stroke, and other tobacco -related illnesses; and,
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act would provide more than $156 million
annually to the states' existing tobacco control programs to prevent and reduce the use of tobacco,
including school based programs to reduce youth smoking; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislative Analyst Office analysis of the California Cancer Research
Act determined that local governments would likely experience an annual increase in sales tax
revenues of approximately $10 million; and,
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WHEREAS, by providing the funding we need to keep California's anti -smoking
programs strong, we can keep our kids from smoking and give smokers the help they need to quit;
and,
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act would provide $23 million annually for
law enforcement efforts to reduce illegal sales of tobacco products to minors, and other anti -
tobacco law enforcement; and,
WHEREAS, the California Cancer Research Act will result in $5.1 billion in long-term
health savings from reduced smoking; and,
WHEREAS, cigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco remain the leading causes of
cancer, heart disease and stroke, and lung disease in California; and,
WHEREAS, 36,687 adults die annually from smoking in California;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Hermosa Beach, California, does hereby support the California Cancer Research Act of 2012,
which will reduce smoking, especially among children and fund critical research to prevent and
treat cancer, heart disease and stroke, lung disease and other tobacco -related illnesses. A suitable
copy of this Resolution will be transmitted to the California Cancer Research Act Coalition:
Californians for a Cure; c/o Dewey Square Group, 921 11'], Street, 10t' Floor, Sacramento, CA
95814, or faxed to (916) 447-4413, or scanned and emailed to ccra.informationQgmail.com.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of February 2012.
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City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 12-6786 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on February 14, 2012.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Duclos, Tucker, Mayor Fishman
NOES:
Bobko, DiVirgilio
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
Dated: February 28, 2012
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Elaine Doerfling, City rk