HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2014-26 RESOLUTION NO 2014-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF THE BREVARD TOBACCO
INITIATIVE (BTI) AND STUDENTS WORKING AGAINST
TOBACCO (SWAT) TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION,
CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTION
PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE POLICY CHANGES AND
ENFORCEMENT WITH REGARD TO TOBACCO;
REQUESTING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO RESTRICT THE
SALE AND MARKETING OF ALL FLAVORED
TOBACCO PRODUCTS WHERE YOUTH HAVE ACCESS;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT
RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Brevard Tobacco Initiative (BTI) and Students Working Against
Tobacco (SWAT) are dedicated to disseminating information, conducting educational and
prevention programs, and promoting policy changes and enforcement with regard to tobacco;
and
WHEREAS, both organizations are working towards preventing the use of tobacco by
youth; and
WHEREAS, tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 80
percent of current tobacco users started using before the age of 18; and
WHEREAS, one in seven Florida youth between the ages of 11 and 17 has tried flavored
tobacco; and
WHEREAS, while cigarette smoking has declined among Florida youth, the prevalence
of cigar smoking has trended upward in recent years; and
WHEREAS, new flavored products such as berry, vanilla, chocolate and green apple
have emerged, and the Food and Drug Administration reports that flavored tobacco products are
especially attractive to young tobacco users; and
WHEREAS, studies indicate that our youth are using flavored products because they
"taste better" and are perceived to be "safer", but actually carry the same health risks to users as
their non-flavored counterparts; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned that flavored tobacco products are being
prominently displayed in stores where youth have access, and businesses located in the City are
being asked to restrict the sale and marketing of all flavored tobacco products where youth have
access; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the purpose of this resolution is to protect the
public health and welfare by reducing the appeal of tobacco to minors thereby reducing the
likelihood that minors will become tobacco users later in life.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Cape Canaveral City Council hereby supports the goal of the Brevard Tobacco
Initiative (BTI) and Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) to prevent the use of tobacco
by youth.
Section 2. The Cape Canaveral City Council hereby requests businesses located in the City of
Cape Canaveral to restrict the sale and marketing of all flavored tobacco products where youth
have access.
Section 3. Flavored tobacco products are defined as loose tobacco, smokeless tobacco, chewing
tobacco, snuff, snus, cigars, cigarillos, flavored electronic cigarettes which simulate smoking,
and all other forms of tobacco products that contain any product or additive designed to flavor
the tobacco or by-product the tobacco produces.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the Cape
Canaveral City Council.
(Adoption page follows)
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida in a regular
meeting assembled on the 16th day of September, 2014.
Rocky Randels,Mayor
ATTEST: Name FOR AGAINST
John Bond X
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* -.1,Ange Apperso.� MC Bob Hoog Motion
City Clerk
Buzz Petsos x
Rocky Randels X
Betty Walsh Second
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency
For the City of Cape Canaveral only by:
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Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
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