HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2013-034 Supported House and Senate Bills to Impose additional smoking restrictions on specified outdoor municipal & county property RESOLUTION NO. 2013-034
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH,FLORIDA,SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 439 AND SENATE BILL 258,
WHICH PROPOSE TO AMEND THE FLORIDA STATUTES TO AUTHORIZE
MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL SMOKING
RESTRICTIONS ON SPECIFIED OUTDOOR MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY
PROPERTY;PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;FURTHER,PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,Section 386.209,Florida Statutes,currently preempts regulation of smoking to
the state and supersedes any municipal or county ordinance on the subject; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 439 and the similar Senate Bill 258, if passed, provide for an
amendment to Section 386.209,Florida Statutes,which would authorize municipalities and counties
to impose additional smoking restrictions on specified outdoor municipal and county property;and
WHEREAS,if passed,the new law would allow local governments to pass outdoor smoking
restrictions on municipal property in order to protect residents from the harmful effects of
secondhand smoke; and
WHEREAS, the Public Health Service's National Toxicology Program has listed
secondhand smoke as a known carcinogen; and
WHEREAS,the World Health Organization determined that scientific evidence has firmly
established that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, a pollutant that causes
serious illness in adults and children, and that there is indisputable evidence that implementing a
100% smoke-free environments is the only effective way to protect the population from harmful
effects of exposure to secondhand smoke; and
WHEREAS,local communities have the right and responsibility to adopt laws that protect
the health and safety of their residents; and
WHEREAS, protecting people from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke is best
accomplished by local communities working directly with the people most affected by smoke-free
laws; and
WHEREAS,the City Commission supports House Bill 439 and Senate Bill 258; and
WHEREAS,the City Commission has determined that is it in the public interest to support
House Bill 439 and Senate Bill 258;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH,FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated by reference.
Section 2. That the City supports passage and adoption of House Bill 439 and Senate Bill
258.
Section 3. That the City Commission urges the Florida Legislature to pass and the
Governor to sign House Bill 439 and Senate Bill 258.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is directed to distribute a copy of this Resolution to the
Florida Governor,the President of the Florida Senate,the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the Broward County Legislative Delegation,the Florida League of Cities,the Florida Association of
Counties,the Florida City-County Management Association,the Board of County Commissioners
for Broward County, the Broward County League of Cities, and each of the municipalities in
Broward County.
Section 5. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6. That this Resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on March 26, 2013.
ATTEST:
LOUISE STILSON, CMC VALTER B. DUKE, III
CITY CLERK MAYOR
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