HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-83-02 RESOLUTION NO..~~-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, URGING THE CITIZENS OF
SEBASTIAN TO TAKE VOLUNTARY ACTIONS TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF INDOOR AIR AND PRESERVE THE
HEALTH OF THE CITY RESIDENTS.
WHEREAS, the American Lung Association presented
and urged the City Council to adopt a Clean Indoor Air
Ordinance making it mandatory for proprietors of public
places to establish smoking and no smoking areas, and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration of the same
proposal, the Indian River County Commission determined on
December 15,1982, in the best interest of the citizens of the
County adopted a resolution urging voluntary measure be taken
to improve the quality of indoor air in public places in
Indian River County, and
WHEREAS, the Sebastian City Council, in like manner
as the Indian River County Commission, finds that smoke from
cigarettes, pipes and cigars in indoor places can aggravate
the health of people who have heart disease, chronic bronchitis,
emphysema, asthma, allergies, or other respiratory diseases, and
WHEREAS, the elderly whose lung capacity is gradually
decreasing as part of the normal aging process can be adversely
affected by smoke-filled environments, and
WHEREAS, children whose lungs are" developing can
be impacted by second-hand smoke from cigarettes, pipes and
cigars, and
WttEREAS, the New England Journal of Medicine
reported decreased lung function among non-smokers chronically
exposed to cigarette smoke in their work environment, and Dr.
Edward Brandt, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Health and Human
Services, set forth his opinion, that prudence dictates that
nonsmoker avoid exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke to the
extent possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, that the Council requests
and urges the citizens of Sebastian to voluntarily pick one or
more of the following actions to improve and preserve the
health of the residents of the City of Sebastian.
(a) If you are a smoker, stop smoking, for
your own health and the health of others°
(b) If you are a smoker, refrain from smoking
indoors or smoke indoors only in areas designed for smoking
where the ventilation has been increased.
(c) If you are a non-smoker, out of concern
for others, positively encourage your friends and members of
your family who smoke to stop smoking.
(d) If you are the proprietor or manager of
a building such as a retail store, grocery store, bank, or
other type of business where customers or visitors enter your
building for relatively short periods of time, place a message
at the entrance to discourage smoking.
(e) If you are the proprietor or manager
of a business where customers or workers remain in the building
for long periods of time, set aside special areas or lounges
for smoking and non-smoking ~reas.
(f) if you are the proprietor or manager of a
business such as a restaurant, set up smoking and non.smoking
areas and ask or offer customers their choice of seating. Those
who prefer smoking can be seated on one side and those who
prefer non-smoking on the other~ The size of the two sections
could be flexible and based on customer demand at any given
time~
(g) If you are responsible for conducting a
meeting, request that there be no smoking and see that all
ashtrays are removed from the area.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City
of Sebastian is authorized to establish smoking and non-smoking
areas in all City operated buildings and is further
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authorized to provide and distribute copies of this
resolution to the general public in the City of Sebastian.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution
was passed by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, this /~ day of~~~ , 1983.
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
Pat Flood, J~ Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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