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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 043 CC RESO2009 043 CC RESOHÄ—@¸— ¹dÍ«RESOLUTION NO. 2009-043 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S GRANT APPLICATION TO THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009: COMMUNITIES PUTTING PREVENTION TO WORK INITIATIVE WHEREAS, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009; and WHEREAS, the Recovery Act is designed to stimulate economic recovery in various ways, including strengthening the Nation's healthcare infrastructure and reducing healthcare costs through funding prevention activities intended to reduce health risk factors, promote wellness, and build healthier communities; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention CDC) will support intensive community approaches which decrease smoking prevalence, teen smoking initiation, and exposure to secondhand smoke SHS); and WHEREAS, the need for continued and strengthened community tobacco control and prevention efforts in Los Angeles County are evidenced by the following statistics: Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death, causing more than 440,000 deaths each year in the United States, including 1 in every 7 deaths in Los Angeles County Approximately $4.3 billion dollars are lost each year in Los Angeles County due to smoking-related diseases and deaths There are still over 1 million people who smoke in Los Angeles County Youth smoking prevalence among all grade levels and demographic groups has increased in Los Angeles County over the last five years On average, nearly one-third of tobacco retailers in Los Angeles County are willing to sell cigarettes to under-aged youth More than 900,000 non-smokers in Los Angeles County were exposed to secondhand smoke in 2007 Approximately 336,445 children living in Los Angeles County are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes; and WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has made great strides to reduce and prevent tobacco use by: Encouraging cities to adopt local tobacco retail license ordinances to reduce youth access BIB] 40564-U01 2009-U02 043-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LI3-U03 FO8417-U03 FO122560-U03 DO128040-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 3/29/2010-U04 ROBIN-U04 2009 043 CC RESOHÄ—@¸— ¹dÍ«Resolution No. 2009-043 Page 3 ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, LAURA M. NIETO, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at its regular meeting of the City Council on November 4, 2009 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anthony J. Bejarano, Marlen Garcia, Ricardo Pacheco, Mayor Pro Tern Monica Garcia and Mayor Manuel Lozano NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE LAURA M. NIETO, CM DEPUTY CITY CLERK BIB] 40564-U01 2009-U02 043-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LI3-U03 FO8417-U03 FO122560-U03 DO128040-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 3/29/2010-U04 ROBIN-U04 Resolution No. 2009-043 Page 3 ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, LAURA M. NIETO, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at its regular meeting of the City Council on November 4, 2009 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anthony J. Bejarano, Marlen Garcia, Ricardo Pacheco, Mayor Pro Tem Monica Garcia and Mayor Manuel Lozano NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE FPURA M. NIETO, CM/0 EPUTY CITY CLERK