LTC 083-2021 CITY OF HALLANDALE RESOLUTION NO. 2021-004M IA M I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
No. 083-2021
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk ~
DATE: March 1, 2021
SUBJECT: CITY OF HALLANDALE RESOLUTION NO. 2021-004
Attached for your information is Resolution No. 2021-004, adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of City of Hallandale on February 3, 2021.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT THE SMOKING
OF TOBACCO AND VAPING ON PUBLIC BEACHES AND PUBLIC
PARKS, PROVIDE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE CIVIL PENALTIES AND CITATIONS; DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
OFFICIALS NAMED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The City of Hallandale Clerk has requested that a copy of this Resolution be provided to the
Miami Beach Mayor, Commissioners and the City Manager.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673. 7 411.
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3 A R E S O L UT IO N O F T H E MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
4 C ITY O F HA L LA N D A LE B E A C H , FL O R ID A , U R G IN G T H E F L O R ID A
5 L E G IS LA T U R E T O E N A C T L E G IS LA T IO N T O P R O H IB IT T H E
6 S M O K IN G O F T O B A C C O A N D V AP I N G O N P U B LI C B EA C H E S A N D
7 P U B LI C P A R K S , P R O VI D E C O U NT IE S A N D M U N IC IP A LI T IE S
8 A U T H O R IT Y T O IS S U E C IV IL P E NA L T IE S AND CIT A TIONS;
9 DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRA NSMIT A COPY OF THIS
10 RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS NAMED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING
11 FO R A N E F F E C T IVE DATE.
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13 W H E R E A S , according to United States Center for Disease Control the
14 combination of smoke from the burning of tobacco products and the smoked exhaled from
15 the smoker, referred to as secondhand smoke, exposes nonsmokers to thousands of
16 chemicals, hundreds of which are toxic and 70 known to cause cancer; and
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18 W H E R E A S , as of 2018, nearly 14 of every 100 (14.0%) US adults aged 18 years
19 or older currently smoke cigarettes; and
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21 W H E R EA S , cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the
22 United States; and
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24 W H E RE A S, there is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure; even brief
25 exposure can be harmful to health; and
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27 W H E R E A S , approximately 2.5 million nonsmokers have died from health-related
28 illnesses caused by exposure to secondhand smoke since 1964; and
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30 W H E R E A S . prohibiting tobacco products that cause harmful smoke prevents
31 potential exposure to toxic and cancerous chemicals; and
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33 W H E R E A S , according to the Ocean Conservancy, cigarette butts are the most
34 common waste item collected from beach cleanups; and
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36 W H E R E A S , In January 2018, the National Academies of Science, Engineering
37 and Medicine released a consensus study report that reviewed over 800 different studies.
38 That report made clear: using e-cigarettes causes health risks. It concluded that e-
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39 cigarettes both contain and emit a number of potentially toxic substances including
40 acetaldehyde, acrolein, and formaldehyde. These aldehydes can cause lung disease, as
41 well as cardiovascular (heart) disease; and
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43 WHEREAS, the inhalation of chemicals can cause irreversible lung damage and
44 lung disease; and
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46 WHEREAS, a study from the University of North Carolina found that the two
47 primary ingred ients found in e-cigarettes-p ropylene glycol and vegetable glycerin-are
48 toxic to cells and that the more ingredients in an e-liquid, the greater the toxicity; and
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5O WHEREA S, E -ci ga rett es a lso contain a cro le in, a he rbicide p rim a rily used to kill
51 w eed s. It can cause a cut e lung in jury a nd C O P O a nd m ay cause a sthm a and lung ca ncer;
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53 WHEREAS, both the U.S. Surgeon General and the National Academies of
54 S cie nce , E nginee ring a nd M e dicin e h ave w arn e d abo ut the risks o f inhaling secondhand
55 e -ciga rett e em issions, w hich are create d w he n a n e-ciga rett e user exhales th e che m ical
56 cocktail crea ted by e-ci garett es; a nd
57 WHEREAS, the C ity w ould b ene fit from legislation that prohibits the smoking of
58 tobacco and vaping on public beaches and public parks within its jurisdiction; and
59 WHEREA S, the City Commission finds that this Resolution is in the best interest
60 of the City.
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62 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
63 OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA:
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65 SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of Hallandale Beach
66 hereby encourage the Florida Legislature to pass legislation prohibiting the smoking of
67 tob a cco a nd vaping on p ub lic b e a che s and p ub lic p a rks and p roviding en forcement
68 autho rity to coun tie s an d m unicip alitie s
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70 SECTION 3. That the City Clerk, or his/h er designee, is hereby directed to
71 distribute a copy of this Resolution to the Governor, the President of the Florida Senate,
72 the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Broward County League of Cities
73 and to other lawmakers who have expressed interest in such legislation.
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75 SECTION 4. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall become effective
76 immediately upon its adoption.
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79 APPROVED AND ADO PTED THIS 3"" day of February, 2021
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