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• I <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 68-06 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> IN SUPPORT OF THE TOBACCO TAX ACT OF 2006 <br /> (Proposition 86) <br /> WHEREAS, cigarette smoking is a known cause of disease, disability and <br /> death; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Tobacco Tax Act of 2006 will reduce smoking, especially <br /> among children, and fund critical healthcare priorities such as disease prevention,medical <br /> research, children's health insurance and emergency room care; and <br /> WHEREAS, this statewide initiative will raise approximately $2.1 billion <br /> annually by increasing the state sales tax on a pack of cigarettes by $2.60 and strict <br /> safeguards and audits are included in the Tobacco Tax Act of 2006 to ensure funds will <br /> go where the voters intend; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Tobacco Tax Act of 2006 is supported by a broad coalition of <br /> organizations including the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, <br /> American Lung Association of California, and the California Hospital Association. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of <br /> Los Altos Hills joins this notable coalition of health organizations and family agencies in <br /> support of the Tobacco Tax Act of 2006. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk forward a copy of this <br /> Resolution at the earliest possible date after its adoption to the Coalition for a Healthy <br /> California and to the Town's legislative representatives in Sacramento,the Speaker of the <br /> California Assembly, Senate President Pro Tempore and to the Governor. <br /> Regularly passed and adopted this 27th d. : • , I I. <br /> By: , <br /> a or .n Warshawsky <br /> ATT S : <br /> <br /> City Clerai <br />