HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 46-81RESOLUTION NO. 4~-R1
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD REQUESTING A
VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION OF NON-SMOKERS'
RIGHTS.
WHEREAS, some residents of the City of Bakersfiel'd
find tobacco smoke to be offensive; and
WHEREAS, medical evidence indicates that tobacco
smoke can endanger the health of non-smokers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the rights
of non-smokers can best be protected by voluntary recognition
of the rights of non-smokers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the
City of Bakersfield encourages voluntary compliance with the
following guidelines:
1. Smoking be prohibited in the following places:
a. Elevators, museums, galleries, public transporta-
tion facilities open to the public, and service lines of
establishments doing business with the general public.
b. Public Meetings. During public meetings,
except in that area of the building commonly known as the
lobby.
c. Health Facilities - as per existing State
i aw.
d. Grocery Stores - as per existing State law.
e. Theaters, auditoriums, pavilions, and
exposition halls open to the general public for
the primary purpose of conducting or exhibiting any motion
pictures, stage drama, musical, recital, lecture, athletic
event, or other performance in any area other than that
commonly known as the lobby while such theater,
auditorium, pavilion or exposition hall is actually being
used for the purpose delineated herein and actually open
to the public.
...... f. Witkin retail stores doing business ~i~h
the general public, except areas in said stores
devoted exclusively to the sale of tobacco products,
areas in said stores not open to the public, and all
areas within retail tobacco shops.
g. In all public restrooms.
2. All managers and owners of any establishment
serving or doing business with the public are encouraged to
post "No Smoking" signs within various areas of their business.
3. Non-smoking sections be established as follows:
a. Eating Establishments: Non-smoking sections
should be established of not less than 30% of the entire
seating capacity within every public or privately-owned
coffee shop, soda fountain, or other eating establishments
serving food to the general public whose occupied capacitlT
is 50 or more persons.
(1) A non-smoking section of not less than
30% of the entire seating capacity should be provided
in privately-owned establishments and cafeterias, where
30% or more of the employees request a non-smoking
section.
'2) Bars and Cocktail Lounges which do not serve
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food would be subject to the discretion of the owner-
manager, as to whether or not a non-smoking section would
be established.
(3) This recommendation does not apply to
banquet.rooms in use for private functions.
(4) Department Heads of the various departments
of the' City of Bakersfield should discourage employees
from smoking in work areas and furthermore should
request that employees desiring to smoke, do so only
while on authorized breaks outside of City Hall~
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Bakersfield that this voluntary program will be annually
reviewed by the City. Council.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 1st day of July, 1981, by the
following vote:
~COUNCILMEN: BARTON, CHRISTr--NSSN, MSANS, pAYNE, ~, ROCKOFF, STRONG
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