92-146 City of Chanhassen
Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
DATE: December 14, 1992
RESOLUTION NO: 92-146
MOTION BY: Dimler
SECONDED BY: Mason
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SMOKE-FREE DAY CARE BILL
WHEREAS, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency has found
that secondhand tobacco smoke is a Group A carcinogen, a category
it shares with radon and asbestos; and
WHEREAS, secondhand tobacco smoke has serious effects on the
health of children, including increased prevalence of bronchitis
and pneumonia; increased coughing, wheezing, and mucus production;
increased middle ear effusions (runny ears); reduced lung function;
and reduced rate of pulmonary growth and development.
WHEREAS, children in licensed day care centers, which are
smoke-free by law, receive adequate protection from secondhand
smoke in the centers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chanhassen City
Council urges the State Legislature to require all licensed family
day care homes to be smoke-free during hours of operation.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 14th
day of December, 1992.
ATTEST:
Don A-~worth, City Clerk/Manager
YES NO
ABSENT
Chmiel
Workman
Mason
Dimler
None
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