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Recommendation to receive and file the Public Safety Advisory Commission Tobacco Permit Program.
DISCUSSION
BACKGROUND
At the January 24, 2006 meeting, the Long Beach City Council received a presentation by the Coalition for a Smoke Free Long Beach on Youth Access to Tobacco . The presentation detailed a recent study conducted by the City of Long Beach Health Department, supported by the Social Science Research Center at CSUF, which revealed that Long Beach had a 36 .1 % rate of illegal tobacco sales to underage youth throughout all nine City Council Districts . The study was conducted from December 2004 through January 2005 . During that same time, the statewide rate of illegal tobacco was 14%. The City Council unanimously referred the issue to the Public Safety Advisory Commission for further study . The PSAC review of the illegal sales issue began at the Feruary 8, 2006 meeting and continued through the May 10, 2006 meeting . The following is a list of presentations and reports received by PSAC in the intervening months .
List of Presentations to the Public Safety Advisory Commission
• City of Long Beach, Tobacco Education Program
Coalition for a Smoke Free Long Beach
• City of Los Angeles, Tobacco Enforcement Program
• California Grocers Association
List of Hard Copy Presentations Reviewed :
• City of Long Beach, Youth Purchase Survey Results Report 2004-2005
• City of Los Angeles, Tobacco Enforcement Program
• Illegal Sales of Tobacco to Youth in Long Beach 2006 Fact Sheet
• Why Long Beach Needs a Tobacco Retailer Permit Fact Sheet
• The Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing, `Tobacco Retailer Licensing is Effective"
March 2006
• Coalition for a Smoke Free Long Beach Mission Statement 1
The following provides summary highlights of the PSAC review :
Harmful Effects of Tobacco on Youth
• In the United States, over 90% of smokers started before the age of 18 .
• Everyday more than 3,000 American children smoke their first cigarette.
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