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Tt .,. C C F-44F. TOBACCO I NSTITt.'TI: 11f-5 1 ti'rK1.F:t. \L)Il: tl~\ Ftil WAsi i«c; rc,,.. n(: _'nomt, ~.1l)2 45:-aH0(1 • 1300 4-1a-S)H'fi a. tii ksr aAxtinAi.i. 1 ii i, I'r-.ulrnl MORANDUM To: October 1, 1986 Dr. Paul C. Bergson, Chairman Mr. Edward D. Kratovil W.E. Ainsworth Jr., Esqui Mr. Donald E. Mott James R. Cherry, Esquire Mr. Guy L. Smith IV Edward J. Foster, Esquire J. Kendrick Wells III, Esquire From: M. Hurst Marshall Subj: Chicago, Illinois, Property Tax Increase San Diego, California Transit Ad Ban At the September 26 Policy Committee meeting, questions were raised about (1) recent action before the Chicago City Council on tax matters and (2) whether or not a new tobacco advertising ban ruling on modes of transportation had been initiated in San Diego. Listed below are responses to these questions. Chicago Taxes Attached is a newspaper clipping which outlines the Chicago City Council votes to raise the property tax $80 million in order to cover a shortfall in the 1987 budget. A 5-cents-a-gallon motor fuel tax was also approved and will raise as much as $27 million. During debate before the City Council, increases in the cigarette tax were not discussed. This is one of the few times we have been left out of budget discussions. San Diego Transit There are two major transit systems in San Diego City and County: the San Diego Transit Commission and the San Diego Trolley System. The Board of Directors of the San Diego Transit Commission has prohibited political, distilled spirits and tobacco advertising on all public buses since August 10, 1972. The San Diego Trolley System has accepted no advertising at all since its inception, but has prospectively (in case it does decide to sell C~o advertising) adopted a policy similar to that of the Transit ~ Commission. tV 2V C1? ~ ~

i f t 1 State Activities Policy Committee October 1, 1986 Page Two If you need MHM:sc Attachment CC: Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. additional information, Larry Bewley Samuel D. Chilcote Jr. K.v.R. Dey Jr Dale Florio Martin Ryan Haley K. Michael Irish Murray Jones please do not hesitate to call. Mr. William Kloepfer Jr. Mr. John Kochevar Mr. Robert J. Lewis Mr. William A. O'Flaherty Ernest Pepples, Esquire Stanley L. Temko, Esquire State Activities Staff