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111 requirement. Mr. Toscano stated that he would reconsider the requirement in the future if the current problems on the Corner are corrected. Since Mr. Craifax had indicated that he was not willing to accept the permit as written, Council took no action on the cafe permit. RESOLUTION: SUPPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON WASHINGTON, D. C. On motion by Rev. Edwards, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, the resolution supporting the civil rights march on Washington, D. C. was approved by Council, with Ms. Daugherty absent° WHEREAS, August 28, 1993 marks the 30th anniversary of the historic civil rights march on Washington, D. C., led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and attended by more than 250,000 people~ and WHEREAS, the march was held to protest racism, violence and poverty, and to demand jobs and freedom; and WHEREAS, millions of Americans have continued Dr. King's quest for freedom, equality and the elimination of poverty for all people~ and WHEREAS, a march is again being held in support of jobs, justice and peace; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, hereby encourages local citizens to attend the August 28th march on Washington, D. C. or to otherwise support efforts to eliminate racial discrimination and poverty and to improve the qualify of life for all citizens. ORDINANCE: CIGARETTE TAX Mr. Hendrix explained that discussion had taken place during the budget process about instituting a cigarette tax and an ordinance has been prepared to institute such a tax. Ms. Rita Scott, Director of Finance, stated that the ~0.12 per pack tax would be sold in the form of a small stamp to cigarette distributors who will affix the stamp prior to selling to City retailers. A 5% discount for distributors is proposed. Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Scott stated that $260,000 in revenue had been budgeted in anticipation of the cigarette tax. Mr. Toscano noted that the revenue from the cigarette tax would be held in reserve and was not proposed to be expended at this time. Mr. Toscano added that the State could impose a cigarette tax and/or could restrict localities' ability to impose such a tax in the future. Ms. Slaughter stated that the cigarette tax was an effort by Council to diversify the City's tax base and lessen the overdependency on property taxes. Ms. Slaughter added that Council will see if the tax can be used to reduce the property tax burden next year. Mr. Toscano cautioned that the cigarette tax was not a tax to be relied on to be the same every year as cigarette use is decreasing and this needed to be taken into consideration when discussing lowering taxes. It was agreed that a public hearing on the cigarette tax would be held at the next meeting, prior to the second reading of the ordinance.