R-9835
RESOLUTION NUMBER
9835
(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
,
CALIFORNIA REFUSING TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO'S
POSITION IN THE LAWSUIT BARDEN V. CITY OF SACRAMENTO
WHEREAS the City of Santa Monica values the contribution of people with
disabilities to society and supports the efforts of the disability community to
overcome long-entrenched social, institutional, and physical barriers to equal
access for people with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica believes that, as a matter of law and
as a matter of sound public policy, cities have an obligation to make ongoing,
reasonable efforts to ensure that sidewalks are accessible to people with
disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sacramento, in its appeal to the United States
Supreme Court in Barden v. City of Sacramento, argues that the Americans with
Disabilities Act does not require cities to maintain accessible sidewalks; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sacramento has asked other cities to support the
appeal,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
HEREBY RESOLVES THAT:
Section 1. The City Of Santa Monica joins the City and County of San
Francisco, the County of Los Angeles, and the Cities of Los Angeles, Oakland,
Berkeley, and Chico, in respectfully refusing to support the City of Sacramento's
appeal to the United States Supreme Court in Barden v. City of Sacramento.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution;
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 25th day of February, 2003.
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I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9835 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 25th of February, 2003,
by the following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Feinstein, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Genser,
O'Connor
Noes:
Council members: Mayor Bloom
Abstain: Council members: Holbrook
Absent: Council members: Katz
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, Ci Clerk