R-10019
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City Council Meeting 2-22-05
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10019 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COASTAL ERUV
COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF AN ERUV
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Coastal Eruv Committee has approached Los
Angeles County and the City of Santa Monica to request their assent to the creation of
an eruv; and
WHEREAS, an eruv allows Orthodox Jews with impaired mobility or very young
children to attend synagogue without violating the Talmudic prohibition against pushing
or carrying heavy objects outside the home on the Sabbath; and
WHEREAS, an eruv does this by creating a designated area which is considered
to be an extension of the home; and
WHEREAS, once an eruv is created, congregation members may, for instance,
push baby carts, wheelchairs and walkers to and from the synagogue within the
boundaries of the eruv; and
WHEREAS, the proposed eruv would encompass the area to the south of the
Santa Monica freeway and east of the beach, would be delineated by stringing thin
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filament on existing structures, and would not necessitate the building or erection of any
new structures or poles; and
WHEREAS, the creation of the eruv would serve the public welfare by allowing
many members of the community to freely exercise their religious beliefs,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica will cooperate in the Los Angeles Coastal
Eruv Committee's creation of an eruv.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a licensing
agreement allowing the Los Angeles Coastal Eruv Committee to string filament on
existing poles, fences and buildings to create the eruv.
SECTION 3. 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 22nd day of February, 2005.
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I Pam O'Connor, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 10019 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 22nd day of February, 2005, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Katz, Bloom,
Genser, Holbrook, McKeown
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: Shriver
ATTEST:
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