R10990City Council Meeting: September 13, 2016 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER "cA o (CCS)
City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
RECOGNIZING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS A LOCAL CONCERN AND DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO IMPLEMENT A HUMAN TRAFFICKING
AWARENESS AND ENFORCEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing criminal enterprises
in the United States as a nine -billion -dollar industry; and
WHEREAS, up to 17,500 victims are trafficked into the United States every year
and California is one of the top four trafficking destinations; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County is one of the top three points of entry into this
country for victims of slavery and trafficking; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County's diverse communities make it easier to hide
and move victims from place to place, making it difficult for law enforcement to locate
and help potential victims; and
WHEREAS, for victims facing fear and isolation, a poster with information on
human trafficking and hotline resources can be a lifeline; and
WHEREAS, businesses and establishments specified by research and experience
to be points of travel or work in human trafficking include the following: on -sale general
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public premises license under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; adult or sexually
oriented business; primary airport; intercity passenger rail station or light rail station; bus
station; truck stop; emergency room within a general acute care hospital; urgent care
center; privately operated job recruitment center; business or establishment offering
massage or bodywork services for compensation; and
WHEREAS, in April 2013, California Senate Bill 1193 added Section 52.6 to the
Civil Code, requiring the above specified businesses and other establishments to post a
notice of human trafficking telephone hotline numbers to seek help or report unlawful
activity; and
WHEREAS, one effect of the hotline posters is a 250 per cent increase in calls to
a local human trafficking hotline; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous businesses and establishments in the City of
Santa Monica that are targeted by Section 52.6; and
WHEREAS, the National Council of Jewish WomenlLos Angeles launched and
has managed the Human Trafficking Outreach Project since 2014, training nearly 500
volunteers who conduct outreach to businesses and establishments mandated to
display the hotline poster throughout Los Angeles County, and the City Attorney's Office
is partnering with NCJWILA to increase volunteer outreach and support for SB 1193
implementation in the City of Santa Monica; and
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WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office has worked with NCJW/LA and the City of
Santa Monica's Commission on the Status of Women to develop an awareness and
enforcement plan for Section 52.6; and
WHEREAS, staff proposes that the City Attorney's Office use Section 52.6's
requirements to implement a new citywide Human Trafficking Outreach Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The issue of human trafficking is a serious one for Los Angeles
County and the City. The City Attorney's Office shall implement a new Human Trafficking
Outreach Project that promotes and enforces California Civil Code Section 52.6's notice
requirements.
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 13th day of September, 2016.
I, Lisa Pope, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 10990 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the
Santa Monica City Council held on the 13th day of September, 2016, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Davis, Himmelrich, O'Day, O'Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem Winterer, Mayor Vazquez
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Lisa Pope, Assistat t City Clerk