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CIty Council Meeting 07/13/99
Santa MOnica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9421
(City Council Senes)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN
SUPPORT OF THE PASSAGE OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1415 WHICH PROVIDES
PERMANENT FUNDING FOR L A IMPACT AND L A CLEARINGHOUSE
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1415 will proVide 174 million dollars to permanently
fund and maintain L A IMPACT (124 million dollars) and L A Clearinghouse (5 million
dollars), which are two maJor narcotIcs enforcement, gang, and crime suppression
demonstration projects that have been partially funded by short-term federal grants and
individual mUnicipal law enforcement agencies, and
WHEREAS, L A IMPACT and LA Cleannghouse work together to maintain a
strong focus and Impact In suppressing Illegal narcotiCS, gangs, and other cnmlnal
activity by proVIding key law enforcement support for more than 50% of California's
population reSiding In Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San BernardIno CountIes,
and
WHEREAS, these four counties are ground zero for California's drug problems
and are the manufacturing and dIstribution pOint for most drugs In the State, and
WHEREAS, the protection of the publiC from Illegal narcotiCS, gangs and other
cnmmal activity In IndIVidual Cities IS a high prlonty for L A IMPACT and LA
Clearinghouse, and
WHEREAS, L A IMPACT is a task force of approxImately 71 expertly trained
officers representing 32 agencies who are properly eqUipped and coordmated, and has
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responded to and remains ready to respond to any city In Los Angeles County
requesting assistance on cnme problems In theIr community, and
WHEREAS, since 1991, among other efforts, L A IMPACT has made 2,225
arrests, seized over 30,000 kilos of cocaine, 3,887 pounds of methamphetamine and
recovered 1,174 handguns, nfles and shotguns, and
WHEREAS, LA Cleannghouse proVides vital long-term cnme trend analYSIS and
coordinates informatIon between L A IMPACT and other local, state and federal law
enforcement agencies to Identify emerging drug threats and activities of drug cartels to
faCIlitate a pro-active law enforcement strategy, and
WHEREAS, LA Cleannghouse proVIdes cntlcal protection for front line law
enforcement personnel that Virtually eliminates officer-on-officer conflicts dUring
undercover narcotics operations, and
WHEREAS, L A Cleannghouse prOVides Important post seizure eVIdence
analYSIS and tnal support for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino
counties for complex prosecutions relating to Illegal narcotics, gangs, homicides and
kidnapping, etc
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 The City Council of the City of Santa MOnica strongly supports and
endorses Assembly 8111 1415 (Margett) sponsored by the Los Angeles County Police
ChIefs' ASSOCiation
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SECTION 2 The City Council of the CIty of Santa MOnica hereby directs Staff to
contact the appropnate legislators for their support
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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MAk'SHA Jc$NES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 13th of July, 1999
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l Pam O'Connor, Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certIfy that
the foregoing ResolutIon 9421 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 13th of July, 1999, by the following vote
Ayes Council members
Femsteln, McKeown, Rosenstein, Bloom,
Holbrook, Mayor O'Connor
Noes Coun~lmembe~
None
Abstain Council members
None
Absent Council members
Mayor Pro Tem Genser
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, City Clerk