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city Council Meeting August 8, 1989
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 7860 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REQUEST BY THE
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR ADDITIONAL
LOCALLY BASED FEDERAL ANTI-DRUG RESOURCES
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has a major drug problem and
has inadequate federal resources to meet the crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
recognized the severi ty of the drug problem which
overburdened the local justice, educational and health
systems; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has requested that all cities
in the County adopt a resolution which recognizes that the area
has a major drug problem and needs additional federal resources,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City agrees and declares that the Federal
Government should reallocate resources, including personnel,
technology and funding of federal anti-drug enforcement agencies
to those areas of highest drug abuse and traff iCking activity,
particularly to those federal agency offices working in the
Los Angeles County area.
SECTION 2. The City agrees and declares that the Federal
Government should expedite implementation of the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988, targeting resources made available under the Act to
Los Angeles County to assist with local drug prevention,
education, health care, and law enforcement efforts.
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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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of August, 1989.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 7860(CCS)
was duly adopted by the city council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on August 8, 1989 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo , Finkel, Genser, Jennings,
Katz, Mayor Zane
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: Reed
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