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RESOLUTION NUMBER 8122 (CCS)
(City Counoil Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN AND COMMITMENT TO
THE SANTA XONICA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO PREVENT ALCOHOL AND
OTHER DRUG PROBLEMS
WHEREAS, the problems of alcohol and other drugs are a major
social problem affecting our community;
WHEREAS, in the 1989 "The Kids In Santa Monica: The Community
Speaks Out" it was reported that 44% of high school- and 38% of
middle school-age young people felt drug abuse is the greatest
threat to them;
WHEREAS, the 1989 report, liThe Kids In Santa Monica: An Action
Plan for the 1990 I sn in its Call to Action sets forth the
challenge that Santa Monica in the year 2000 be "a city that,
because of the efforts of the past decade, is more supportive of
youth than it was before and whose maj ors systems have been
modified or enhanced to address their needsll;
WHEREAS, the CLARE Foundation (hereinafter called "CLARE"), a
community based non-profit, has worked to reduce problems
associated with alcohol and other drugs for youth and adults in
our community since 1971;
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Community Partnership to Prevent
Alcohol and Other Drug Problems ((hereinafter called "Community
Partnership") is an unincorporated association of public and
private agencies united to plan and improve alcohol and other
drug prevention activities in the city of Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, CLARE and the Community Partnership have jointly agreed
to seek funding to support alcohol and other drug prevention
efforts;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
section 1. The City of Santa Monica agrees to be a partner
in the community Partnership.
section 2. The CLARE Foundation on behalf of the Community
Partnership and the City of Santa Monica is authorized to apply
for funding and administer any grant received from the Federal
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (hereinafter called nOSApu)
for the purposes of drug and alcohol abuse prevention.
section 3. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and
to execute all agreements and documents necessary to fulfill the
purposes of this Resolution.
Section 4. 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 30th day of October, 1990.
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Mayor Pro Tempore
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8l22(CCS)
was duly adopted by the city council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on October 30, 1990 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes:
Councilmembers:
Abdo, Genser, Katz, Reed, Mayor
Pro Tempore Finkel
Noes: Councilmembers:
none
Abstain: Councilmembers:
none
Absent: Councilmembers:
Jennings, Zane
ATTEST:
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