HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020.079 - (06-16-20) RESOLUTION NO. 2020.079
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING
AB 1196 (GIPSON) WHICH SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF
CHOKEHOLDS AND CAROTID RESTRAINTS STATEWIDE BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
WHEREAS, the Lynwood City Council is in support of policy changes to protect all
citizens and ensuring transparency in law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, AB 1196 will create a uniform statewide policy on carotid restraints
and ensure that this procedure can no longer be improperly applied on Californians; and
WHEREAS, the carotid restraint is one of the most commonly used strangleholds.
To perform this hold, a peace officer applies pressure on either side of the windpipe—but
not on the windpipe itself—to slow or stop the flow of blood to the brain via the carotid
arteries.
WHEREAS, AB 1196 is a priority for this Council; and
WHEREAS, the Lynwood City Council believes that public trust and confidence in
the fair and efficient operation of public safety is vital to the success of this city and
believes that adoption of this new policy will contribute to the safety and well-being of the
community; and
WHEREAS, recent police-involved fatalities of unarmed Black Americans have
brought issues of police reform into the national spotlight and policy makers are calling
for major changes to police conduct; and
WHEREAS, while law enforcement agencies play an important role in protecting
public safety, it is imperative that reforms be made to protect the lives of civilians that they
encounter. Because of this, AB 1196 is being introduced to ensure improper restraints
can no longer be used on Californians statewide; and
WHEREAS, fundamentally changing use of force polices can dramatically reduce
the number of people killed by police in America.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Lynwood City Council strongly condemns the killings of George Floyd
and Breonna Taylor, and stands against racism, discrimination, and reckless activity
within police agencies that lead to such atrocities and erode trust.
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Section 2. The City Council understands legislation alone will not heal the wounds
George Floyd and other unnecessary deaths has caused, prohibiting the carotid restraint
will create uniformity across the state and ensure that it will no longer be improperly
applied on Californians.
Section 3. The City Council is in support of AB 1196, which seeks to eliminate the use
of chokeholds and carotid restraints statewide by law enforcement.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and hereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2020.
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Aide Castro, Mayor
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Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Noel Tapia, Jose 0 -'teotl,
City Attorney City Manager
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at its
regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall of the City on the 16th day of June, 2020 and
passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS SANTANA, SOLACHE AND MAYOR CASTRO
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER ALATORRE AND MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA
ABSENT: NONE
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aria Quinonez,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City Council
of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of Resolution No. 2020.079 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 16th day of June, 2020.
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Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk '
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