HomeMy Public PortalAbout2000.024 (02-15-00)RESOLUTION NO. 2000.24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD SUPPORTING
PROPOSITION 15 THE- HERTZBERG-POLANCO CRIME LABORATORIES
CONSTRUCTION BOND ACT OF 1999
WHEREAS, forensic laboratories collect, preserve, scientifically analyzes and interprets physical
evidence and its presentation in court; and
WHEREAS, most crime laboratories in California are out-of-date, in disrepair and lack updated
technology; and
WHEREAS, without updated technology evidence cannot be processed fast enough. In some
cases this can result in the release: of murderers, rapists and other violent.criminals, giving them
opportunity to prey on other victims; and
WHEREAS, crime. laboratories have such a backlog of cases that trials often have to be delayed;.
and
WHEREAS, taxpayers can save money by shortening the time it takes to bring cases to trial; and
WHEREAS, if approved, Proposition 15, the Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act, will
generate $95 million dollars toward the funding of a new state-of-the-art Los Angeles County regional
crime laboratory/forensic science teaching facility on the campus of California State University at Los
Angeles and will be shared by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, Los Angeles Police
Department, California Highway Patrol, and other police agencies; and
WHEREAS, The new regional laboratory will provide critical working space to enhance the most
advanced scientific analysis of forensic evidence, ensuring that investigators can examine critical
evidence that has not been compromised due to severe overcrowding and overwhelming backlogs; and
WHEREAS, The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department has requested the support of
Proposition 15, a bond measure that will generate $220 million for the construction of new local forensic
laboratories and the remodeling of existing local forensic laboratories.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOW: ,
SECTION 1. That the City Council, endorses Proposition 15, the Crime Laboratories
Construction Bond Act,
SECTION 2. That the City Council encourages voters to vote on March 7, 2000 in favor of
Proposition 15.
SECTION 3. That the City Council directs the City Manager or his designee to submit an
informational video provided by Sheriff Leroy Baca to the local cable company to run as a community
information segment.
SECTION 4. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
-PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of February ,.2000.
ATTEST:
Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
APPROV D AS TO FORM:
C" ttorney
Louis Byrd, MAYO
City of Lynwood
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Ralph .Davis, III, City Manag. Davis, III, City er
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 a regular meeting
thereof held in the City Hall of said City on the day 15th, February , 2000, and passed by
the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN REA, REYES, RICHARDS, BYRD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMAN SANCHEZ
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood
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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 forgoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 2000.24 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on the
date and by the vote therein stated. r
Dated this 15th day of February 2000
City Clerk, City of Lynwood
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