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Home My Public Portal About2853 (10-07-58) RESOLUTION N0. 2853 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY . OF LYTIWOOD, CALIFORNIA „ RE�aUESTING THE IMMEDIATE , ESTABLISHMENT.OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION FOR A SUPERIOR COURT SERVING THE SOUTHEYTST.AREA AND ' SUPPORTING THE MULTI-JUDGE REGIONAL SUPERIOR " COURT PLAN. WHEREAS, felony criminal matters arising in the City of Lynwood have been and are now processed at the County Seat to the great inconvenience of the residents of this City and. the consequent loss of efficiency in the operation of the Police Department of this City, and ' WHEREAS, the City Council.of this City is desirous of having felony crirriinal jurisdiction extended to a court within eithar the present existing Compton Branch Department or South Gate Branch Department, and WHGREAS, the Judoes of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County have now proposed the division of the County of Lo� Angeles into a number of Superior'Court districts in each of which would be located. a multi-department regional Superior Court to serve such district; that in defining such districts, sa'id Judges propose that present population, as well as estimated future population, topo- graphy, highways, transportation facilities, etc., be controllin� rather than the existing boundary lines of cities loeated within such districts; that each of such districts shall have'a population of not less than j00,000 people in order tha.t such regional courts might operate with at least three full-time judges, thereby effecting � the economies resulting from the use of such multi-department regional courts, and WHEREAS, in 1g53 the population of the area now served by the Compton Branch Department and the South Gate Branch Department - of the.Superior Court (as disclosed by "A Survey of Metropolitan Trial Courts Los Angeles Area" (i954).; prepared by James G. Holbrook) was 190,000 and j10,000, respectively, or a total of 500,U00, and � WHEREAS, said Superior Court has recommended. that its' program be accomplished with as little disturbance of exis•ting �_1_ • \ . . facilities as reasonably possible, having in mind the overall long- ' term objectives" of locating multi-department branch courts in strategic areas throughout the County, and further that the location and ade- quacy of facilities proposed by the Board of Supervisors for branch courts be approved in advance by a majority of the Judges' of the Superior Court, and ' WHEREAS, aaid Superior Court has requested the Board of Supervisors to cause a study to be made of the entire County with a view to defining such districts and specifying the general location of such multi-department regional cour.ts in strategic areas throughout . the County, and further that the location and adequacy of facilities proposed by the Board. of Supervisors for branch courts be approved � in advance by a ma.jority of the Judges of the Superior Court, and WI�REAS, said Superior Court has requested. the Board of . Supervisors to cause a study to be made oi the entire County with a view to defining such districts and specifying the general loc'ation -- of such,multi'-department regional courts, and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has such a s'tudy to be made by the Chief Administrative Officer and the staff of the Regicnal Planning,Commission of the County of Los Angeles, and ' WHEREAS, in addition to the study being made at the request of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, a Committee of the State Legislature is also studying the ques'tion of branch courts throughout the State with a view.to legislation on the subject, and WHEREAS, the Plan as outlined by the Judges of the Superior' Court is to establish a judicial district comprising generally the present existing territory of the Compton and South Gate Branch Depart- ments,- excepting, however, the City of Vernon, the City of Gardena, and that,portion of the present existing Compton Department as lies North of the Compton City limit and West of Alameda, gener.ally referred. to as the Firestone Park District, an�, in addition thereto, Santa Fe Springs,'Whittier, and Montebello, and, WHEREAS, the City o£ Gardena has requested that it be` included in the South Bay District,. and -2- WHEREAS, the City of Vernon has requested that it be included in the propo�ed Southeast District, and GTHEREAS, the City of Compton has requested tha,t the terrif,ory of the existing Compton Department, ezcepting, however, the City of - Gardena, be included in the Southeast District, and , WHEREAS, the City oi Lynwood is partly in the Compton Branch Department and partly in the South Gate Branch Department, and WHEREAS, this City Council is in accord with the Plan as � � outlined by the Judges oi the Superior Court and desires to join the City Councils o£ the other cities of ttle Southeast Area of this County in urging the'B'oard of Superyisors to put su'ch Plan into operation at ' r the earlies't possible time consistent with the development of a proper plan, and WHEREAS, this City Council desires to request the �ud�es of the Superior Court to extend felony criminal jurisdiction to the Compton and South�Gate'Braneh Departments of the Superior Court on an interim baais pending the completion of the studies now'being made, it being understood that should such 9tudies indicate that the _logical location or locations for multi-jud.ge re�ional courts to serve the . Southesst Area should Ue at a place or places within the area other than the City of Compton on the City of South Gate, that as and when the facilities for such multi-department regional courts have been constructed at such location or �locations, the exercise of criminal jurisdiction be transferred to such locations'; NOW, TI�REFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNLd00D DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOti9S: Section l. The City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereb,� express its approval, in principle, of the multi-judge regional superior court plan as proposed by the Judges of the Superior Court , and requests that all agencie� participating in the d.evelopment of the proposed. Plan, give this City, and all cities in the County, an opportunity to be heard at every state in the development of such Plan. . Ser_tion 2. Pending the completion of such study and the ' deterrnination`of such location or locations that the Superior Court � -3- be urged to utilize without delay the facilities now available in the Court Buildings in the City of Compton and in the City of South Gate, to serve the Southeast area in criminal felony matters on an interim basis. Section 'J. That such use of the facilities at Compton or South Gate be understood to be upon an interim basis pending the development of permanent facilities should such stud.y and action of the Board fix a location or locations for such regional courts at some place or places other than at the present Branch Court facility in the City of Compton or the City of South Gate. Section 4. That this City Council places itself on record as supporting the view that the understand.able local civic pride of the people of each city in the Southeast Area of the County and their desire to have branch courts located within their own communities, must be subordinated to the general welfare of the people of the area as a whole in ord.er that the eubstantial tax savings may be effected and the efficiency of court operation advanced through the ultimate centralization of Superior Court operations at one or more centrally located multi-d.epartment regional court to serve the entire area, and that pending such development, that the existing court facilities in the City of Compton or the City of South Gate be utilized to the fullest extent possible.on an interim bas'is. Section 5. That four duly certified copies of this Resolution be delivered to the City Attorney of this City, to present such copies to the person who has been designated as emissary of the Cities of the proposed Southeast District to present such copies in a group, one set to be delivered to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, one set to be delivered to the Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Los Angeles, one set to be delivered to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court o£ the County of Los Angeles, and one set to be delivered to the Executive Director of the interim Judiciary Committee o£ the Legislature of the State of California. Section 6. That the City Clerk shall certif'y to the ' ad.option of this Resolution and the same shall thenceforth and -4- thereafter be in full force and effect. �-� `�. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 7th aay of October 1958. r T� MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD A T: . � , -5- i , . f STATE OF CALIFORN7A ) COUNTY OF L09 ANGELEBo ea CITY OF LYNWOOD � I„ the undereigned, City Clerk of the •Ci'�y of Lynwood do hereby certify that the above and foregoing reeolution was.drzly adopted by the City Council of aaid City at a� regular meeting thereof held in the Cit,q Hall of said City, on the 7th 3ay �� October , 19�8, and paseed . by the Pollowing voteo AYESo COUNCILMEN En�lish, Finch." Pender, � Rowe. Summe'rs. NOEBo COUNCILMEN None. • '� � _� : • ABSENTo COUNCILMEN � None. �. � � �.. �= � �"� r - ,,� �;. % �".� _ ', "_, .' �' Y CLE e C TY OF LYNWOOD c' 1` STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANCELES� ss. CITY OF LYNWOOD ) 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 7th day o£ October , z9 58 > and pa'ssed by the following votea AYES: COUNCTLMEN � iish, Finch. Pender. �towr y �ummers NOES: COUNCILMEN None. . ABSENT: COUNCILMEN T1one. . N!. Ch P1ELL C I GLERf�, L1�TY d L�I� OpD — isr�L) STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES: ss. CITY OF LYNWOOD ) T, the undersigned, City Clerk o£ the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio 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. �853 on file in my office and that said Resolution wa's adopted on the date - and by the vote therein stated. Dated this $ba da f C o 2 , i9 58 . ' i CITY C ER , C L N OOD J " �° . BRANCH COURTS Recommendations of the Branch Courts Committee Los Angeles Superior Court The Branch Courts Committee of the Los Angeles Superior Court respectfully submits the following recommendations to the Advisory Committee appointed by the Joint Judiciary Committee of the California Legislature 6n Adminiatration of Justice: 1. That the County of Los Angeles be divided into a limited number of Superior Court districts in such manner as to afford the greatest convenience to the public. That in defining such districts, present population, as well as estimated future population, topography, highways, transportation facilities, etc. be controlling rather than the existing boundary lines of cities loc.�ted within such districts. That each of such districts have a population of not less than 300,000 people in order to limit the number o£ single department branch courts and to provide for a greater number of more efficient and more economical multi- department regional courts. �"`� 2. That the division of the County into Superior Court districts be delegated to the Board of Supervisors of the County as was done by the Legislature in the reorganization of Municipal and Justice Courts. 3. That the foregoing program be accomplished with as little disturbance of existing facilities as reasonably possible, having in mind the over-all long-term ob,jective of locating multi-department branch courts in strategic areas throu�hout the County. 4. That the location and adequacy of facilities pro- ; posed by the Board of Supervisors for branch courts shall be approved in advance by a ma,jority of the ,�udgea of the Superior Court, Branch Courts Committee Superior Court, Los Angeles County Jesse J. Frampton, Chairman Philip H. Richards Fred Miller Orlando H. Rhodes Eugene P. Fay McIntyre Faries Walter H, Odemar �= „ . �STIP�TED POPULATION LOS ASIG�LES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICTS - (P�oundaries as e,xisting April 1953) JAPNARY 1957 - 1975 DIS,TfiICT JA�NARY 19C7 19 Evrbanlc• 266,000 37p,000 Compton I�_90,000 >48;000 Glendale 178,000 , 226,000 Inglewood � 506,000 564,000 Long Beach , 592,000 728,000 Los Angeles 1,297,000 1,$59,000 Pasadena 483,000 571,000 Pomona 359,000 1,115,000 San Fernando 1�.78,000 2,150,000 Santa Nionica 442,000 810,000 South Gate 310,000 - 359,000 L'os :!ngeles Count3 'j,401,000 9,000,000 , I Los Aneele� County Re�ional Plaruiing Coi�unission : Revised P:ay 6, 1958 r ESTIMATED POPULATION LOS ANGELES COTJNTY PROPOSED SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICTS � JANUARY 1957 ^ 1975 DISTRICT JANUARY 1957 1975 Harbor 632,000 747,000 � southoast 729,000 885,000 . south say 640,000 705,000 wo�t B$ 449,000 � aie,000 Centra7. 1,288,000 1,506�000 ' East San Gabriol Valley 355, 1,127,000 Northeast 564,OOG 692,000 San Fernando Valley 699,000 ",676,000 Antelope Valloy . 000 8L4,�000 � TOTAL 5�401�000 9,000;000 Los Angeles County ,' Reg3.ona1 Plannin$ Commission xevisea Juiy 22, 1958