Resolution No. 84521
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RESOLUTION NO. 8452
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CITIZENS OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (COPS) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Assembly bill 1913 (AB 1913)(Cardenas) was
chaptered into law on September 7, 2000 for supplemental local law
enforcement funding pursuant to the bill; and
WHEREAS, AB 1913 provides $100,000,000 statewide for the
Citizens for Public Safety (COPS) Program; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles has established a
Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Fund (SLESF) in accordance with
Section 30061 of the Government Code to receive AB 1913 funds which
have been allocated for use in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon participates in the COPS Program
and receives its share of any funds available for the purpose of
ensuring public safety; and
WHEREAS, the City has established its own Supplemental Law
Enforcement Service Fund (SLESF) in accordance with Section 30061 of
the Government Code; and
WHEREAS, by minute order on September 5, 2001, the City
Council of the City of Vernon authorized the Police Department to
procure equipment to deter juvenile crime utilizing the COPS grant
funds in order to improve frontline municipal police services and
enhance the effectiveness of its officers; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 823 (AB 823)(Poochigian) was
chaptered into law on April 8, 2002 amending Sections 30061 and 30063
of the Government Code relating to law enforcement funding; and
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WHEREAS, AB 823 provides that funds received be expended no
later than June 30 of the following fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated May 25, 2004, Bruce V. Malkenhorst,
City Administrator/City Clerk, recommended that the Police Department
be authorized to proceed with the purchase of equipment in support of
the City's new E 9-1-1 system to improve the Department's ability to
respond to emergency calls for service by using COPS grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing to
consider funding requests from the Chief of Police to use COPS grant
funds by June 30, 2005 for frontline law enforcement needs, including
but not limited to personnel, equipment and programs and shall
determine each submitted request as required by AB 823 in order to
enhance the effectiveness of its officers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
Ifinds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
directs that the City maintain its own Supplemental Law Enforcement
Service Fund (SLESF) as required by AB 823 and State law pursuant to
Government Code Sections 30061 and 30063.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon finds
that all persons have had the opportunity to be heard or to file
written comments to the expenditure of COPS grant funds provided by AB
823, and after due consideration of any and all evidence submitted at
the public hearing determines that there are compelling reasons to
justify the expenditure of COPS grant funds for the equipment
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1 requested by the Chief of Police.
2 SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
3 requests that the City's share of the funding be allocated to SLESF
4 for purposes of front line law enforcement needs.
5 SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
6 directs the City Clerk, or his designee, to send a copy of this
7 Resolution to:
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Ms. Yolanda Reyes
9 SLESF Oversight Committee
500 West Temple Street, Room 740
10 Los Angeles, CA 90012
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12 SECTION 6: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
13 certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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15 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of June, 2004.
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EONIS C. MALB -I G, May r
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19 ATTEST:
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
8452, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a
regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Wednesday, June 2,
2004, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of
Vernon.
(SEAL)
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
CITY OF VERNON )
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
ss
I, Manuela Giron, Assistant to the Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the
City of Vernon do hereby certify that I had, on the 20th of May 2004,
posted one (1) copy of:
Notice of Public Hearing - To consider the expenditure of
Citizens Options for the Public Safety (COPS) funds provided
through the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.
At the following place, to wit: on the bulletin board in the lobby of
the City Hall of the City of Vernon located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue,
in said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed
and published in 15
City of Vernon.
Date:�v`�
Manuela Giron
Assistant to the Chief Deputy City Clerk
State of California )
) ss
County of Los Angeles) \ �n
On before me,
Notary Public
personally appeared V6\QQ., C' t �i
Personally known to me (or known to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence) to be the person(xj whose name(e is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that ke/she/tlnrey executed the
same in k-±-S/her/the-rr^authorized capacity, and that by hzis/her/t-heir
signaturecs10, on the instrument the personks� , or the entity upon
behalf of which the person(4< acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
VRIA MMEDA
commission # 146MI3
.� Notary Public - CaNtomio
Los Angeles County
My comm. Expkes Apt 2, 200s
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
CITY OF VERNON )
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
ss
I, Sharon Johnson, Deputy City Treasurer, of the City of Vernon do
hereby certify that I did, on the 20th of May 2004, post two (2) copies
of:
Notice of Public Hearing - To consider the expenditure of
Citizens Options for the Public Safety (COPS) funds provided
through the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.
On each of the following places, to wit: at the northwest corner of
38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue and the northeast corner of Leonis
Blvd. and Pacific Blvd., all in said City, there being no newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon.
Date: L21( 0 -�r-..
Sharon JoYmso
Deputy City Treasurer
State of California )
) ss
County of Los Angeles)
On,,.�N� 2C*51� before me,
Notary Public
personally appeared �� Im 0 A
Personally known to me (or known to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the
same in his/her/their authorized capacity, and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon
behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
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GLORIA MOLLEDA
Commkssion #E 1480313
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Los m9w" County [
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