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RESOLUTION NO. 00 -09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 15
THE CRIME LABORATORIES CONSTRUCTION BOND ACT
WHEREAS, forensic laboratories collect, preserve, scientifically analyze and interpret
physical evidence for law enforcement and prosecutors to present in court;
and
WHEREAS, most crime laboratories in California are out -of -date and in disrepair, and
without updated technology evidence and cases may be compromised or
delayed. In some cases this can result in the release of violent criminals,
giving them opportunity to prey on other victims; and
WHEREAS, if approved, Proposition 15, the Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act,
will generate millions of 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 of Los Angeles and will
be shared by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's 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 $220,000,000 for the
construction of new local forensic laboratories and the remodeling of existing
local forensic laboratories.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Proposition 15, the Crime Laboratories
Construction Bond Act, is hereby endorsed by the City Council of the City of Rosemead,
and voters are encouraged to vote on March 7, 2000, in favor of Proposition 15.
DONE THIS 22'" DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000.
- ATTEST:
CITY CLE {
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2000 -09 being:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 15, THE CRIME LABORATORIES CONSTRUCTION
BOND ACT
was duly adopted at a Regular Meeting of the Rosemead City Council on the 22ND day of
February, 2000, 1999, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
CLARK, BRUESCH, IMPERIAL, VASQUEZ, TAYLOR
NOES:
NONE
ABSTAIN:
NONE
ABSENT:
NONE
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NANCY VALDERRAMA
AGENDA-CERTIFY