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CC - 2000-09 - Supporting prop 150 •. 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 { w • 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 877 � NANCY VALDERRAMA AGENDA-CERTIFY