HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-10-10 - AGENDA REPORTS - ILLEGAL FIREWORK ACTIVITY (2)0
Agenda Item: 6
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
Q:° AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
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CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: 1
DATE: October 10, 2017
SUBJECT: REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CITATION OF
THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR ILLEGAL
FIREWORK ACTIVITY
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Jerrid McKenna
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City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to offer a reward in the amount of
$500 for information leading to the citation of the person or persons responsible for illegal
firework activity.
BACKGROUND
At the request of Councilmember McLean at the July 11, 2017, City Council meeting, the City of
Santa Clarita (City) would like to offer a $500 reward in the hope that a person(s) will come
forth with any valuable information that may lead to the citation(s) of the person or persons
responsible for illegal firework activity in the City.
Each year the City works closely with the local Sheriffs Station to ensure additional staffing is in
place to enforce illegal firework activity and educate the community of the potential dangers
related to illegal firework activity. These strategies and actions are typically implemented around
the 4th of July and New Year holidays when firework activity is most likely to occur. After
deploying additional resources the night of 4th of July and widespread communication the weeks
leading up to the holiday, enforcement efforts were still ineffective in 2017 with only eight
citations issued and a large volume of complaints from community members received by the
City.
According to the City's adopted reward policy, at the discretion of the City Council, the City
may offer a reward pursuant to Government Code Section 53069.5. Since the inception of this
policy in November 1996, the City has on occasion offered rewards in order to help facilitate the
solving of a crime. This policy is being reused to include this provision. According to the policy,
rewards for certain crimes are offered only at the approval of the City Council.
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For the purpose of this specific crime, illegal firework activity, the reward(s) will be distributed
only to those who provide information which leads to the successful citation of the individual(s)
committing the crime. The Santa Clarita Sheriffs Station will notify the City should a citation be
written with the help of contributors providing information. The contributor(s) will then be
contacted by the City to collect their reward. In the event of multiple contributors of information,
the reward amount can be divided by the City in the manner it shall deem appropriate.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Rewards will be paid from current budgets.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 17 -
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A REWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 FOR
INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CITATION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ILLEGAL FIREWORK ACTIVITY
WHEREAS, this crime violates Santa Clarita Municipal Code, section 9.60.030.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council at the regular meeting of October 10, 2017,
establishes a reward for information leading to the citation of the person or persons responsible
for firework activity.
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53069.5, the City of Santa Clarita
(City) does hereby offer a reward of $500 for information leading to the citation(s) of the person
or persons responsible for firework activity. hi the event of multiple contributors of information,
the reward amount shall be divided by the City in the manner it shall deem appropriate.
SECTION 2. Claims for rewards under this section shall be filed with the City. The City
shall resolve claims in the manner which it deems appropriate.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this th day of 2017.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do herby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting, thereof, held on the th day of 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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CITY CLERK
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