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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Rick Gould
DATE: May 24, 2005
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
ON PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF
MINORS AND STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW FOR
SANTA CLARITA OFFENDERS
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve Resolution approving Council Policy Statement on Parental Responsibility
for the Actions of Minors and Strict Enforcement of the Law for.Santa Clarita residents.
BACKGROUND
At the request of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, a presentation
was made to the Commission on March 3, 20.05, on the subject of Graffiti Abatement and a
proposed Parental Responsibility Ordinance. Staff presented the history, current Ordinances, and
options for enhancing the penalties for graffiti and the practicality of the proposed Ordinance.
The Commission recommended unanimously that the City Council contact the Los Angeles
County District Attorney's Office and the Courts, requesting that maximum penalties under the
law be considered for graffiti violations in Santa Clarita. It was also recommended that a focus
be placed on the "parental responsibility" clauses detailed in the Los Angeles County
"Procedures for the Citation of Non -Detained Minors."
The Citation of Non -Detained Minors has the authority and legal powers to mandate parental
involvement and responsibility. This outcome is not achievable with a City Parental
Responsibility Ordinance that is "civil" in nature, and the Commission took no action on the
Proposed City Parental Ordinance.
Amid RP.O. __-05
The Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission expressed the importance of
communication between all agencies that deal with youth, including their parents, the schools,
law enforcement, the District Attorney's Office, the courts, and local youth agencies. The effort
should be coordinated and multifaceted if we are going to be successful in curbing graffiti and
other crimes in Santa Clarita.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Decline adoption of Resolution.
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution