HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-05-24 - RESOLUTIONS - PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (2)RESOLUTION NO. 05-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
ON PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF MINORS AND STRICT
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW FOR SANTA CLARITA OFFENDERS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita believes in providing parents
the necessary support and tools to assist in their parental responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita supports its youth, recognizes
that they have difficult choices at times, and helps provide the tools necessary to assist youth in
making the correct choices; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita supports the efforts of the
District Attorney's Office, Probation, Courts, Law Enforcement, and other agencies involved in
the adjudication of cases concerning Santa Clarita youth; and
WHEREAS, the "Procedures for the Citation of Non -Detained Minors," adopted by the
Juvenile Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, include all the
intervention, parental responsibilities, and youth accountabilities that were the original intent of
the City of Santa Clarita's Parental Responsibility Ordinance proposed in 1998-99; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita supports the continued
enforcement of the Los Angeles County Procedures for the Citation of Non -Detained Minors;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita supports and encourages strict
and appropriate sentencing for convicted vandals and felons from the Santa Clarita Valley.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Clarita will communicate with the officials at the
Sylmar Juvenile Court and San Fernando Court and request the maximum use of available
penalties for convicted vandals and felons from the Santa Clarita Valley; and
SECTION 2. The City of Santa Clarita will request the Courts to order parents of
convicted or troubled juveniles to attend parenting classes that will help them cope with their
responsibilities as parents; and
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24h day of May, 2005.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
)
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
)
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 24` day of May, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
Ferry, McLean, Weste, Kellar, Smyth
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEM 3ERS: None
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 05-50, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California on May 24, 2005, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
20_.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Coffman
Deputy City Clerk