HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002 043 CC RESO2002 043 CC RESO ;¢f4 ¢ ð RESOLUTION NO. 2002-043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BALDWIN PARK REQUESTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RELOCATE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS PAROLE OFFICE LOCATED AT 1837 W.
BADILLO STREET IN WEST COVINA.
WHEREAS, the Baldwin Park City Council adopted Resolution 2002-015
opposing the proposed expansion of the Department of Corrections Parole Office
located at 1837 W. Badillo Street. West Covina; and
WHEREAS, a tetter dated March 25. 2002, indicates that the State Department
of Corrections has agreed to not expand the parole office located at 1837 W. Badillo
Street, West Covina and is willing to consider relocating the parole office to a more
appropriate location; and
WHEREAS, a State parolee is an individual with a criminal history, including
behavior that poses a threat to the general public; and
WHEREAS, parolees must travel through Baldwin Park and are likely to loiter in
and around the neighborhood of the office; and
WHEREAS, the parole office is located in a highly urbanized, residential area
with hundreds of residents living in close proximity and near several businesses; and
WHEREAS, the current parole office is a continuing source of unmitigatable
concern for public safety, as well as psychological and emotional distress, for all that
live. work, recreate, and attend school in the surrounding urbanized areas; and
WHEREAS, because the parole office is located in an urbanized land use
environment and the current location of the parole office is completely incompatible with
the surrounding uses, such as the residential properties, Baldwin Park High School, a
day care center, a planned teen center, and a planned skate park; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Corrections has set an internal policy to
prevent the location of parote offices by schools, and is defying their own policy in
allowing the current parote office to be located near Baldwin Park High School; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park will work in close concert with neighboring
cities West Covina. Covina. and Irwindate). the County of Los Angeles. Baldwin Park
Unifies School District. State elected officials, Congressional elected officials, other
public agencies/institutions, and community individuals and organizations to relocate the
parole office.
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City 5f
Baldwin Park odes hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council strongly desires to relocate the State
Parole Office located at 1837 W. Badillo Street. West Covina; and
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that. because the parole office is
located in an urbanized land use environment, the expansion of said office is completely
incompatible with the surrounding uses, such as the residential properties. Baldwin Park
High School, a day care center, a planned teen center, and a planned skate park; and
SECTION 3. The City Council will work with neighboring cities, school
districts, residents and the State Department of Corrections to identify a more
appropriate location for the parole office; and
SECTION 4. The City Council does hereby direct that copies of this
resolution be sent to the California Governor. Speaker of the Assembly. President Pro
Tern of the Senate, all State Assembly Members, all State Senators, Congresswoman
Solis, Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, all relevant State
Departments, the cities of Arcadia. Bradbury, Covina, Irwindate, La Puente, Monrovia,
Sierra Madre, West Covina, the school districts of Baldwin Park, Bassett, Covina.
Hacienda La Puente, Rowland. Walnut, West Covina, the Hadenda Heights
Improvement Association, and the media print, television, radio. CATV, electronic data
and others); and
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution
and shall forward a copy of the adopted resolution in the manner set forth above.
PASSED, ADOPTED. AND APPROVED this day of May 2002.
Mayor
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, ROSEMARY RAMIREZ. Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin Park do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the City council of the City of Baldwin Park at its regular meeting of the City Council
on May 1 2002, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bill Van Cteave, Linda Gair, Ricardo Pacheco.
Mayor Pro Tern Marten Garcia and Mayor
ManuelLozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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