HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 172 CC RESO RESOLUTION NO. 2017-172
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORT OF THE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE DRIVER ACT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park is committed to
providing the best quality of life possible for all its residents; and
WHEREAS, according to a report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, car
crashes rank among the leading causes of death in the United States. Previous studies
done by the foundation have found that approximately one in five fatal crashes in the
United States involve an unlicensed driver; and
WHEREAS, every resident of the City of Baldwin Park has a stake in ensuring
that our highways and roads are safe; and
WHEREAS, a California State issued Driver's License is the best method to
ensure that Baldwin Park drivers and all state residents know the rules of the road and
are properly trained; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Baldwin Park to ensure that all
residents who are driving on the City's roads are properly trained and have valid
insurance; and
WHEREAS in 2013 the state legislature enacted AB 60: The Safe and
Responsible Driver Act. Effective January 1, 2015, the Act aimed to make our roads
safer by providing the opportunity for all residents, regardless of immigration status, to
obtain a driver's license that was economically fair and accessible to everyone. AB 60
further provided for a form of identification that did not put people at risk of detention
and deportation and respected the confidentiality of personal information.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Baldwin Park extends its continuing support for application and enforcement AB 60: The
Safe and Responsible Driver Act within the City of Baldwin Park and throughout the
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state to insure that all California drivers are properly licensed and operating lawfully
under the laws of the State of California.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 15th day of February, 2017.
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MA - LOZANO
YOR
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK )
I, ALEJANDRA AVILA, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of
February, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Baca, Garcia, Lozano, Pacheco, Rubio
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTA : COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
/Ad
ALE AND'/A AVILA
CITY CLERK