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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999 087 CC RESO1999 087 CC RESO¹òw @˜YRESO 99-87 NOV 3 1999[H18 RESOLUTION NO.99-87 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALl FORNIA, DECLARING ITS SUPPORT OF THE REOPENING OF THE MODEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURTROOM AT CITRUS MUNICIPAL COURT WHEREAS, domestic violence is a complex social problem that affects each individual in society, either directly or indirectly, amounting in economic costs up to 3 to 5 billion dollars each year in medical costs, and WHEREAS, these costs are eventually passed on to the taxpayer through Medicare and other health agencies, and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a vicious cycle of abuse that originates in a lifestyle that is rooted in learned behavior and continues through generations of families, and WHEREAS, the prevalence of domestic violence-related cases at Citrus Court is higher then in any other judicial district in the Los Angeles County, and WHEREAS, the state recidivism rate is 15% and the award winning and respected Domestic Violence Model Court at Citrus Court has improved that recidivism rate to 2%, and WHEREAS, a model Domestic Violence Courtroom has one judge, one prosecutor and one public defender to handle all domestic violence cases, with the judge acting as a probation officer for consistency to keep abusers true to their sentences, and WHEREAS, the award winning, and respected domestic Violence Model Courtroom has been closed at Citrus Court, and WHEREAS, as a result Domestic Violence Cases at Citrus Court are now being assigned alphabetically to any judge, and not all of the judges have the adequate training in the handling of domestic violence cases, and WHEREAS, most prosecutors have no specialized training in prosecuting these cases, and WHEREAS, there are just two Victim Advocates at Citrus Court, and WHEREAS, the two Victim Advocates can only be present in two courtrooms at a time, yet many hearings may be occurring in other divisions simultaneously, resulting in a loss of vital victim support, and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a non-partisan issue that is of vital importance to families, and BIB] 37175-U01 RESO-U02 99-87-U02 NOV-U02 3-U02 1999-U02 LG1-U03 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1996-U03 FO2344-U03 DO2346-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 99-87-U05 NOV-U05 3-U05 1999-U05 BIB] 37425-U01 1999-U02 087-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LG1-U03 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1996-U03 FO2344-U03 DO2346-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 99-86-U05 NOV-U05 3-U05 1999-U05 1999 087 CC RESO¹òw @˜YRESO 99-87 NOV 3 1999[H18Resolution No. 99-87 WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, the LA District Attorney, California Senators Hilda Solis and Martha Escutia, Honorable Mayor Richard Riordan, and many other public officials support the re-opening of the court along with forty-five community organizations and religious groups, and the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, which received 28 letters to the editor, along with the support of hundreds of signatures on petitions to date, and WHEREAS, the District Attorney's Office offered Citrus Court whatever it needs in the way of experienced prosecutors and public defenders at a meeting called for by the L. A. County Board of Supervisors, after a motion asking Judge Treu, the presiding judge at Citrus Court, to reconsider a decision by the Citrus judges to close the Domestic Violence Courtroom. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That it is the will of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, that the respected Domestic Violence Courtroom at Citrus Municipal Court be reopened. SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 3rd day of November, 1999. ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 55. CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, City ClerkiDeputy 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 its regular meeting of the City Council held on November 3,1999, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Pacheco, Gair Mayor Pro Tern Van Cleave and Mayor Lozano NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None BIB] 37175-U01 RESO-U02 99-87-U02 NOV-U02 3-U02 1999-U02 LG1-U03 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1996-U03 FO2344-U03 DO2346-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 99-87-U05 NOV-U05 3-U05 1999-U05 BIB] 37425-U01 1999-U02 087-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LG1-U03 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1996-U03 FO2344-U03 DO2346-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 99-86-U05 NOV-U05 3-U05 1999-U05