HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002 015 CC RESO2002 015 CC RESO¹òw @˜ è RESOLUTION NO. 2002-015
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
OPPOSING THE EXPANSION OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PAROLE OFFICE
LOCATED AT 1837 W. BADILLO AVENUE, WEST COVINA
WHEREAS, the State Department of Corrections has determined to expand their
Parole Office located at 1837 Badillo Avenue, West Covina; 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 proposed expanded Parole Office would allow for the service of
more parolees than are currently being served by the office; and
WHEREAS, the proposed expanded 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 expansion of such Parole Office would be a continuing source of
unmitigatable concern for public safety, as well as psychological and emotional distress,
for ail 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, 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, and the planned Teen Center & Skate Park; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Correction has set an internal policy to
prevent the location of Parole offices by schools, and is defying their own policy in
proposing this expansion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park will work in close concert with neighboring
cities West Covina, Covina and irwindale), the County of Los Angeles, Baldwin Park
Unified School District, State elected officials, Congressional elected officials, other
public agencies/institutions and community individuals and organizations to oppose the
Parole Office expansion project; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Baldwin Park does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council vehemently opposes the expansion of the
State Parote Office located at 1837 Badillo Avenue, 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, and the planned Teen Center & Skate Park; and
SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby request the State Department
of Correction to change its decision regarding the expansion of the State Parole Office,
and to instead locate the Parole Office in a more appropriate environment; 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, City of West Covina, City of Covina, City of Irwindale, Baldwin Park
Unified School District, and the media print, television, radio, CATV, electronic data
and others);
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 30th day of January 2002.
L MA»%EL16'ZANO, 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 January 30, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Marlen Garcia, Ricardo Pacheco, Bill Van
Cleave, Mayor Pro Tern Linda Gair and Mayor
ManuelLozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ROSEMARY RAM^EZ, CMC
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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