HomeMy WebLinkAbout5547_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 5547
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER,
CONTAINING ADULT AND JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES, IN THE HIGH DESERT
BY THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF GARY PENROD.
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands, California is a municipal corporation, duly
organized and existing under the laws and Constitution of the State of California, and;
WHEREAS, Gary S. Penrod is the Sheriff of San Bernardino County, and;
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department is charged with
enforcing the law and maintaining detention/corrections facilities in San Bernardino County,
and;
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department currently operates
Sheriffs stations and jail facilities throughout the county, and;
WHEREAS, the Sheriffs Department currently houses over 1000 adult inmates from
the high desert region in San Bernardino County jails, and must transport more than 200
adults and juveniles back and forth from all areas of the desert region to the San Bernardino
Valley area for booking and/or court appearances on a daily basis, and;
WHEREAS, the desert region currently has no specialized Sheriffs Department
services, such as those provided by the Homicide, Crimes Against Children and Narcotics
units, and;
WHEREAS, the only juvenile hall in San Bernardino County, located in the City of
San Bernardino, has a capacity of 236 and, being at full capacity, is therefore unable to accept
some 80 to 100 juvenile felons per month, and;
WHEREAS, the population of San Bernardino County has more than quadrupled since
the original Juvenile Hall was built in 1955 and the rate of violent juvenile crime is
increasing, and;
WHEREAS, a Juvenile Hall facility in the High Desert will relieve the strain on the
San Bernardino facility, and;
WHEREAS, the development of a High Desert Regional Criminal Justice Center will
enhance Iaw enforcement services for all citizens of San Bernardino County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION I The City Council hereby supports Sheriff Gary S. Penrod and the San
Bernardino County Sheriffs Department in the construction and operation of a Criminal
Justice Center to be located in the High Desert region.
SECTION 2 The City Council recognizes and approves of the justice center, which
will contain both adult and juvenile detention facilities.
SECTION 3 This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of its adoption.
SECTION 4 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1998
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MAYOR
CITY OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA
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CITY OF REIDLANDS, CALIFORNIA
I, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the Ist
day of September, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Banda, Gilbreath, George, Freedman;
Mayor Cunningham
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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