HomeMy WebLinkAbout8637RESOLUTION NO. 8637
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 36, THE HOMELESSNESS,
DRUG ADDICTION, AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT
WHEREAS: While Prop 47 achieved notable success in making California's criminal justice system more
equitable, Prop 47 has also led to unintended consequences over the past decade.
WHEREAS: Prop 47 has contributed to increases in repeat and often organized retail theft, the shuttering
of local businesses, and difficulty convincing people to seek drug and mental health treatment.
WHEREAS: Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act is a bi-partisan measure
that provides common sense, targeted reforms to Prop 47 that, with the recently adopted legislative Retail
Theft Package, provide more tools to increase safety in our communities.
WHEREAS: Spikes in retail theft, violent smash-and-grab robberies, fentanyl deaths and illicit drug use,
as well as strained social services, are creating challenges beyond the capacity of local governments.
WHEREAS: Cities are partnering with the state to advance solutions that help reduce crime and provide
more support to residents struggling with substance abuse, while avoiding a return to the days of mass
incarceration.
WHEREAS: Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act will define fentanyl as
a hard drug, hold individuals convicted of trafficking fentanyl accountable, and grant judges greater
discretion in sentencing drug traffickers.
WHEREAS: Breaking the cycle of repeat offenders means addressing the many root causes of retail theft.
WHEREAS: Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act allows critical
behavioral health services, drug treatment, and job training within our justice system for people who are
homeless and suffering from mental illness or struggling with substance abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Redlands, that the City Council formally
expresses support for Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act and the benefit
that it provides for our community's safety.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of Vob(r'2024.
Tej eda, Mayor
ATTEST:
64 e Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15' day of October 2024, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Barich, Davis, Guzman -Lowery, Saucedo; Mayor Tejeda
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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'a.e Donaldson, City Clerk
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