HomeMy WebLinkAbout2983_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 2383
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS , URGING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO KEEP
PATTON STATE HOSPITAL IN OPERA'T'ION, AND TO REQUEST
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO APPOINT
A TASK .FORCE OF AREA CITIZENS TO INDEPENDENTLY
INVESTIGATE THE PATTON STATE HOSPI'T'AL ISSUE.
WHEREAS, Patton State Hospital provides care to residents
from a large area which includes the entire Counties of San Bernar-
dino, Riverside, Imperial, Inyo and Mono, and its closure would
mean the return of many patients to areas which are currently
lacking in comparable comprehensive care including our own City
of Redlands , and
WHEREAS, there exists throughout the nation a severe
crisis in the availability of care for the mentally ill and
although under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, the mentally ill
and mentally retarded are to be cared for in local facilities ,
these facilities do not currently exist at a level sufficient to
provide adequate care and treatment of certain mentally ill and
mentally retarded, and
WHEREAS , the closure of Patton State Hospital will mean
that community mental health services cannot be adequately pro-
vided to patients who need:
1. Prolonged confinement because of danger to them-
selves and./or society;
2. Immediate treatment because of short-term maladies ;
3. Adequately supervised subsistence care pending
eligibility certification by the welfare authorities ;
4. Temporary treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism
and the close continuity of care which requires
coordination with relatives and community resources ;
5. Sophisticated treatment for mental retardation which
is available in sufficient quantity and quality only
at Patton State Hospital; and
WHEREAS , at Patton State Hospital theree is a major
program of in-service and taut-service training enabling employees
t_ improve and upgrade their skills, thereby permitting the creation
of additional entry level, positions, and
WHEREAS, it is in the interests of our citizens health,
welfare and safety to ensure the availability of suitable erploy-
ent and training opportunities for persons residinq in our Cita,
while at the same time encouraging the provision of adequate
rehabilitative services relative to the employability of the
citizens of our area, and
WHEREAS, there will be a direct economic loss to the
greater San Bernardino-Riverside area of over $14 million per year
in employee payroll and in excess of $1, 100 jobs, many filled by
persons of limited income who return this income to the greater
San Bernardino-Riverside area as a stimulus to the overall economy,
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Governor
of the State of California be asked to appoint a Task Force made
up of area citizens including business and professional leaders
of the affected counties, to investigate the existing community
facilities in the counties aforementioned for the purposes of
determining:
1. if adequate local facilities exist in said counties;
2. The total cost, both local, state and federal, of
the local treatment facilities?
3 . What additional uses exist for the presently unused
facilities at Patton State Hospital; and
4. Recommend alternatives for the long range use of
the facilities and personnel at Patton State Hospital ;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council supports
the move to retain Patton as a State Hospital at least until the
recommendations of such a task force be presented to the Governor
and made public, because we find that there is an ongoing need for
maintenance of a well-staffed State Hospital, in this area, for
those mental patients until such time as there are adequate facilities
in every county to provide complete services in safe, sanitary and
wholesome environments where ongoing care, treatment and rehabili-
tation will be provided;
I, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was duly
adopted by a unanimous vote of all members of the City Council,
City of Redlands, present at a regular meeting thereof, held on
the 19th day of September, 1972.
ATTEST:
jZck B. Cummings, MayorV
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C�7-1_ lerk
APPROVED FOR FORM:
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Resolution No. 2983
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