HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 116-2015 RESOLUTION NO. 116-2015
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING "NO TRAFFICK AHEAD" —
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO TAKING A STAND AGAINST
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE BAY AREA BEFORE THE 2016
SUPER BOWL AND BEYOND.
WHEREAS,the crime of human trafficking is present in every country and every U.S.state;
and
WHEREAS, the State of California and its constituent communities are considered to be
receptor sites for trafficking due to economic conditions and proximity to international borders;and,
WHEREAS, forced labor, commercial sexual exploitation, and involuntary domestic
servitude have been found to exist within local communities; and
WHEREAS,the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) has identified the San Francisco Bay
Area as one of the top 13 sites for child sex trafficking in the country and the National Human
Trafficking Hotline receives more calls from California than from any other state; and
WHEREAS, over 7% of the labor trafficking calls received by the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center hotline involve restaurant and food service industries; and
WHEREAS,the 2016 Super Bowl provides an opportunity for cities and counties in the San
Francisco Bay Area to ramp up their efforts to respond to human trafficking. While no definitive
data exists linking the Super Bowl to increased human trafficking in the regions that host the game,
the Super Bowl creates an occasion to reach out to industries, stakeholders, and the broader
community that can play a role in combatting trafficking 365 days a year; and
WHEREAS, the California Transparency in Supply Chain Act requires any retail or
manufacturing company doing business in California that has more than$100 million in annual gross
receipts worldwide to disclose their efforts to monitor human trafficking in their supply chain; and
WHEREAS,by engaging our hotels,restaurants,other businesses,and the general public to
take a stand against human trafficking,the San Francisco Bay Area can be a model for how we can
all work together to tackle human trafficking.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that the City Council does hereby declare that:
1. The City of South San Francisco will use its best efforts to host events at hotels that
have signed on to the"Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual
Exploitation in Travel and Tourism" (http://www.thecode.org) or have enacted a
similar policy, including training their employees on recognizing signs of human
trafficking with their suppliers and leveraging their purchasing power to protect the
freedom of those in their supply chain.
2. The City of South San Francisco will use its best efforts to host events at restaurants
or other venues that have taken a stand against human trafficking by training
employees, displaying anti-trafficking posters, and/or conducting risk analysis for
human trafficking with their suppliers and leveraging their purchasing power to
protect the freedom of those in the supply chain.
3. The City of South San Francisco will ensure that the staff of the South San Francisco
Police Department,District Attorney, Sheriff,Adult Probation,Juvenile Probation,
Public Defender, Victim Services, Child Welfare, and Public Health agencies will
participate in available human trafficking training.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of
September, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Karyl Matsumoto, Pradeep Gupta, and Liza Normandy
Vice Mayor Mark N. Addiego and Mayor Richard A. Garbarino
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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