HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 98-2020 (20-491)File Number: 20-491
City of South San Francisco
City Council
Resolution: RES 98-2020
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
Enactment Number: RES 98-2020
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL
2054 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SEND A
LETTER REFLECTING THE CITY'S POSITION TO
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2054 establishes the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen
Emergency Systems (CRISIS) Act for the purpose of creating, implementing and evaluating the CRISIS
Act Grant Pilot Program; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to create alternatives to law enforcement and expand innovative approaches
to emergencies and have established programs do so in school districts, cities, and counties throughout
the state; and
WHEREAS, alternative approaches to law enforcement have strengthened the response to emergencies
by deepening impact, preventing violence, deescalating volatile situations, protecting property and the
environment, reducing law enforcement use of force, and ensuring the health and safety of communities
while saving money by decreasing calls for service; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2054 seeks to create a state policy framework and budget request to support
these innovative approaches; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2054 promotes community based responses to local emergency situations,
including, but not limited to public health crisis, people experiencing homelessness, mental health crisis,
intimate partner violence, community violence, substance use, and natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, the CRISIS Act Grant Pilot Program is funded under the State's general fund and
administered by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services; and
WHEREAS, support of Assembly Bill 2054 meets the strategic goals of providing a diverse and high
quality of life for residents of the City of South San Francisco.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, with
the concurrence of the Mayor that, by the adoption of this Resolution, the City Council hereby supports
Assembly Bill 2054.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that, by the
adoption of this Resolution, the Mayor is hereby authorized to send a letter to the state legislature
reflecting the City's position consistent with those expressed in this resolution.
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File Number: 20-491
Enactment Number: RES 98-2020
At a meeting of the City Council on 7/22/2020, a motion was made by Councilmember Matsumoto, seconded
by Councilmember Nagales, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Garbarino, Vice Mayor Addiego, Councilmember Nagales, Councilmember
Nicolas, and Councilmember Matsumoto
Attest by 2L
osa Govea Acosta, City Clerk
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