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Home My WebLink AboutSAVORD, DARLENECITY OF TUSTIN REQUEST TO SPEAK Providing the following information is strictly voluntary. Only your name will appear in the official Minutes of this Meeting. The other information may be used by staff to contact you. Please complete and submit this form to the City Clerk/Recording Secretary. AGENDA ITEM NO. ❑ PUBLIC INPUT IN FAVOR El OR OPPOSITION ❑ TO MATTER? TODAY'S DATE J CXR NAME LJT7�C V/�% SJD r ORGANIZATION (if applicable) HOMEWORK ADDRESS CITY/ZIP CODE HOMEMORK PHONE NO. E-MAIL ADDRESS (please indicate one) City of Tustin City Council Meeting: 3/20/2020 To: Mayor Al Murray & Members of the City Council From: Darlene Savord Subject: Introduce Ordinance Adding Chapter X Constitution of the United States Compliance Summary: This is an opportunity to discuss the Council's desire to show its resolve and support for the Constitution of the United States by adopting a Resolution or Ordinance. Recommendations: 1. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. X; and, 2. Title of Ordinance: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Tustin, CALIFORNIA: CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES COMPLIANCE." Background and Discussion The California Values Act (SB54) is contrary to the United States Constitution and infringes on the rights of the citizens of the City of Tustin. Furthermore, it affects the City Council's oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. In view of this contradiction, it is impossible to comply with both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California. When two governing documents contradict each other, the order of precedence needs to be invoked and followed. In this situation, my belief is that the Constitution of the United States has precedence over the Constitution of the State of California, so therefore I am proposing that the City Council discuss and adopt an Ordinance to exempt the City Tustin from the California Values Act. Darlene Sa�v}ord 312012018 Small city opts out of California's sanctuary law: mayor says more will follow �j POLITICS POLITIC 5 I ELECTIONS WHITE HORSE CONGRESS LAW TAXES Small city of Los Alamitos opts out of California's sanctuary law, and mayor says more will follow • The small city of Los Alamitos votes to exempt itself from California's so-called "sanctuary state" law, which took effect in January. • One critic of the opt -out move says the Southern California city will find itself "on the wrong side of history." • Los Alamitos' mayor says at least 13 other cities in the state are considering similar opt -out measures. • The city dans to file an amicus brief in support of the Trump adminis, I a's sanctuary lawsuit against California. .teff Daniel Vp 4fdanielsca Published 19 M ,. ,yo in Source. KNBC Public comment period in the Los Alamitos City Council on Monday before they voted 4-1 to opt out of the California "sanctuary law." A new threat to California's "sanctuary state" law is coming from municipalities that are fighting the controversial legislation. On Tuesday evening, the city council in Los Alamitos, a small city in Southern California, voted 4 to 1 to exempt itself from State Bill 54, also called the California Values Act and the "sanctuary state" law, which took effect in January. The state law, which is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice, bars local authorities from asking about the c❑ FROM THE WEB Midi H(ff-- AGRI& Sponsored Llnks by Taboola Guess Who's About To Go Bankrupt Next In America? Stansberry Research 6 Best Balance Transfer Credit Cards Compareacards.com By LandingTree U.S Cardiologist: I Urge Americans To Quit 3 Foods Gundry MD How To: Boost Telomeres At Home httns://www.enbC.romf2f)1910312nlcmall-City-nntc-nlIt nf-ralifnrniae-canrt mn._laur_mavnr_cave-+ ro_,.,i[I_fnlI—, ti+ -1 41• 3r20120118 NVIL Small city opts out of California's sanctuary law; mayor says more will follow "This is important for us, for our city, for our community," Warren Kusumoto, the mayor pro tempore of Los Alamitos said Tuesday before the vote. He said the local measure was needed because of "a conflict between two governing documents — the Constitution of the United States and the state constitution itself." Added Kusumoto, "We have a military base over here, we have contractors here who do business with the federal government. And I just feel that this body owes them some kind of certainty and guidance in enacting this ordinance. It really is for us to say we believe in the Constitution." "The Los Alamitos City Council and Councilman Kusumoto in particular, are egregiously misinterpreting the U.S. Constitution and are on the wrong side of history," California Assembly member Wendy Carrillo, a Democrat who represents parts of Los Angeles, said in a statement, "Los Alamitos has an opportunity to protect its residents, but is instead siding with a racist and xenophobic Trump administration hell-bent on instilling fear in immigrants across the nation." Los Alamit— a city of about 12,000 people in Orange County, now finds itsel f ie spotlight with its challenge to California's sanctuary movement to "I've gotten , lot of calls from other city council members and other mayors ff in e interested in being part of this," Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar -id Wednesday. "They really want to know what was the process a, E2 e trying to get advice on how to go to the next steps." Accordinc Cf—*. ,ie mayor, at least 13 other municipalities in the state are considering similar opt -out measures on the sanctuary law. He wouldn't identify the cities but said they are located in the high deserts of Southern California as well as Orange and San Diego counties, all the way up to Northern California's Shasta County. "It's great to see cities in California fighting back against the illegal sanctuary state and lawlessness of the California Democrats," said Assemblyman Travis Alien, a Republican candidate for governor whose Assembly district includes Los Alamitos. However, immigration lawyer and University of Southern California law professor Jean Reisz said Los Alamitos' decision to opt out shouldn't legally support the federal government's overall position. "Whether or not Los Alamitos opted out, that's not evidence that these laws are in violation of federal law," said Reisz. "It's just showing the city isn't in support of it or doesn't want to follow it." She also said she believes California's SB 54 and two other statutes that are part of the `aderal government's legal challenge against the state "don't violate itederal law." Meantime, the Los Alamitos mayor said he has not personally heard from state officials since passing the opt -out ordinance. "I would expect There are about 14,500 nuclear weapons in the world. 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The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment. The Trump administration's suit against California, filed March 6, contends that three different state laws passed last year to protect undocumented immigrants against deportation violate the U.S. Constitution. The state's attorney general, Xavier Becerra, said at a press conference after the lawsuit was filed that California has the right under the U.S. Constitution "to decline to participate in civil immigration enforcement. California is in the business of public safety. We're not in the business of deportations." The office of Gov. Jerry Brown as well as the state attorney general declined to comment for this story. In November, a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll showed more than 50 percent of Californians supported the "sanctuary state" law. f)aniels Coordinating Producer c in FROM THE WEB Sponsored Links byTaboola Tustin, California: This Unbelievable, Tiny Company Is Disrupting a $200 Billion Industry Everquotalnsd;acrte Quotes Acura's MDX is an SUV Packed with Power & Agility Acura California: People in Heavy Credit Card Debt Are In For Huge Surprise comparisons.org This Toxic Vegetable Is The No. 1 Danger In Your Diet Gundry MD It's Like eBay, But Everything Sells in 90 Seconds TophaUer We Tried HelloFresh: Here's what Happened Popdust for RelloFresh lit, ' >` . Californians fed up with housing costs and taxes are fleeing state in big numbers https:t/www,cnbc.com/2018103120/small-city-opts-out-of-californias-sanctuary-law-mavor-says-more-will-follow_htm1 314