HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 18-67RESOLUTION NO. 18-67
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE CITY'S SUPPORT TO REPEAL PROPOSITION
47
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 (entitled the "Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes
Initiative") was enacted by the voters in November 2014; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 reduced certain crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
and authorized re -sentencing for those then serving a prison sentence for any of the
offenses that the initiative reduced to misdemeanors; and
WHEREAS, one result of the enactment of Proposition 47 has been the early
release from prisons throughout the state of thousands of individuals who had been
convicted of certain felonies but whose crimes were retroactively reduced to
misdemeanors; and
WHEREAS, in the three years prior to the implementation of Proposition 47 (2012-
2014), the average number of Part 1 crimes reported in Tustin was 2,079 per year; and
WHEREAS, in the three years after implementation of Proposition 47 (2015-2017)
the average number of Part 1 Crimes reported in Tustin averaged 2,401, reflecting a
15.5% increase in those crimes reported since the implementation of Proposition 47; and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that among its key priorities is protecting the
safety of the public from those who commit violent crimes and other serious offenses, and
that the earlier release of criminals as a result of Proposition 47 increases the risk of crime
in communities throughout California, including Tustin.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, DOES
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER th"te City Council supports the
repeal of Proposition 47. � /--Y-,\,,
ELWYN Ak MURRAY,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTI N )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 18-67 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 4t" day of
September, 2018, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Murray Gomez, Puckett, Bernstein, Clark (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0)
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ERICA N. Y DA,
City Clerk
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