HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2014 —
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
OPPOSING PROPOSITION 47, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS ACT
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 has qualified for the November 4, 2014 Statewide
General Election; and
WHEREAS, the proponents of this measure concede that Proposition 47 will
make up to 10,000 felons eligible for early release; and
WHEREAS, with the implementation of Public Safety Realignment in 2011, which
altered sentencing policy by shifting all newly convicted non-violent, non -serious, non -sex
offenders to county supervision, there is currently a significantly diminished population of non-
violent offenders in California's prisons, and there is a legitimate question as to how many of the
10,000 inmates eligible for early release could be classified as high -risk for committing
subsequent violent offenses; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 contains provisions re-classifying a host of felony
offenses or felony/misdemeanor offenses as simple misdemeanors, representing sweeping
sentencing reform that would be better accomplished through the state legislative process; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 would redefine grand theft in such a way that theft of
a firearm would be considered a misdemeanor unless the value of the gun was greater than
$950, and the overwhelming majority of new handguns sold in California retail for significantly
less than that amount; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 would reduce the penalty for possession of illicit
drugs, including drugs used to facilitate date -rape, to a simple misdemeanor; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 47 may further burden our local criminal justice systems
by shifting responsibility for additional categories of offenders to already overcrowded county
jails.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby opposes Proposition 47 on the November 4, 2014 ballot.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 2014.
Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk Claudia Gacitua Silva
City Attorney