HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-131 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 98-131
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CENTER, CONTAINING ADULT AND JUVENILE DETENTION
FACILITIES, IN THE HIGH DESERT BY THE SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF GARY
PENROD
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California is a municipal corporation,
duly organized and existing under the laws and Constitution of the State of California, and;
WHEREAS, Gary S. Penrod is the Sheriff of San Bernardino County, and;
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County Shedifs Department is charged with
enforcing the law and maintaining detention/corrections facilities in San Bemardino County, and;
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department currently operates
Sheriffs stations and jail facilities throughout the county, and;
WHEREAS, the Sheriffs Department currently houses over 1000 adult inmates from
the high desert region in San Bernardino County jails, and must transport more than 200 adults and
juveniles back and forth from all areas of the desert region to the San Bernardino Valley area for
booking and/or court appearances on a daily basis, and;
WHEREAS, the desert region currently has no specialized Sheriff's Department
services, such as those provided by the Homicide, Crimes Against Children and Narcotics units,
and;
WHEREAS, the only juvenile hall in San Bernardino County, located in the City of
San Bernardino, has a capacity of 236 and, being at full capacity, is therefore unable to accept
some 80 to 100 juvenile felons per month, and;
WHEREAS, the population of San Bernardino County has more than quadrupled
since the original Juvenile Hall was built in 1955 and the rate of violent juvenile crime is increasing.
WHEREAS, a Juvenile Hall facility in the High Desert will relieve the strain on the
San Bernardino facility, and;
WHEREAS, the development of a High Desert Regional Criminal Justice Center will
enhance law enforcement services for all citizens of San Bernardino County.
Resolution No. 98-131
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1: The City Council hereby supports Sheriff Gary S. Penrod and the
San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department in the construction and
operation of a Criminal Justice Center to be located in the High
Desert region.
SECTION 2: The City Council recognizes and approves of the justice center,
which will contain both adult and juvenile detention facilities.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of its adoption.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of July, 1998.
AYES: Biane, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Alexander
ABSTAINED: None
ATTEST:
Debra J. Adarr~, CMC, City Clerk
Diane Williams, Mayor Pm Tem
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERKof the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 15th day of July, 1998.
Executed this 16th day of July, 1998, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.