HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-166 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 07-166
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE
RETENTION FO PETE ORTIZ A THE CAPTAIN (POLICE
CHIEF) OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE STATION
WHEREAS, the Rancho Cucamonga City Council has always held public safety
as its top priority, and;
WHEREAS, since the City of Rancho Cucamonga's incorporation in 1977, the
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has provide outstanding, strategic, and effective
law enforcement services to the Rancho Cucamonga community, and;
WHEREAS, Chief Pete Ortiz has served as Police Chief of Rancho Cucamonga
since 2001, ably leading the dedicated men and women who serve the Rancho Cucamonga
Police Station, being truly committed to outstanding customer service; and providing the
leadership to implementing and expanding innovative programs to truly make an impact on
maintaining the City of Rancho Cucamonga's status as a safe place to live and work, and;
WHEREAS, Chief Pete Ortiz has become an integral part of the Rancho
Cucamonga community, becoming involved in its many local organizations and has
continuously supported the Rancho Cucamonga Police Station's community involvement efforts
throughout the City, and;
WHEREAS, Chief Pete Ortiz currently involved in a number of key projects in the
City, many of which have been originated by the Chief and reflect his vision. These include the
Police North Substation, enhanced City multi-department graffiti abatement program, new
commercial vehicle enforcement program, expanded crime analysis program, enhanced law
enforcement program at the Victoria Gardens Regional Center, enhancement of the
Neighborhood Watch Program and Crime Prevention Program, the Retail Corridor Enforcement
Program, the expansion of the crime-free housing program. The City Council fully supports
these projects, and feel that they should be completed by the Chief as he has envisioned, and;
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga has been recently notified that Pete
Ortiz would no longer serve as Captain of the Rancho Cucamonga Police Station, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, does hereby resolve on this 251h day of June 2007, as follows:
SECTION 1: The City of Rancho Cucamonga appreciates the outstanding law
enforcement service provided by the San Bernardino County
Sheriff's department and understands that the final decision in
selecting a Captain for Rancho Cucamonga's Police Chief rests
with the Sheriff of San Bernardino County.
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SECTION 2: The City of Rancho Cucamonga appreciates and supports the
excellent leadership of Captain Pete Ortiz and desires to maintain
the continuity and consistency of his outstanding leadership.
SECTION 3: The City of Rancho Cucamonga respectfully requests that the San
Bernardino County Sheriff's Department consider allowing Captain
Pete Ortiz to continue serving the City of Rancho Cucamonga as
its Police Chief and complete the many projects that he has
initiated which will have a lasting and positive impact on the
community of Rancho Cucamonga.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption,certification and signatures
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 25`h day of June 2007.
AYES: Gutierrez, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kurth
ABSTAINED: None
Dian Williams, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Ka hryn L Scott, CMC, Assistant City Clerk
I, KATHRYN L. SCOTT, CMC, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of 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
Special Meeting of said City Council held on the 251h day of June 2007.
Executed this 26'h day of June 2007, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Kathryn Ld Scott, CMC, Assistant City Clerk