ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: D2
Prepared by: John Conley, City Manager Meeting Date: September 24, 2024 Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion SUBJECT: PROPOSITION 36
RECOMMENDATION: Discuss Proposition 36, referred to as the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act,” and consider adoption of a resolution in support.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Public Safety and Fiscal Responsibility.
PRIOR ACTION: None.
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: Mayor Franklin requested the City Manager place a discussion item on an upcoming agenda to discuss support for Proposition 36, a citizen’s initiative that allows felony charges and increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes. The text of the proposed proposition is included as Exhibit 1. Mayor Franklin has prepared a draft resolution of support, which is attached as Exhibit 2.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this discussion item.
EXHIBITS:
1.Proposition 36 text
2.Mayor Franklin’s proposed Resolution in support
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Approved above recommendation, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2024-155. Vote: 5-0
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 36, THE
HOMELESSNESS, DRUG ADDICTION, AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:
1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:
A.While Prop 47 achieved notable success in making California’s criminal justice system more equitable, Prop 47 has also led to unintended consequences over the past decade.
B.Unintended consequences of Prop 47 include repeat and often organized retail theft, inner-city store closings, and difficulty convincing people to seek drug and mental health treatment.
C.These unintended consequences can only be corrected by the voters at the ballot box with modest amendments to Prop 47.
D.Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act is a bi- partisan measure that provides common sense, targeted reforms to Prop 47 that legislative proposals alone are unable to deliver.
E.Rampant retail theft is harming businesses and residents in California because those who commit these crimes know they’ll get away with it, even if they are caught.
F.This measure will hold repeat offenders accountable for the safety of our communities, rather than putting them back on the streets.
G.The fentanyl crisis has reached alarming levels, and is now responsible for 20 percent of youth deaths in California.
H.Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act will define fentanyl as a hard drug, hold individuals convicted of trafficking fentanyl accountable, and grant judges greater discretion in sentencing drug traffickers.
I.Breaking the cycle of repeat offenders means addressing the many root causes of retail theft.
J.Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act provides critical mental health, drug treatment services, and job training within our justice system for people who are homeless and suffering from mental illness or struggling with substance abuse.
K.It’s time for meaningful reforms to our justice system that ensure our communities are safe.
2. Action.
A.The City Council supports Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act and the benefit that it provides for our community’s safety. 09/24/2024 D2 Page 11 of 12EXHIBIT 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF VISTA
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3. Adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Vista held on September 24,2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY
By:
JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK
By:
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