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RESOLUTION NO. 6324
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN
AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AUTHORIZING THE
LOS ANGELES INTERAGENCY METROPOLITAN
POLICE APPREHENSION CRIME TASK FORCE
(L.A. IMPACT) TO ALSO TARGET, INVESTIGATE,
AND PROSECUTE INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE
IN TERRORISM
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WHEREAS, in 1991 cities in Los Angeles County authorized participation
in L.A. IMPACT by adopting a Joint Powers Agreement and Memorandum of
Understanding (herein MOU); and
WHEREAS, L.A. IMPACT has been very successful in accomplishing its
original mission; and
WHEREAS, the original mission of L.A. IMPACT is stated in the MOU as:
The Mission of the Los Angeles Interagency
Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force is
to promote coordinated law enforcement efforts, and to
address emerging criminal justice issues throughout the
Los Angeles County area, encouraging maximum
cooperation between all law enforcement and
prosecutorial agencies, and insuring the safety of both
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police personnel and the public, accomplished III an
efficient manner within constitutional guidelines.
Initially L.A. IMP ACT will target, investigate, and
prosecute individuals who organize, direct, finance, or
otherwise engage in medium-to-high level drug
trafficking enterprises or money laundering, placing a
high priority on those subjects engaged in the importation
of drugs into Los Angeles County, and to interdict such
illicit supply lines and seize their drugs.
L.A. IMPACT is also established to identify and
ultimately convict medium-to-high level drug traffickers
and to seize assets derived through drug trafficking
through the effective methods of a task force approach;
and
WHEREAS, recent events of horrific historical proportions demand that law
enforcement agencies respond collectively to terrorist threats; and
WHEREAS, L.A. IMPACT has become a model of interagency cooperation
and effectiveness in Los Angeles County by accomplishing its mission to target,
investigate, and prosecute drug traffickers who threaten our society and our youth;
and
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WHEREAS, L.A. IMPACT is uniquely situated to undertake a joint and
cooperative effort to confront terrorist threats to our society on a local basis; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the mission statement of L.A. IMPACT
previously adopted by city councils is an appropriate method to create a
mechanism to jointly confront terrorism in Los Angeles County on an organized
basis, and
WHEREAS, the Chiefs of Police of each city in Los Angeles County are
uniquely suited to develop and execute these programs and plans which are
necessary to confront the significant threats to our society; and
WHEREAS, state law authorizes cities to approve agreements by which they
can jointly exercise powers common to cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby adopts
the amended and restated L.A. IMP ACT MOD which shall include substantially
the following provisions:
1. The Mission of the Los Angeles Interagency
Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force is
to promote coordinated law enforcement efforts, and to
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address emerging criminal justice issues throughout the
Los Angeles County area, encouraging maximum
cooperation between all law enforcement and
prosecutorial agencies, and insuring the safety of both
police personnel and the public, accomplished In an
efficient manner within constitutional guidelines.
Initially LA IMPACT will target, investigate, and
prosecute individuals who organize, direct, finance, or
otherwise engage in medium-to-high level drug
trafficking enterprises or money laundering, placing a
high priority on those subjects engaged in the importation
of drugs into Los Angeles County, and to interdict illicit
supply lines and seize their drugs.
L.A. IMP ACT is also established to identify and
ultimately convict medium-to-high level drug traffickers
and to seize assets derived through drug trafficking
through the effective methods of a task force approach.
Additionally L.A. IMP ACT, as a separate and
distinct mission, separately funded or as may be
authorized by participating member agencies, shall
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cooperatively and jointly target, investigate, and
prosecute individuals who engage in any activity relating
to terrorism and criminal activity which threatens the
public health, safety, and welfare of citizens. This
Amendment shall be effective when fifty percent (50%)
plus one (l) of the cities with eligible police departments
adopt by council action, the MOU as amended and
restated herein, but only as to those cities who do so.
2. The City Council authorizes the Chief of
Police of the City of Arcadia to act as the exclusive agent
and representative of the City to the Task Force; and
further authorizes the Chief of Police, with respect to
drug trafficking, to allocate personnel and financial
resources in accordance with the MOU and applicable
provisions of law concerning asset seizures and
forfeitures; and further authorizes the Chief of Police,
with respect to terrorist and criminal activity, to allocate
personnel and financial resources in accordance with the
MOU and as may be funded separately or authorized by
the City Council.
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SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of
this Resolution.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 3rd
day of "Sentember , 2002.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that
the foregoing Resolution No. 6324 was passed and adopted by the City Council ofthe
City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 3rd day of September, 2002 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kovacic, Segal, Wuo and Marshall
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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