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RESOLUTION NO. 5473
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, OPPOSING THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
YOUTH AUTHORITY'S PROPOSED REDUCTION OF ITS FISCAL
YEAR 1989-90 JUSTICE SYSTEM SUBVENTION PROGRAM
FUNDS AS SUCH A REDUCTION WILL HAVE SERIOUS
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
AS WELL AS THE WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY JUVENILE
DIVERSION PROJECT'S EFFORTS TO AIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles Justice System Advisory Group
was informed that the County would possibly receive a 55 percent reduction
of its FY 89-90 Justice System Subvention Program funds provided through
the State of California Department of Youth Authority; and
WHEREAS, under the County Justice System Subvention Program,
which was established by State law in 1973, funds are allocated annually
by the State to counties to subvene the cost of selected and private
programming in support of the justice system; and
WHEREAS, the proposed funding reduction would-seriously affect
community-based organizations, such as the West San Gabriel Valley
Juvenile Diversion Project, of which Arcadia is a member with Arcadia
City Councilman Charles Gilb currently serving as a Member of the Board
of Directors; and
WHEREAS, since its inception in 1974, the West San Gabriel
Valley Juvenile Diversion Project, serving the communities of Alhambra,
Monrovia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, Arcadia, and San Gabriel, has
assisted over 15,000 troubled youth and their families, and its fifteen
years of operational experience has made the Project one of the most
relied upon resources for providing psychological support services to
troubled youth and their families in the community;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY'OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. This Council, on behalf of the City of Arcadia
and its residents, hereby strongly opposes the State of California
Department of Youth Authority's proposed reduction of its Fiscal Year
1989-90 Justice System Subvention Program funds as such a reduction
will have serious detrimental effects on the County of Los Angeles
as well as the West San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project's
efforts to protect and care for children and youth who are in dire
need of services; and, this Council hereby respectfully requests and
urges our State legislators to reverse the Department of Youth
Authority's proposed reduction policy.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and shall send copies of same to Governor~Deukmejian
Senator Russell, Assemblyman Mountjoy, California Department of Youth
Authority, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the West San
Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 4th day of April, 1989.
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Mayor of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
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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
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5473 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 4th day of April, 1989, and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Chandler, Gilb, Lojeski, Young and Harbicht
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Arcadia
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