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RESOLUTION NO. 71-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING ASSEMBLYMAN BURKE'S OPPOSITION TO
ASSEMBLY BILL 437 AND DECLARING REASONS THEREFOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
THAT, WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 437 has been introduced into the
California Legislature and proposes to amend Section 12912 of the Education
Code, Section 972 and 985 of the Evidence Code and Section 220, 287, 288(a)
and 290 of the Penal Code;
WHEREAS, said bill proposes to repeal Sections 269(a), 269(b), 286.1
and 288(b) of the Penal Code; and
WHEREAS, the resulting legal effect of the aforementioned amendments
and repeals tend to legalize heretofore declared abnormal sex acts; and
WHEREAS, this City Council deems it in the best interests of the
health, safety and welfare of this community that said acts should not be
legalized, and that a more forceful program should be pursued through the
Legislature for the protection of the community as such laws concern
abnormal sex acts; and
WHEREAS, this City Council desires to go on record as opposing the
legalization of certain abnormal sex acts and to further urge upon the
Legislature the defeat of Assembly Bill 437 and the retention of the law
respecting these acts as it is now written;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa does hereby oppose the passage of Assembly Bill 437;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
Assemblyman Burke, Senator Carpenter, and the Chairman and each member of
the Assembly and Senate committees on criminal justice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
each incorporated city within the County of Orange and the Board of
Supervisors for the County of Orange, with requests that the same or
similar resolutions be adopted by the aforementioned governmental agencies.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 1971.
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yor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa esa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -
officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 71-22 was duly and regularly passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 5th day of April, 1971.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 6th day of April, 1971.
J
City Clerk and ex -officio Cler of the
City Council of the City of Co to Mesa