HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-40 - Supporting Senate Bill 904, which will Help Ensure that the Criminal Justice System Educates and Treats Non-Violent Offenders Suffering from AddictionRESOLUTION NO. 2022-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
SENATE BILL 904, WHICH WILL HELP ENSURE THAT
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EDUCATES AND
TREATS NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS SUFFERING
FROM ADDICTION
WHEREAS, there is an ongoing opioid epidemic affecting the lives of people
throughout the State of California, and the nation.
WHEREAS, the California's Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000
was adopted to help prevent controlled substance abuse, by non-violent offenders,
through education and treatment within the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 904 will help address the effects of the ongoing opioid
epidemic by clarifying current statutes and ensuring that controlled substance education
and treatment programs are based on the best available science.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby support Senate Bill 904, which will help
prevent controlled substance abuse by ensuring that non-violent offenders receive
education and treatment within the criminal justice system.
Section 2: The recitals provided above are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 14t" day of June, 2022.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aa on C. Harp •
City Attorney
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Kevin M n
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2022-40 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 14th day of June, 2022" and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Kevin Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tern Noah Blom, Council Member Brad Avery,
Council Member, Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member
Duffy Duffield, Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 15'h day of June, 2022.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California