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RESOLUTION NO. 5543
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA URGING SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 4
INTRODUCED IN THE 1969 SESSION OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE BY SENATOR H. L. RICHARDSON
WHEREAS, local jurisdictions can no longer enact or
enforce local regulations in various fields which the courts
of this State have held to have been preempted by State legis-
lations; and
WHEREAS, various activities particularly inimical
to the health, welfare and morals of the inhabitants of local
jurisdictions exist and cannot be regulated at the local level
because of said court decisions and are not regulated by State
legislation; and
WHEREAS, councilmen, city attorneys, other lawyers
and the general public alike are uncertain what local regulations
can validly be enacted and enforced in any field in which there
is State legislation, as a result of said court decisions; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that State legislation be
enacted to assure predictability of the law and to enable local
jurisdictions to regulate unwholesome activities which are not
regulated by the State; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 4 adding Section 9618 to the Govern-
ment Code introduced in the 1969 session of the State Legislature
by Senator H. L. Richardson will assure predictability of the law
and return a degree of control to local jurisdiction;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of'Azusa
resolves as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of
Azusa, by these presents, strongly recommends the enactment of
Senate Bill 4 and urges the League of California Cities and our
State legislators to support said enactment.
Section 2. That the City Clerk be, and is hereby
authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this
resolution to State Senator Alfred H. Song, State Senator
H. L. Richardson, State Assemblyman Harvey Johnson, State Assembly-
man Peter F. Schabarum, and the League of California Cities.
Adopted and approved this 3rd day of March, 1969.
/-/Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of March, 1969, by the follow-
ing vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Cooney, Calvert, Solem
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None