HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 02-C0960 0
RESOLUTION NO. 02-C96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CIN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ADOPTING
AN AMENDED AND RESTATED MOU AUTHORIZING L.A. IMPACT TO ALSO
TARGET, INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE IN
TERRORISM
WHEREAS, in 1991 cities in Los Angeles County authorized participation in L.A.
Impact by adopting a joint powers agreement and MOU (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 ensuring the safety of both
police personnel and public, accomplished in an efficient manner within
constitutional guidelines.
Initially L.A. 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 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, resent 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
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 a organized basis; and
0
0
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, BEST IT RESOLVED THAT:
The City Council of the City of Azusa hereby adopts the amended and restated
L.A. Impact MOU, which shall include the following provisions:
I. 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
police personnel and the public, accomplished in an efficient manner within
constitutional guidelines.
Initially L.A. 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
subject 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.
Additionally L.A. Impact, as a separate and distinct mission, separately
funded or as may be authorized by participation member agencies, shall
cooperatively and jointly target, investigate and prosecute individuals who
engage in any activity relating to terrorism and criminal activity, which
threatens the public's health, safety and welfare of citizens. This
Amendment shall be effective when fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) 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 Council authorizes the Chief of Police of the City to act as the
exclusive agent and representative of the City to the Task Force and, further
authorizes the Chief 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,
with respect to terrorist and criminal activity, to allocate, personnel and
Page 2 of 3, Reso No. 02-C96
0
E
financial resources in accordance with the MOU and as may be funded
separately or authorized by the City Council.
3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS I6T" DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2002.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF TH CITY OF AZUSA
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 02-C96 was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 16`h day of
September 2002, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER:
HARDISON, STANFORD, CHAGNON, ROCHA, MADRID
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER:
NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER:
NONE
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBER:
NONE
Page 3 Of 3, Reso. No. 02-C96