HomeMy WebLinkAbout026570 RES - 12/13/2005
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO
EXPRESS CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT FOR THE
GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY BASED INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS
GANG-RELATED CRIME IN CORPUS CHRISTI
WHEREAS, all Corpus Christi citizens desire to have a community free ot crime
where residents in all neighborhoods teel sate and secure, and
WHEREAS, crime prevention and reduction strategies are most effective when
they involve a broad-based community partnership including business, law
entorcement, residents, the judicial system, community based organizations and
other community stakeholders, and
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Police Officers Association (CCPOA) has entered
into a program to work with a grassroots coalition to develop a gang suppression
and intervention program, and
WHEREAS, such an initiative should result in recommendations which will be
effective in addressing gang-related crime, and
WHEREAS, the involvement ot all stakeholders including Police Department
management in the CCPOA's project is critical to its success.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. That the City Council endorses community-based strategies as the
best vehicle tor developing solutions to public satety issues and it supports the
initiative ot the CCPOA to develop a strategy tor gang suppression and
intervention using grassroots community involvement.
SECTION 2. That the City Council urges the City Manager, the Police Chief,
representatives ot the management ot the CCPD, and stakeholders in the
community to participate with the CCPOA in this initiative.
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Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED: December \ ~{- , 2005
M~~L4i Fi~~r,'f~ lAi\.
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Brent Chesney
Melody Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
John E. Marez
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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