HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-080 - Clean Needle and Syringe Exhange Program Operations in the CityRESOLUTION NO. 2019-080
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ANNOUNCING ITS OPPOSITION TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEAN NEEDLE AND SYRINGE
EXCHANGE PROGRAM OPERATIONS IN THE CITY
WHEREAS, the Orange County Needle Exchange Program once operated on
City -owned property adjacent to City Hall; and
WHEREAS, as a result improper collection and disposal of used needles and
syringes provided by the needle exchange program (NEP) occurred; and
WHEREAS, the NEP created a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the health and safety of the public
and the welfare of its businesses and residents; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange initiated litigation to halt NEP operations; and
WHEREAS, after a judge granted a preliminary injunction to halt the NEP
operations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ensure that new NEP operations which are
detrimental to health, safety, and welfare, are not established in the City in the future;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Santa Ana City Council does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby directed to work with staff to prepare an urgency
land use ordinance regarding the operation of clean needle and syringe exchange
programs.
SECTION 2. The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign this Resolution, and the City Clerk shall attest and
certify to the passage and adoption thereof.
ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 2019.
Resolution No. 2019-080
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
'Ward 4 Representative Vacant
Iglesias Penaloza, Pulido Solorio, Villegas (5)
None (0)
None (0)
Sarmiento (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2019-080 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on September 17, 2019.
Date: %l
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Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2019-080
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