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- I~esolution No. 9657 N. C. S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
A RESOLUTION . DESTGNATIN,G EEBRUARY 6-.12,. 1983
NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION WEEK. ~
WHEREAS, crime pr-.evention prog-r.ams~ implemented statewide and at :the .
loeal level inspire citizen~s-to lielp~one:._another.'avoid ~becoming :crime victirrms;•
and, ,
WHEREAS, law eriforcement officials tli•roughout the state whose
jurisdictions have experienced substantial redu~ctions in crime attribute the
decline to a number of faetors, including inereased public awareness and
involvement in Neighborhood Watch and other cr,ime prevention programs;
arid,
WHEREAS, a 1982 Gallup Poll survey showed 82 percent of tke
respondents favor community crime prevention programs and are interested
in participating in such efforts - yet revealed that oiily 17 percent of
Amer'icans had some kind of anticrime volunteer effort in their communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the .City Council of Petaluma
that, in recognition of the need to expand crime pr-evention efforts, join the
National Exchange Cltzb and the state Legislature in proclaiming February
6-12, 1983, NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION WEEK; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified,. copies of this resolution be
transmitted to the Office of the Attorney in Sacramento, California.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Gouncil by the Charter of said Gity:
was introduced' and adopted by the i Appr as~
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution
Counc~l of the City of Petaluma at a(Regular) (1si~~pYal~j~4~¢4~4) meeting ~ forni
on the ...: .~:~h.......... day ot .......FeJ~r.uar;~;.-•,-~-------~------------------ 19..~3., •by the
following vote:
_ AYES: Balshaw, Battagli:a, Bond, Cavanagh, Perry, Mayor Mattei
~voES: None
ABSErrT: Ha,rb n
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City Clerk
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