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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 086-1968RESOLUTION NO, 86 -68 URGING AND ENCOURAGING LEGISLATORS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER SERIOUSLY CLOSING THE UNITED STATES-?_ XICAN BORDER TO AMERICAN MINORS, SEEKII`:G ENTRY TO MEXICO, UNLESS SAID MINORS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE ADULT AND RELATING TO THE CUR- TAILMENT OF THE NARCOTICS, MARIJUANA AND DANGEROUS DRUG PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA AND THE CITY OF BURLINGAME. WHEREAS, the distribution and use of dangerous drugs, marijuana and narcotics by American minors has become an extremely serious problem in the State of California, and particularly in the County of San Mateo, State of California, and the cities of said County, of which the City of Burlingame is one; and WHEREAS, this Council is informed that considerable quantities of saiddangerous drugs, marijuana and narcotics are brought into the State of California by American minors who enter Mexico by crossing the California -Mexican border, obtain such pro- ducts in Mexico, and return with them to the State of California, whence they are distributed within the various counties and cities of said State, including the County of San Mateo and its cities, where they appear to be readily available to minors residing with- in the City of Burlingame; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the League of Cities, assembled at its 70th Annual Conference in Los Angeles on October 16, 1968, passed a resolution urging the United States Congress to conduct hearings in Southern California to consider t closing of the California -Mexican border to minors, unless said minors were accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame that it hereby resolves, in conjunction with the League of California Cities and other California cities, -1- to urge and encourage members of the United States Congress, State of California Lesiglators and all Federal and State governmental officials to seriously consider closing the United States -Mexican border to American minors seeking entry to Mexico unless said minors are accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to send copies of this resolution to Senator George Murphy, Senator Thomas H. Kuchel, Senator -Elect Alan Cranston, Assemblymen Leo J. Ryan and Carl A. Britschgi, Senator Richard J. Dolwig, Representative Paul N. McCloskey, Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General of the State of California, Ramsey Clark, Attorney General of the United States, Commissioner Raymond F. Farrell, United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Ser- vice and the City Council of the City of Corona. J9 M I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Cleric of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of December , 1968 , and adopted there- after by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Crosby-Diederichsen-George-Johnson. NOES: Councilmen: None. Absent Councilmen: Martin. City Clerk -2-