Resolution Number 91-4-16-6V7 !,
RESOLUTION NO. 91-4-16-6
ENDORSING MEASURE J - THE 1/2 -CENT SALES TAX FOR JAIL FACILITIES
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING MEASURE J, A
1/2 -CENT SALES TAX FOR JAIL FACILITIES BEING CONSIDERED
AT A SPECIAL COUNTY ELECTION MAY 14, 1991
WHEREAS, the Orange County Jail system currently is rated to hold only 3,203
inmates but holds more than 4,400; and,
WHEREAS, more than 850 inmates are released from jail each week either
after arrest or before the completion of their sentences because of a federal court order
to reduce overcrowding in the jails; and,
WHEREAS, these released inmates pose a serious threat to public safety, often
committing new crimes almost immediately after release from jail; and,
WHEREAS, a lawsuit against the County of Orange seeking further restrictions
on the number of prisoners permitted to be held in jail promises to exacerbate an already
severe crisis; and,
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Supervisors certified an
Environmental Impact Report for the remote Gypsum Canyon Jail after studying more
than 35 potential jail sites for more than seven years; and,
WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Report for the Gypsum Canyon Jail
certified by the Board of Supervisors has withstood all legal challenges, allowing the
County to proceed with the Gypsum Canyon Jail under that study; and,
WHEREAS, building a jail at a site other than Gypsum Canyon could take as
long as 15 years and would waste much of the $7.8 million already expended on site-
specific preparations for building at Gypsum Canyon; and,
WHEREAS, a 1/2 -cent sales tax would cost the typical family of four an
average of only $50 - $75 per year; and,
WHEREAS, sales taxes are preferable to bonds because tourists and commuters
also pay sales taxes; and,
WHEREAS, a 1/2 -cent sales tax is a small price to pay for keeping criminals
out of our community.
-1-
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
San Juan Capistrano does hereby endorse Measure J, a 1/2 -cent sales tax for
construction, operation, and maintenance of new jails, courthouses, and juvenile
facilities, which will appear on the May 14, 1991, Orange County special election ballot.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16TH day
Of APRIL , 1991.
ATTEST:
KENNETH E. FRIE S, AYOR
I
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
1, CHERYL JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 91-4-16-6 adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day
of April , 1991, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Buchheim, Hausdorfer, Jones and
Mayor Friess
NOES: Councilman Vasquez
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
(SEAL)
CHERYL JOHNSON, CITY CLERK
-3-