1998-15 RESOLUTION NO. 98-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER,CONTAINING ADULT
AND JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES, IN THE HIGH DESERT BY
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND
SHERIFF GARY PENROD.
WHEREAS,the City of Grand Terrace, California is a municipal corporation, duly organized
and existing under the laws and Constitution of the State of California, and;
WHEREAS, Gary S. Penrod is the Sheriff of San Bernardino County, and;
WHEREAS,the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is charged with enforcing the
law and maintaining detention/corrections facilities in San Bernardino County, and;
WHEREAS,The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department currently operates Sheriff's
stations and jail facilities throughout the county; and
WHEREAS,the Sheriff s Department currently houses over 1000 adult inmates from the
high desert region in San Bernardino County jails, and must transport more than 200 adults and
juveniles back and-forth from all areas of the desert region to the San Bernardino Valley area for
booking and/or court appearances on a daily basis, and;
WHEREAS,the desert region currently has no specialized Sheriffs Department services,
such as those provided by the Homicide, Crimes Against Children and Narcotics units; and;
WHEREAS, the only juvenile hall in San Bernardino County, located in the City of San
Bernardino, has a capacity of 236 and, being at full capacity, is therefore unable to accept some 80
to 100 juvenile felons per month, and;
WHEREAS,the population of San Bernardino County has more than quadrupled since the
original Juvenile Hall was built in 1955 and the rate of violent juvenile crime is increasing, and;
WHEREAS, a Juvenile Hall facility in the High Desert will relieve the strain on the San
Bernardino facility, and;
WHEREAS,the development of a High Desert Regional Criminal Justice Center will enhance
law enforcement services for all citizens of San Bernardino County.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby supports Sheriff Gary S. Penrod and the San
Bernardino County Sheriff s Department in the construction and operation of a Criminal Justice
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Center to be located in the High Desert region.
SECTION 2. The City Council recognizes and approves of the justice center, which will
contain both adult and juvenile detention facilities.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect upon the date of its adoption.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 9TH DAY OF JULY, 1998.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of CiAnd Terrace and of May r of the City of Grand Terrace
the City Council thereof. and of the City Council thereof.
I, Brenda Stanfill, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Grand Terrace held on the 9th day of July, 1998,by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey and Singley; Mayor Pro Tem Buchanan;
Mayor Matteson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Garcia
ABSTAIN: None
Approved as to form:
City Clerk
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City Attorney