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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 21, 2015 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-700 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Sandra Spagnoli <br />Chief of Police <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Increasing the Reward to $50,000 for the Identification Leading <br />to the Criminal Charging of the Individual(s) Involved in the Homicide of Joel <br />Ramirez, a San Leandro Resident, on December 14, 2014 at 444 Kenilworth <br />Avenue and Approving an Appropriation of General Fund Economic <br />Uncertainty Reserves to Fund the $50,000 Reward <br />WHEREAS, in a civilized society there is little that offends common decency more than <br />the blatant act of murder. Just such an act was perpetrated in the early morning of December <br />14, 2014 when Joel Ramirez, a 21 year-old San Leandro resident, was killed while seated in <br />his car in the driveway of his residence at 444 Kenilworth Avenue; and <br />WHEREAS, a City is authorized by Government Code section 53069.5 to offer and pay <br />a reward for information leading to the determination of the identity of, and the apprehension <br />of, any person whose willful misconduct results in injury or death to any person or who willfully <br />damages or destroys any property; and <br />WHEREAS, since the February 17th, 2015 meeting where the original reward was <br />approved by Council, no person(s) has met the requirements to receive the $25,000 reward. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as <br />follows: <br />1.The City Council of the City of San Leandro hereby offers to pay a reward in the <br />amount of $50,000 to any person(s) who provides information leading to the determination of <br />the identity of, the apprehension of, and the criminal charging of any person(s), whose willful <br />misconduct resulted in the homicide of Joel Ramirez, a San Leandro resident, on December <br />14, 2014. The reward will be paid upon verification that a factual report was made to law <br />enforcement officials, which leads to the identity and criminal charging of the person(s) <br />responsible for the crime. If more than one person provides factual information to law <br />enforcement officials, which leads to the identity and criminal charging of the person(s) <br />responsible for the crime, the reward will be paid to the person who provides information to <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/15/2015