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Reso. No. 106-16 Page 2 of 3 <br />WHEREAS, hundreds of Richmond high students walked out of their classes, in conjunction <br />with hundreds of students from across the region, to protest against the prospects of the new <br />Trump administration; so <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That no matter the threats made by President-elect Trump, <br />Richmond will continue our sanctuary polices and will not turn our back on the men and women <br />born in other countries who help make our diverse city great; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Richmond City Council strongly urges the Contra <br />Costa Sheriff's Office to eliminate cooperation between County law enforcement and ICE; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we will never back down on women’s rights, whether in <br />healthcare, the workplace, or any other area threatened by a man who treats women as obstacles <br />to be demeaned or objects to be assaulted. And just as important, we will ensure our young girls <br />grow up with role models who show them they can be or do anything; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we commit to continue to promote, protect and ensure <br />the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities; <br />and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That there will be no withdrawal of rights in Richmond for <br />our LGBTQ community. And to all the LGBTQ people all over the country who feel scared, <br />bullied, or alone: You matter. You are seen; you are loved; and Richmond will never stop <br />fighting for you; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we still believe in this nation’s founding principle of <br />religious freedom and do not ban people for their faith; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Black Lives Matter in Richmond and we will continue <br />using our community-involved policing model to strengthen trust between police and <br />communities of color so all residents feel safe in their neighborhoods; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That climate change is not a hoax nor a plot by the Chinese. <br />And we will continue our work on implementing our Climate Action Plan, our General Plan’s <br />Energy and Climate Change Element, and all our environmental health and justice policies to <br />protect current and future generations; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City of Richmond will continue to promote public <br />transit in our multi-modal transit city working with transit agencies to provide systems we can all <br />rely upon, whether the national administration follows through on its platform to eliminate <br />federal transit funding or not; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City of Richmond will continue to work to assure <br />every resident has adequate healthcare; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That California is the sixth largest economy in the world. The <br />Bay Area is the innovation capital of the country. We will join with other Bay Area cities and <br />make it clear that we will not be bullied by threats to revoke our federal funding, nor will we <br />sacrifice our values or members of our community for the almighty dollar; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we condemn all hate crimes and hate speech <br />perpetrated in this election’s wake. That although the United States will soon have a <br />President who has demonstrated a lack of respect for the values we hold in the highest <br />regard in Richmond, it cannot change who we are, and it will never change our values. We <br />argue, we campaign, we debate vigorously within Richmond, but on these points we are 100 <br />percent united. We will fight discrimination and recklessness in all its forms. We are ONE <br />Richmond. And we will move forward together. <br /> <br /> <br />