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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 21, 2017 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-069 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Affirming the City’s Commitment to the Values of Dignity, <br />Inclusivity, and Respect for All Individuals, Regardless of Ethnic or National <br />Origin, Gender, Race, Religious Affiliation, Sexual Orientation, or Immigration <br />Status, and Declaring San Leandro a Sanctuary City <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro recognizes that the Constitution of the United States <br />and Constitution of the State of California enshrine the fundamental and inalienable rights of <br />Americans, including the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to assembly, right to privacy <br />and equal protection under the law for all persons, regardless of religious affiliation, race, national <br />or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, or immigration status; and <br />WHEREAS, each of the City of San Leandro’s duly elected or appointed public servants <br />have sworn to defend and uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State <br />of California; and <br />WHEREAS, immigration has been a cornerstone of the City, the region, the state, and the <br />nation’s development throughout history; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro welcomes, honors, and respects the contributions of <br />all residents, regardless of their religious affiliation, race, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual <br />orientation, or immigration status; and <br />WHEREAS, the Truth Act was signed into law on September 28, 2016, which states that if <br />U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notifies a California jail that it plans to deport <br />someone, it has to serve a copy upon that person in jail, thereby providing that person the “right to <br />know” so they can seek counsel; and <br />WHEREAS, the San Leandro Police Department equally enforces the laws and serves the <br />public without consideration of immigration status, and an individual person’s lack of immigration <br />documentation, alone, has no bearing on the manner in which police officers execute their duties; <br />and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/16/2017