HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2016-15RESOLUTION NO. 2016-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT TO
SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1193 HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUBLIC
NOTICES
WHEREAS, in 2010, the United States Department of Justice recognized
increased trafficking activity in the Inland Empire and the Coachella Valley and provided
resources to form an Anti -Human Trafficking Task Force to search for trafficking activity
and rescue victims; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Anti -Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT)
works to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking, proactively investigate,
identify, apprehend, and prosecute those engaged in human trafficking, and promote
greater public awareness through marketing, trainings, and understanding of the nature
and scope of human trafficking within the County of Riverside; and
WHEREAS, in September of 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed
Senate Bill 1193 into law; and
WHEREAS, SB 1193 created very specific legal requirement for certain types of
businesses to display public notices on slavery and human trafficking; and
WHEREAS, these human trafficking notices must now be displayed in a
conspicuous place, either near the public entrance or in a location in plain view of both
the public and employees; and
WHEREAS, these posters are required at the following types of business
establishments: adult or sexually oriented businesses, on -sale general public premise
licenses under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, airports, passenger rail or light rail
stations, bus stops, truck stops, emergency rooms within acute care hospitals. Urgent
care centers, farm labor contractors, privately operated job recruitment centers,
roadside rest areas, businesses that offer massage or bodywork services; and
WHEREAS, recognizing this, the Riverside County Anti -Human Trafficking Task
Force (RCAHT) has created a poster that meets all the legal requirements of this recent
law; and
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-15
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT HEREBY DECLARES THE PUBLIC SAFETY NEED TO
SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1193 HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUBLIC
NOTICES.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, on this 28th day of January, 2016, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, TANNER, WEBER, and SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ROBERT A. SPInLL, M
ATTEST:
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RAC' LLE D. KLASSEN, ITY CLER
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA