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CC - Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Declaring the City of Culver City to be a Sanctuary City or Other Direction to City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: March 27, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Carol Schwab/City Attorney; Lisa Vidra/Sr. Deputy City Attorney
Phone Number: (310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X][BH1]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (03/22/17);
Department Approval: Carol Schwab, City Attorney (03/22/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider adopting a resolution declaring the City of Culver City to be a sanctuary city, or other direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
At the February 13, 2017 City Council Meeting, after receiving public comment on the issue, the City Council directed staff to agendize consideration of a resolution declaring Culver City to be a sanctuary city.
Introduction
There is no single definition of what it means to be a sanctuary city. The term originated in the 1980s when churches, community organizations and private individuals established networks to provide assistance and shelter to Central American immigrants who were fleeing difficulties in their home countries and were not able to obtain asylum in the United States. In response to that sanctuary movement and related immigration concerns, local jurisdictions in the United States began to adopt policies, resolutions and ordinances to limit local law enforcement's role in federal immigration enforcement.
These policies were considered to be consistent with the concept of community policing, where law enforcement and their local communities establish a relationship of mutual trust and cooperation....
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