HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2005-171RESOLUTION 1
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI
SUPPORTBILL 438 .. Râ–º i.
FAMILIESPROTECT RENTAL
FROM SERIOUSAND HIGH-RiSK SEX OFFENDERS
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi seeks to ensure safe and affordable housing for its
residents; and
WHEREAS, there are a significant number of families and individuals residing in rental
communities throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, rental housing providers are in a precarious situation due to the recent
availability of sex offender information over the Internet; and
WHEREAS, rental housing providers seek to be able to protect their tenants from the
known dangerous propensities of ether tenants; and
WHEREAS, state law currently prohibits rental housing providers from using information
contained on the state Megan's Law database to make housing decisions; and
WHEREAS, stag law currently prohibits rental housing providers from notifying tenants
if there is a serious or high-risk sex offender residing in the rental community; and
WHEREAS, rental housing providers need a clear direction from the state and relief
from the current situation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE. IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby support
Assembly Bill 438 (Parra) to protect families living in rental communities from serious and high-
risk seat offenders and to allow rental housing providers to notify and protect their tenants from
individuals listed as a serious or high-risk sex offender on the state's Megan's Law database.
Dated: August 17, 2005
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2005-171 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 17, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS -- Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Mounce, and
Mayor Beckman
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Nene