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RESOLUTION directing the City Attorney to use the Red Light Abatement Law to pursue enforcement against houses of prostitution within the City of San Leandro
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WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned with the health and welfare of its residents and wishes to both stop and prevent prostitution, which may involve human trafficking, from occurring within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Red Light Abatement Law (Penal Code sections 11225-11235) provides enforcement tools to combat prostitution and human trafficking, among other activities, and declares the presence of such activities to be public nuisances; and
WHEREAS, the Red Light Abatement Law empowers city attorneys to bring actions in equity to abate and prevent these nuisances, and to perpetually enjoin the person conducting or maintaining the nuisance, and the owner, lessee, or agent of the building or place in or upon which the nuisance exists, from directly or indirectly maintaining or permitting it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to direct the City Attorney to utilize the Red Light Abatement Law as warranted and as appropriate to combat these illegal activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
1. The City Attorney is directed to use the Red Light Abatement Law and any other applicable law to help eradicate prostitution and human trafficking from the City.
2. The City Attorney is directed to seek all appropriate abatement remedies provided under the Red Light Abatement Law to accomplish these purposes, including but not limited to, temporary restraining orders, closing of the building or alternatively seeking payment of one year's fair market rental value as damages, the sale of chattels, seeking civil penalties up to the full amount allowable by law, and seeking payment of attorneys' fees and costs of investigation and discovery.
3. The City M...
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