CC Resolution No. 05-157
RESOLUTION NO. 05-157
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CUPERTINO
SUPPORTING AND ENDORSING AB 438 (PARRA) TO PROTECT FAMILIES
LIVING IN RENTAL COMMUNITIES FROM SERIOUS AND
HIGH RISK SEX OFFENDERS
Resolution of the city of Cupertino requesting the State Legislatl1re to pass Assembly Bill
438 (Parra) to protect families living in rental communities from serious and high risk sex
offenders.
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino seeks to ensure safe and affordable housing for its
residents;
WHEREAS, there are a significant number of families and individuals residing in rental
communities throughout the City;
WHEREAS, rental housing providers are in a precarious situation due to the recent
availability of sex offender information over the Internet;
WHEREAS, rental housing providers seek to be able to protect their tenants ITom the known
dangerous propensities of other tenants;
WHEREAS, state law currently prohibits rental-housing providers fÌom using information
contained on the state Megan's Law database to make housing decisions;
WHEREAS, state law currently prohibits rental housing provides fÌom notifying tenants if
there is a serious or high-risk sex offender residing in the rental community;
WHEREAS, rental housing providers need a clear direction from the state and relief from
the current situation;
WHERAS, the legislatl1re needs to provide clear direction and identify housing alternatives
for serious and high-risk sex offenders.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the city of Cupertino does hereby request the
State Legislatl1re to pass Assembly Bill 438 to protect families living in rental communities
fÌom serious and high risk sex offenders.
Resolution No, 05-157
2
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 6th day of September, 2005, by the following vote:
Vote
Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval, Wang, James
None
None
None
~'ðt,~
City Clerk
ATTEST:
Mayor, City of Cupertino
2