CC RESOLUTION 4366RESOLUTION NO. 4366
A RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS
TO UTILIZE ALL MEANS AVAILABLE TO PERSUADE MEXICO TO
AMEND ITS CURRENT EXTRADITION POLICY TOWARD INDIVIDUALS
ACCUSED OF COMMITTING CAPITAL CRIMES IN THE UNITED STATES
The City Council resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. During the past two years, several high - profile felonies committed
in Los Angeles County, including the murder of Los Angeles County
Sheriffs Deputy David March, have not been prosecuted due to the
inability of United States officials to seek extradition of persons from
Mexico who are suspected of committing felonies in this country;
B. The individual responsible for the murder of Deputy March is
believed to have fled to Mexico in order to avoid prosecution in the
United States;
C. The current Treaty of Extradition between the United States and
Mexico states that the extradition of Mexican nationals may be
refused unless assurances are made that the death penalty will not
be imposed;
D. The Mexican Supreme Court ruled further that the refusal to
extradite may be extended to individuals facing a penalty of life
imprisonment in the United States;
E. The current status of the extradition treaty has served to create a
"safe haven" for individuals suspected of felonious activity in the
United States and potentially provides an escape plan for
individuals who may be seeking to conduct terrorist activities in the
United States;
F. The Attorneys General from all fifty states has requested the United
States Attorney General and Secretary of State to find a resolution
to the ongoing extradition issue with Mexico.
Section 2: The City of El Segundo believes that the current provisions of the
Treaty of Extradition between the United States and Mexico has resulted in a
dangerous situation in which known criminals have access to a "safe haven" and
can avoid prosecution for criminal activities conducted in the United States.
Section 3: The City of El Segundo urges the President on the United States
and members of Congress to seek appropriate redress of extradition issue with
Mexico for reasons of personal safety for citizens of the United States and for
reasons of national security.
Section 4: The members of the City Council of the City of El Segundo will
send appropriate correspondence to the President, members of Congress and
other elected and appointed officials to reiterate the importance of taking action
to resolve the issue of extradition between the United States and Mexico.
Section 5: The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of the City;
and shall make a record of proceedings of the City Council in the minutes of the
meeting at which same is passed and adopted.
Section 6: This Resolution will take effect immediately upon adoption
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Mayor Mike Gordon
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five;
that the foregoing Resolution No. 4366 was duly passed and adopted by said
City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested to by
the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
day of February of 2004, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: GORDON, JACOBS, MCDOWELL, GAINES, WERNICK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Cindy M6rtesen, City Clerk