HomeMy WebLinkAbout1901 ResolutionWELLS, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO
1901
WHEREAS, the greater Pasco community has been experiencing
significant growth in drug-related crimes over the past several years, and
WHEREAS, the Pasco voters imposed upon themselves an additional
utility tax, the proceeds from which are earmarked for the addition of six
(6) Police Officers and associated crime-related costs, and
WHEREAS, the city intends to hire a Crime Prevention/Community
Relations Officer in January 1990 to aid the community in establishing
improved neighborhood security, and
WHEREAS, the Pasco/Franklin County Housing Authority intends to
apply for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to reduce the
incidence of drug use and drug-related criminal activities within the
Housing Authority grounds, and
WHEREAS, such an effort on the part of the Pasco/Franklin County
Housing Authority to neighten its activities in the fight against drugs and
drug-related activities is a necessary and appropriate effort and will
improve the effect that the city Police Department and Drug Task Force
can have on drug-related crime within the greater Pasco community,
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO
That the City Council of the City of Pasco does hereby urge the
U S Department of Housing and Urban Development to favorably consider
the application of the Pasco/Franklin County Housing Authority for
special grant funds to be used toward the reduction of drug-related
criminal activities within the Housing Authority grounds as well as to work
closely with the Pasco Police Department to reduce the incidence of drug-
related crimes in the Pasco community
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 4 day
o f December , 1989
ATT T
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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GREG A UBS ELLO, City Attorney