HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5967 RESOLUTION NO. 5 967
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
OPPOSING PROPOSED PLANS TO INCREASE THE JUDICIALLY COMMITTED
PATIENT POPULATION AT METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL
WHEREAS, the State of California Health and Welfare Agency, Department of Mental Health,
operates Metropolitan State Hospital in the City of Norwalk; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan State Hospital provides mental health services wide p ices to a wide variety of
r--� individuals suffering from mental illness; and
WHEREAS, the total patient population at Metropolitan State Hospital on December 528 persons; and
p p ber 31, 1995,
WHEREAS, eighty -seven percent of the atients on December 31 civilly •
p 1995 were civilly committed
and thirteen percent were judicially committed; and
WHEREAS, proposals to transfer atients to Metropolitan State Hospital undergoing p petal from other State mental
facilities approaching closure or undergoing renovations are expected to nearly double the patient
g facility; and
population residing at the Norwalk fa ' i y p
WHEREAS, the number of judicially committed patients is projected to increase from 13% of
patient population to 24% projected the
p p p / of the patient population; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey is concerned that the ro osed increase in the surrounding P p crease
would create a safety unding community.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Downey City Council does hereby declare its opposition to plans to
increase the judicially committed a i pp p patient ent population at Metropolitan State Hospital.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June , 1996.
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ATTEST:
Mayor, G' RY P. MC CA414
if Clerk, JUDITH E. MC DONNELL
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly Council g y adopted by the City Council Ofi
Downey at a regular meeting hereof held on the 25th day of , June , , 1996 by the following ote to
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AYES: 5 Council Members Boggs , Lawrence , ley, razel ton McCaughan
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NOES: 0
Council Members None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members None
ABSTAINED: o Council Members None
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ao f ity Clerk, JUDITH E . MC DONNELL
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