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RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DEMONSTRATING THE TOWN'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING ALL MEMBERS OF THE LOS GATOS COMMUNITY AND TO PROTECTING DEMOCRATIC VALUES, THE RULE OF LAW, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF LOS GATOS’ RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND VISITORS 

 

WHEREAS, on May 2, 2017, the Town of Los Gatos adopted a resolution reaffirming the Town’s commitment to a diverse, supportive, and inclusive community and to protecting the constitutional and human rights of its residents, visitors, and workers; and 

 

WHEREAS, on April 6, 2021, the Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing hatred and violence toward the diverse communities of Los Gatos; and 

 

WHEREAS, Los Gatos is a community of people from a variety of cultural backgrounds, economic statuses, gender identities, sexual orientations, immigration statuses, religions, and ethnicities, all of whom are valued in the Los Gatos community; and 

 

WHEREAS, the existing practices, policies, and norms of the Town of Los Gatos treat all residents, workers, and visitors with respect and dignity, regardless of who they are; and 

 

WHEREAS, Los Gatos residents are deeply committed to one another and their community, often volunteering for service organizations, involving themselves in their neighborhoods, supporting the most vulnerable in our town, and coming together during natural disasters and emergencies, both natural and human-made; and 

 

WHEREAS, the Los Gatos community has united again, as many residents have recently become increasingly concerned about the serious risks to marginalized communities, including harassment, discrimination, deportation, persecution, rejection of human and civil rights and liberties, and nullification of national laws safeguarding protected classes of people; and 

 

WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos is committed to working with our partners and elected representatives at the County, State, and Federal levels of government both to push back against changes to policies that will hurt people in Los Gatos and to continue enforcing the existing laws and norms of our community; and 

 

WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos fully embraces the system of democracy, checks and balances, the rule of law, and federalism enshrined in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights and will use its resources to protect these sacred institutions in Los Gatos; and 

 

WHEREAS, government agencies around Santa Clara County and the State of California have recently renewed pledges to protect the safety and dignity of all people, including the San Jose Police Department, the City of San Jose, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and the Office of the Governor of California. 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos hereby commits to continuing to protect the rights, liberties, and freedoms of Los Gatos residents, workers, and visitors; and 

 

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Los Gatos will not use its limited resources to assist in the deportation of Los Gatos residents, the persecution or forced displacement of unhoused residents to tent cities, the disruption of personal reproductive healthcare decisions, the weakening of environmental policies or conservation regulations, the enforcement of restrictions on physical or mental healthcare services, the targeting of LGBTQ+ community members, or attacks on individuals of any particular race or ethnicity; and 

 

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, as stated in Resolution 2017-024, “the Town of Los Gatos will oppose any attempts to undermine the safety, security, and rights of members of our community and will work proactively to ensure the rights and privileges of everyone in the Town, regardless of religion, country of birth, immigration status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.”