HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 17-006 - Support of senate Bill 65RESOLUTION NO. 17-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 65
WHEREAS, current California law makes driving a vehicle punishable as an infraction;
and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 65 would expand current law to make operating a boat,
vessel, aircraft or motor vehicle while dnnking alcohol or smoking or ingesting a marijuana
product punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 10,000 people
were killed in crashes involving a drink driver in California between 2003 and 2012, and
WHEREAS, the California DMV has reported an increase in both alcohol -involved and
drug -involved crash fatalities in 2012 and 2013, and
WHEREAS, SB 65 would strengthen laws prohibiting consumption of alcoholic
beverages while operating a vehicle and make it illegal to smoke or ingest marijuana while
driving
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga does
hereby support SB 65 and urges the California State Legislature and the Governor of California
to sign this bill into law
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 1st day of February 2017 by the following vote
AYES. Mayor Emily Lo, Vice Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Council Members E. Manny
Cappello, Howard A Miller, Rishi Kumar
NOES.
ABSENT.
ABSTAIN.
Emily Lo, Mayor
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