2005-076 - Disclosure of Megan's Law Database Information by Rental Providers

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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-076 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUESTING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION ALLOWING DISCLOSURE OF MEGAN'S LAW DATABASE INFORMATION BY RENTAL PROVIDERS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana seeks to ensure safe and affordable housing for its residents free from concerns over the presence of potentially dangerous occupants; and WHEREAS, the City Council continues to prioritize the safety of its residents as of primary importance; and WHEREAS, there are a significant number of families and individuals residing in rental communities throughout the City; and WHEREAS, rental housing providers seek to be able to protect their tenants from known serious and high-risk sex offenders, and WHEREAS, there is a need to clarify existing state law, which is vague with respect to the ability of rental housing providers to use information from the California Megan's Law database and notify tenants if there is a high-risk sex offender residing in the rental community, and WHEREAS, rental housing providers should get clear direction from the state and relief from the current situation; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Santa Ana strongly believes that it is in the best interest of the residents of the City to give rental housing providers the ability to consider Megan's Law information and disclosure; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Santa Ana does hereby request the State Legislature to consider legislation designed to protect families living in rental communities from serious and high-risk sex offenders by allowing disclosure of Megan's Law database information by rental housing providers ADOPTED this ~ day of AUQust, 2005. ~ Resolution No. 2005-076 Page 1 of 2