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City of Los Alamitos Agenda Report March 18, 2018 Ordinance Item No.: 12A To: Mayor Troy D. Edgar & Members of the City Council Via: Bret M. Plumlee, City Manager From: Warren Kusumoto, Mayor Pro Tem Subject: Introduce Ordinance No. 2018-03 — Adding Chapter 9.30 Constitution of the United States Compliance Summary: This is an opportunity to discuss the Council's desire to show its resolve and support for the Constitution of the United States by adopting a Resolution or Ordinance. Recommendations: 1. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 2018-03; and, 2. City Attorney Daudt read the title of Ordinance No. 2018-03 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 9.30 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES COMPLIANCE." Background and Discussion The California Values Act (S1354) is contrary to the United States Constitution and infringes on the rights of the citizens of the City of Los Alamitos. Furthermore, it affects the City Council's oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. In view of this contradiction, it is impossible to comply with both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California. When two governing documents contradict each other, the order of precedence needs to be invoked and followed. In this situation, my belief is that the Constitution of the United States has precedence over the Constitution of the State of California, so therefore I am proposing that the City Council discuss and adopt Ordinance No. 2018-03 to exempt the City of Los Alamitos from the California Values Act.