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RESOLUTION NO. 10 - 05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
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AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF DUBLIN TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM FOR NEWBORNS
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has enacted Health and Safety Code § 1255.7 which allows any
person having lawful custody of a minor child 72 hours old or younger to surrender physical custody of
the child to an employee at a location designated by the Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin and Alameda County Fire Department is desirous of having its
Fire Station Nos. 16, 17, and 18 so designated; and
WHEREAS, such designation is for the benefit of children and the community because it will
provide a safe haven to newborns who are 72 hours old or younger.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Fire Station Nos. 16, 17 and 18 of the City of Dublin and Alameda County Fire
Department may be designated by Alameda County as locations which may accept newborns that are 72
hours old or younger from a person who has lawful custody of the child.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to request that the Board of Supervisors for
Alameda County designate the City of Dublin's Fire Station Nos. 16, 17 and 18 in the City of Dublin as
locations, which may accept newborns who are 72 hours old or younger from a person who has lawful
custody of the child.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute any documents which are necessary to
effectuate this designation and which are consistent with this Resolution.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall
cause the same to be entered among the original resolutions of said City; and shall note an action of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City in the
minutes ofthe meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this I" day of February 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, McCormick, Oravetz, Zika and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABST AlN: None
ATTEST: