07 Staff Report - October 2004 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
DATE: TO: FROM: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 DEBRA J. FIGONE, TOWN MANAGER MEETING DATE: 10/4/04 ITEM NO. 1 SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION
PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2004 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution proclaiming October 2004 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. BACKGROUND: October is nationally
recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The cities, towns and the county of Santa Clara are considered leaders in the state for proactive education, prevention and accountability
for domestic violence. Each year for the last seven years, elected officials, law enforcement, advocacy agencies and social service workers have joined together in partnership for the
Annual Walk to End Domestic Violence, domestic violence conferences and symposiums, and media campaigns to shed light on one ofAmerica's best kept secrets. DISCUSSION: Domestic violence
is an escalating pattern of abuse where one partner in an intimate relationship controls the other through force, intimidation, or the threat ofviolence. It affects many facets ofour
community, and does not discriminate based on socio-economic status, religion or ethnicity. ill2003, in this county alone, twenty-one people lost their lives to domestic violence related
homicides and suicides; seven of them were children. ill the final analysis, all of these cases had one common thread. Someone knew abuse was occurring, but did not say anything. The
Domestic Violence Council of Santa Clara County has adopted the "Speak Up, Save Lives" slogan to raise awareness in our communities and encourage all people to come forward if they know
someone is in danger ofabuse. The DVC also encourages cities, towns and the county to provide support that will reduce domestic violence and ensure the safety and peace ofmind for all
families in our communities. PREPARED BY: SC?ttR. Seaman, Chief of Police C:\DVAwarenessmonthcouncllrpt.wpd .".;, ., .. Reviewed by: Town Manager
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PAGE 2 \, MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2004 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH September 21, 2004 CONCLUSION: Staffrecommends that the Town
Council adopts a resolution proclaiming October 2004 as domestic violence awareness month. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: Is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
FISCAL IMPACT: None Attachments: 1. Resolution Distribution: General
RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2004 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
works in partnership with the City of San Jose/Domestic Violence Advisory Board to establish awareness to help prevent domestic violence and reduce the impact of family violence in our
community, and; WHEREAS, Town Council members will participate in the 7th Annual Walk to End Domestic Violence on October 8, 2004 where community leaders and elected officials have the
opportunity to hear from experts in the domestic violence field on ways to prevent violence before it starts, and;WHEREAS, the Town Council and the Police Department are active in the
fight to end domestic violence and encourage all residents to help raise community awareness and provide support that will reduce domestic violence and ensure the safety and peace ofmind
for all families in our community; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLYED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California, that the Town proclaims October
2004 as Domestic Violence Awareness month. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a__meeting ofthe Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the day of ,200_ by the following vote: COUNCIL
MEMBERS: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Attachment 1
SIGNED: MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA ATTEST: CLERK. OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA