HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 5648 RESOLUTION NO. 5648
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING SB 1694 (BERGESON)
RELATING TO GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY FOR ACCIDENTS
OCCURRING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
WHEREAS it is of vital public interest that the public be
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permitted use of unimproved public property for recreational
purposes; and
Public entities will be forced to close or restrict the
use of their property due to the expense of insuring against,
defending, and paying claims for injuries sustained by persons
using such property; and
Public entities should not lose their immunity because
they have taken steps to protect the safety and welfare of
those using public property; and
A court, in the case of Gonzales v. City of San Diego, has
determined that the provision of lifeguard service eliminates a
governmental agency' s traditional immunity for accidents
occurring on public property in its natural state,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach supports SB 1694 (Bergeson) and
urges the California State Legislature to adopt that legisla-
tion as quickly as possible to restore the longstanding
immunity for governmental agencies related to public property
in its natural condition so that lifeguard service and other
public safety personnel will continue to be provided for the
benefit of the public.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th
day of March 1986.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City A orney
REVIEWED APPROVED:
City Administrator
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Res. No. 5648
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I ALICIA M. WENTWORTH the duly elected qualified City
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Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day
of March 19 86 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California