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RESOLUTION NO. 49';~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ADOPTING THE
ORANGE COUNTY ADULT ALCOHOL AND
DRUG SOBER LIVING FACILITIES
CERTIFICATION GUIDELINES AND
DIRECTING STAFF TO PERFORM CERTAIN
DUTIES SET FORTH IN THE GUIDELINES
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE:
WHEREAS: in 2000, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed the Orange
County Sheriff-Coroner Department to form a committee that included the
Orange County Probation Department, the District Attorney, the Public
Defender, the Orange County Health Care Agency, thc State Parole Board,
the courts, representatives of Orange County cities, and a wide spectrum
of community providers, in order to develop a process for certifying and
monitoring adult residential drug and alcohol facilities throughout the
County of Orange; and
WHEREAS: the Sober Living Coalition and the Orange County Addiction Treatment
Provider Association later added representatives to the committee, and a
community representative was designated by the Board of Supervisors in
August, 2001; and
WHEREAS: as a result of tllis collaborative cffort, the Orange County Board of
Supervisors adopted the Orange County Adult Alcohol and Drug Sober
Living Facilities Certification Guidelines ("the Guidelines") by Resolution
No. 01-421 on December 11, 2001, and amended Division 6, Article I of
Title V, Section 5-6-1 to 5-6-4 authorizing voluntary certification of sober
living facilities by Ordinance No. 01-017 ("the Amended Ordinance"), on
Decem~er 18, 2001; and
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WHEREAS: the Amended Ordinance and the Guidelines will promote the welfare of
City apd County residents by establishing a voluntary Countywide
program enabling the County to monitor sober living facilitics to which
County personnel refer persons recovering from alcohol or drug abuse or
addiction; and
WHEREAS: the sobcr living facilities covered by the Amended Ordinance and
Guidelines are facilities that are not licensed by the State and which offer
alcohol and drug-free residences for unrelated adults who arc recovering
from alcohol or drug addictions, but that do not offer drug or alcohol
treatment services on site; and
WHEREAS: the Guidelines provide that reviews of sober living facilities' compliance
with Section 200 of the Guidelines, which relates to zoning compliance
and to basic safety, privacy, and sanitary features of facilities' physical
plants, furnishings, and fixtures, shall be completed by the jurisdictions in
which the facilities are located except when a jurisdiction is unable or
unwilling to complete such reviews in a timely manner; and
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WHEREAS: it is appropriate that City personnel complete such reviews for sobcr living
facilities located within the Seal Beach city limits and that apply for
certification.
Resolution Number 4f(?~
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach does hereby resolve
as follows:
Section 1. The Orange County Adult Alcohol and Drug Sober Living Facilities
Certification Guidelines, a copy of which is available at the Office of the City Clerk, is
hereby approved and adopted.
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Section 2. Code Compliance employees are hereby directed to timely perfonn
Section 200 reviews, in accordance with the Orange County Adult Alcohol and Drug
Sober Living Facilitics Certification Guidelines, at the request of sober living facilities
located within the city limits.
Section 3. The City Council hereby directs employees of Code Compliance, when
requested by the Orange County Sheriff/Certification Coordinator, to perform additional
inspections of sober living facilities located within the city limits, for the purposes of
monitoring, investigating complaints, and verifying correction of deficiencies, as
provided in the Guidelines.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Co un, JWhe City of Seal
Beach ~ regu~meeting thereof held on the .... day of
4. k~ 2002, by the following vote.
AYES: Councilmcmb
NOES:
ABSENT:
1 ABSTAIN: Councilmember
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Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, d~~!lDify that
the foregoing resolution is an original copy of Resolution Number 2f.::l on file in
the Office of the City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by the Ci~uncil of the
City ~at a meeting thereof held on the /. - day of
,2002.
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M. Yeo, City Clerk
of Seal Beach