CC RES 2022-010 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING
THE VITAL WORK OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH AND EXPRESSING
APPRECIATION FOR ITS HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes values and places the highest priority
on public safety; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, the Rancho Palos Verdes Neighborhood Watch was started
by NW Coordinator Gail Lorenzen, at the behest of the City and Lomita Sheriffs Station,
in response to an increase in crime and a need to have better communication between
residents and the Sheriffs Department; and
WHEREAS, Rancho Palos Verdes Neighborhood Watch is a community-based,
resident-run organization that exists to make neighborhoods safer through crime
reduction and improving quality of life for individuals living in the same area; and
WHEREAS, Neighborhood Watch uses its network to address issues related to
crime, public safety, and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, over 400 volunteers contribute to the success of the program, acting
as Block Captains and Area Coordinators, distributing vital public safety information from
the Sheriffs Department to their neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, the City Council awarded a proclamation to Neighborhood
Watch Coordinator Lorenzen for "Founding and Organizing the Rancho Palos Verdes
Neighborhood Watch Program and Providing Outstanding Leadership for this Grassroots
Volunteer Organization"; and
WHEREAS, the Rancho Palos Verdes Neighborhood Watch continues to work
toward its goal of facilitating neighbors to work together to fight crime, building trust, and
fostering a cohesive, community-based crime-fighting effort.
NOW BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes recognizes the
vital work of the Rancho Palos Verdes Neighborhood Watch and its hundreds of
volunteers.
Section 2: The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes sincerely
appreciates the dedicated and tireless work of the Rancho Palos Verdes Neighborhood
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Watch, and the volunteers who make it a success.
Section 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THE 15th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.
( 410
David L. Bradley, May.
ATTEST:
eresa . aoka, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2022-10 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on February 15, 2022.
Teres -9akaoka, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2022-10
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