HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-3 - Affirming that the City Council Stands in Solidarity with its Iranian-American Community Members as their Relatives and Associates are Suffering through Current Human Rights Injustices in IranRESOLUTION NO. 2023-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AFFIRMING THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH ITS
IRANIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS
THEIR RELATIVES AND ASSOCIATES ARE
SUFFERING THROUGH CURRENT HUMAN RIGHTS
INJUSTICES IN IRAN
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, was
arrested by Gasht-e Ershad, also known as the Islamic Republic of Iran's "morality police,"
for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly in violation of Iran's compulsory dress codes
and subsequently died as a result of police brutality;
WHEREAS, Mahsa Amini's death sparked the first Iranian female -led revolution
of our time, involving thousands of Iranian civilians, including teenagers, students, men,
and women of all ages, taking to the streets and university campuses to protest the
brutality and repression of the Iranian regime against its citizens;
WHEREAS, Iranian authorities have sought to suppress freedom of speech and
dissent by implementing violent repression of nonviolent protests, censorship, torture,
punishing journalists, and restricting internet access;
WHEREAS, despite that repression, protests have continued to expand for
women's rights and for the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran;
WHEREAS, across the world, thousands of marchers continue to demonstrate to
support the people of Iran and send a message that their bravery in risking their lives to
dismantle the status quo enforced by a fanatical, theocratic regime is not in vain;
WHEREAS, according to the National Organization for Civil Registration, the
United States has the highest number of Iranians outside of Iran, close to 1,000,000
people, with over one-half residing in California; and
WHEREAS, Iranians have made important contributions as Californians in the
fields of finance, technology, law, medicine, education, sports, media, the arts, the
military, and government.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council stands in solidarity with its Iranian -American
community members, particularly Iranian -American women, as their relatives and
associates are suffering through the current human rights injustices in Iran.
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Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 10th day of January,
ATTEST:
Leilani'I. Brown
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY TORNEY' OFFI E
A r n C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2023-3 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 101h day of January, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Noah Blom, Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill, Council Member Brad Avery, Council
Member Robyn Grant, Council Member Lauren Kleiman, Council Member
Joe Stapleton, Council Member Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 111h day of January, 2023.
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California