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RESOLUTION N0. 3619
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
REQUESTING FEDERAL ACTION AND FUNDS PROVIDING FOR THE
ERECTION OF AN ANIMAL-PROOF FENCE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALO~tG
'a THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE UNITED
J STATES TO QUELL THE RABIES EPIDEMIC
The City Council of the City~of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, as hereinafter described a rabies epidemic
necessitates the erection of an animal-proof fence in the westerly
portion of San Diego County along the international border between
Mexico and the United States; and
WHEREAS, since September, 1962, when rabies first appeared
in the sourther portion of San Diego County and Tijauna there have
been 173 laboratory identified rabies cases in dogs in San Diego
County and Tijuana. and countless human as well as animal exposures
to these 173 clinically confirmed cases of rabies; and
WHEREAS, rabies is a virus infection of the brain and
spinal cord capable of infecting the human and, animal population
isi San Diego County; -and
WHEREAS, effective rabies control requires, immunization
of dogs and the elimination of stray and street dogs and 'although
there has been an effective program of immunization of .dogs in
"' San Diego County there is a continuing immigration of stray dogs
' from the Tijuana area of Mexico; and
WHEREAS, an uncontrolled rabies .epidemic exists in the
northern border area of Baja, California in Mexico and that from
January, 1964 to September 30, 1964. there were 68 cases of clinically
diagnosed cases of rabies in dogs in the Tijuana area and 142 persons
receiving treatment in Tijuana; and
WHEREAS, the majority of cases of laboratory confirmed
rabies in San Diego County have been found within one mile of the
Mexican border at San Ysidro, indicating that the rabies problem
in San Diego County directly. relates and reflects the spillover
from the Tijuana focus of the disease; and
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WHEREAS, only a°portion:.of the San Diego County inter-
national boundary is adequately fenced with animal-proof fencing
and there is literally no barrier to the passage of dogs from'
Mexico into San Diego County; and,
WHEREAS, an animal-proof fence from the Pacific Ocean
~ tb a point 12 miles to the east along the international boundary
would effectively. bar the passage of rabid animals into the most
populous portions of San Diego County from Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the control of the United States-Mexican
border.is within the jurisdiction of many federal agencies, in-
eluding but not limited to the Interhation Boundary and Water
Commission, the United States Immunization and. Naturalization
Service, and Department of Agriculture, the Public Health Service
and the Department of Health and Welfare; and
WHEREAS, there is existing legislation that authorizes
these said agencies to erect a fence along the United-States-
Mexican border (see 22 U.S.C., Seo. 2778; International Boundary
Commission; 21 U.S.C., Sec. 141., Department of Agriculture; P.L.
88 245, appropriation for Immunization and Naturalization Service,
42 U.S.C., Sec. 264, Public Health Service);
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista that the Federal government is hereby requested.
to appropriate the necessary funds for and cause the erection of an
animal-proof fence in San Diego County, California, along the inter-
' national border between the United States and Mexico for the purpose
' of•-eliminating the incidents of'rabid animals crossing the inter-
national border and thereby alleviating the rabies epidemic in_
San Diego County, California.
Presented by
A roved as to o by~ ~ .
~~ ~~ ~ ..
George D.~Lindbe g
City Attu rney ~ +.
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 19tlday of January ,
;, 19 65 by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Anderson, McM~,j,nsa McAllister_,~p~3~~ng, McC9Yquodale
NAYES: COUNCILMEN None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN
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Mayor of the City Chula Vista
ATTEST ~~~/r~~~
City Clerk
STATE: OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ~ ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, KENNETH P. CAMPBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula
Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is a full, true and correct copy of ,
and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
DA
City Clerk
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