HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-063RESOLUTION NO. 2025-063
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA RECOGNIZING THE GROWING PROBLEM
OF ANTISEMITISM IN THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTING
THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
ALLIANCE (“IHRA”) WORKING DEFINITION OF
ANTISEMITISM AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENSURE THAT THE IHRA WORKING DEFINITION OF
ANTISEMITISM IS AVAILABLE AS AN EDUCATION
RESOURCE FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS
ANTISEMITISM AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION DIRECTED TOWARD ANYONE WITHIN
CHULA VISTA
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista is committed to combating discrimination, as reflected
in Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.36.020; and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista is home to a diverse community who have enriched our City with
their unique cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and valuable contributions to the social and
economic fabric of our community; and
WHEREAS, the City embraces its diverse population and is committed to promoting anti-
discrimination policies and practices to ensure all residents, including minority groups, refugees,
immigrants, and asylum seekers, feel safe, valued, and welcome; and
WHEREAS, antisemitism, including harassment based on a ctual or perceived Jewish
origin, ancestry, ethnicity, identity, affiliation, or faith, remains a persistent problem in American
society; and
WHEREAS, Jews continue to be a targeted minority in the United States and are
consistently the most likely of all religious groups to be victimized by incidents of hate, and such
incidents are increasing; and
WHEREAS, local governments have a responsibility to protect citizens from acts of hate
and bigotry, including antisemitism, and must be given the tools to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista condemns any local school district curriculum, State
or Federal legislation, that denies teaching the atrocities of the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS, valid monitoring, informed analysis and investigation, and effective policy
making all benefit from accurate and uniform definitions; and
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WHEREAS, in May 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (“IHRA”),
by consensus vote of its member states, adopted a Working Definition of Antisemitism, which has
become the internationally recognized, authoritative definition for use by governments and
international organizations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it, as follows:
1. The recitals and findings contained in this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference and
incorporated herein.
2. The City of Chula Vista recognizes the growing problem of antisemitism in the United
States and adopts the Working Definition of Antisemitism, which reads: “Antisemitism is
a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical
and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish
individuals and/or their property, towards Jewish community institutions and religious
facilities,” and includes contemporary examples of antisemitism, adopted by the
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016, as an important
tool to address antisemitism.
3. The City Council directs the City Manager to ensure that the IHRA Working Definition of
Antisemitism is available as an education resource for City departments to address
antisemitism and other forms of discrimination to ensure that all residents, including
minority groups, refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers, feel safe, valued, and
welcomed.
4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
John McCann Marco A. Verdugo
Mayor City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 13th day of May 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-063 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 13th day of May 2025.
Executed this 13th day of May 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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