Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Chair
May 29, 2006

Resolution #34: Development of Regional Logistics Centers calls on Congress to establish an initiative within the Department of Homeland Security that directly supports and funds cities to develop Regional Logistics Centers, and for DHS to work with the Task Force on Homeland Security to develop successful models for the development of Regional Logistics Centers.

Resolution #35: CityToCity Mutual Aid urges the Congress and Administration to authorize a mechanism that would allow citytocity mutual aid agreements to trigger reimbursement procedures and liability protection under the Stafford Act during an emergency.

Resolution #36: Opposing Mandatory Minimum Sentences opposes mandatory minimum sentencing on both the federal and state levels, and urges the creation of fair and effective sentencing policies that permit judges to determine appropriate sentences based on the specific circumstances of the crime and the perpetrator’s individual situation.

Resolution #37: In Support of Efforts to Fight Illegal Guns calls on Congress to reject legislative proposals that limit cities’ ability to solve and prevent crime; for local governments and law enforcement be given access to ATF gun trace data; for Congress to remove restrictions on the availability and use of trace data; for ATF to resume publication of Annual Crime Trace Reports; and for mayors to adopt and work together to find innovative new ways to advance comprehensive gun safety principles.

Resolution #38: In Support of Border Security and Comprehensive Immigration Reform urges the President and Congress to approve legislation that strengthens border security, includes a fair and efficient guest worker program, and provides a path to citizenship for the millions of undocumented people in the United States; opposes efforts to criminalize undocumented workers for their presence in the United States; and opposes efforts in Congress to require local governments, without reimbursement or training, to enforce immigration violations, or reduce local government’s Federal grants in an attempt to coerce them into enforcing Federal immigration laws.

Resolution #39: Comprehensive Immigration Reform urges comprehensive immigration reform that would improve security, bolster economic prosperity, and provide the approximately 12 million people already in the U.S. without legal authorization an opportunity to earn their permanent residence and citizenship, provided: they have not committed serious crimes; have learned, or are in the process of learning English; and pay taxes and social security on their earnings.

Resolution #40: Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act supports the goals of the Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act, and urges Congress to pass legislation that would ensure that federal consent decrees are narrowly drafted, limited in duration, and respectful of state and local interests and policy judgments.