(A) Health and Safety Code Section 11380.5 was enacted January 1, 1995. This code section provides for additional penalties for persons who are convicted of the possession for sale or the sale of heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, methamphetamine, or phencyclidine (PCP). Any person convicted of any of these offenses shall be imprisoned in the state prison for an additional one year in addition to the punishment imposed for that conviction, if that violation occurred upon the grounds of a public park, including adjacent public parking lots and sidewalks if the City Council adopts an ordinance designating the park as a "drug-free zone" and notice of the bill's provisions are posted at the public park.
(B) The City Council hereby finds and declares that illegal drug use or sale in public parks and adjacent public areas is a condition which threatens the health and safety of the public, promotes blight and deterioration of surrounding property, invites vandalism, and results in a loss of pride in affected neighborhoods.
(C) The necessity in the public interest for the provisions and prohibitions hereinafter contained and enacted, is declared as a matter of legislative determination and public policy, and it is further declared that the provisions and prohibitions hereinafter contained and enacted are in pursuance of and for the purpose of securing and promoting the public health, safety, welfare and prosperity of the city and its inhabitants.
(Ord. 644 C.S., passed 10-18-95)