Resolution No. 6753
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RESOLUTION NO. 6753
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF .THE CITY OF
VERNON AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
CAUSE TO BE PREPARED AND MAILED OR OTHERWISE
DISTRIBUTED LETTERS TO RESIDENTS AND ELECTORS IN
THE CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUGGESTING ACTION
REGARDING THE DISTRICT'S PROPOSED STANDBY CHARGE
TO BE IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT ON FEBRUARY 26
1996
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WHEREAS, the Central Basin Municipal Water District
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("District") encompasses the area within the boundaries of the
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City of Vernon and also areas in surrounding cities and areas
outside the city limits; and
WHEREAS, the District is levying annual standby charges
or assessments on real properties within the District's boundaries
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in order to assist in paying for the District's expansive
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construction and other programs; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the District's water reclamation
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project has multiplied far beyond the District's original estimate
and representations, and the District has not yet demonstrated
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that it has or will have sufficient users of reclaimed water and
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revenues to provide the necessary funds for existing indebtedness
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of the District, or to avoid prolonging the standby assessments on
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real properties; and
WHEREAS, the District has scheduled a public hearing on
February 26 1996, to consider imposition of such a standby
assessment for yet another year with no apparent viable program
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for repayment of the growing indebtedness of the District and
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and additional standby assessments on real properties in the
District; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon and the owners of real
properties in and outside of the City but subject to the District
standby assessments have a common interest in assuring that the
District's reclaimed water program is financially viable, and that
the District's expansion program will not be a tax burden on them
for years to come; and
WHEREAS, the District's reclaimed water program and the
projected expansion of its construction program beyond its income
directly impact real properties in the city of Vernon and the
industrial establishments in the City that are served by the City,
the economic health of which are in the vital interests of the
City; and
WHEREAS, the public health, safety and welfare of the
City of Vernon, its residents and property owners, and the
commercial and industrial enterprises in the City require that the
residents, electors and property owners both inside and outside of
the city limits of the City but within the District receive
information about the District's proposed expansion, construction,
indebtedness, financial status and assessments and the proposed
hearing before the Board of Directors of the District to consider
imposition of standby charges, in order that the residents and
property owners may participate in insisting at the proposed
hearing that the District provide verified, authentic information
regarding the District's proposal to levy standby assessments and
the justification therefor.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
2 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
3 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon does
4 hereby find and determine that the recitals contained hereinabove
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6 SECTION 2: The city council of the City of Vernon hereby
7 authorizes the City Administrator of the City of Vernon to cause
8 to be prepared, mailed, or otherwise distributed to residents,
9 property owners, electors, and others within the District, a
10 letter or letters providing information about the proposed hearing
11 before the District's Board of Directors to order a standby
12 assessment on real properties in the District; and in the City
13 Administrator's discretion, information about the District's
14 indebtedness, existing and projected, its construction program,
15 escalating costs, reclaimed water program and such other
16 information relevant to the District's reclaimed water program as
17 the City Administrator deems appropriate pursuant to this
18 resolution. In the event the City Administrator determines that a
19 follow-up letter on the subject hereof is needed to carry out the
20 purposes of this resolution, such a follow-up letter is also
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22 Said letter or letters may suggest that the addressees
23 attend the hearing before the Board of the District, or take other
24 appropriate action to make their views known to the members of the
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26 SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
27 authorizes not to exceed 360,000 copies of each such letter to be
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makes the necessary appropriation therefor from funds derived from
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sources within the City of Vernon.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the city of Vernon shall
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February, 1996.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
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Resolution No. 6753, was duly adopted by the city Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the city Council duly held
on Tuesday, February 6 1996, and thereafter was duly signed by the
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Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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