Resolution No. 7021
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RESOLUTION NO. 7021
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
A WATER RIGHT LICENSE BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF
VERNON AND CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY WHICH
GRANTS THE CITY OF VERNON A LICENSE TO EXTRACT
900 ACRE-FEET OF CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE
COMPANY'S ALLOWED PUMPING ALLOCATION FOR THE
PERIOD JULY 1, 1997 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1998
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WHEREAS, CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY ("CWSC") owns
9 water rights from which it is willing to lease 900 acre-feet of
10 CWSC's allowed pumping allocation to the City of Vernon for fiscal
11 year 1997-1998; and
12 WHEREAS, the Director of Community Services & Water and
13 CWSC have negotiated a new Water Right License with an agreed price
14 for the period of July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 of One Hundred
15 Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($130,500.00), and
16 said money will be sent to California Water Service Company; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Guzzetta, Vice President for CWSC,
18 signed said statement on September 23, 1997, agreeing thereto.
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
20 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
22 finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
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SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
25 approves the Water Right License and said Statement, copies of which
26 have been presented to the Ci ty Council concurrently with this
27 resolution, and the City Council hereby orders said License to be
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SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
2 authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said License for,
3 and on behalf of, the City of Vernon.
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SECTION 4:
The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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6 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
7 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of October, 1997.
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BRUCE V.
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MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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3 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon,
4 do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution
5 No. 7021, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon
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October 21, 1997, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the
city of Vernon. ~ /~~
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, city Clerk
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WATER RIGHT LICENSE
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11 ~IS LICENSE is~m~e. entered into and executed as of
Q:!:::L - day of ~I-(" ./ 1997.
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California Water Service
Company
(hereinafter "Licensor")
P.O. Box 1150
San Jose, CA 95108-1150
BY AND BETWEEN
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CITY OF VERNON, a municipal
corporation (hereinafter
"Licensee")
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058-0805
RECITALS:
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a License to extract
900 acre-feet of Allowed Pumping Allocation allocated to Licensor
(or predecessors in interest) under and pursuant to the Judgment
dated October 11, 1965, and entered in Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. 786,656 entitled "Central and West Basin Water
Replenishment District vs. Charles E. Adams, et al." during the
period commencing July 1, 1997, and continuing to and including
June 30, 1998.
This License is granted, subject to the following
conditions:
(1), .. Licensee shall exercise said right and extract the same
on behalf of ~~censor during the period above specified and put
the same to beneficial use, -and Licensee shall not by the
exercise he~~under of said right acquire any right to extract
water independent of the rights of Licensor.
(2) Licensee shall pay assessments levied on the pumping of
said ground waters by the Water Replenishment District.
(3) Licensee shall notify the District and the Watermaster
that said pumping was done pursuant to this License and provide
the Watermaster with a copy of this license.
(4) Licensee shall note, in any recording of water
production for the period of this License, that said pumping was
done pursuant to this License.
(5) Licensee's Allowed Pumping Allocation shall be
increased by the amount hereby leased when computing carry-over
of allowable over-extraction as provided by Part III, Subpart A
and B in said Judgment.
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Licensor warrants that it has 900 acre-feet of Allowed
Pumping Allocation and that it has not pumped and will not pump
or permit or license any other person to pump any part of said
900 acre-feet during the period of July 1, 1997 through
June 30, 1998.
California Water Service Company
Licensor
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Title: Secretary
CITY OF VERNON
Licensee
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,BRUCE V~ MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FO~ '
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DAVID B. BREARLEY, City Attorney
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September 18, 1997
STATEMENT
California Water Service Company grants to the City of Vernon
a license to extract 900 acre-feet of California Water Service
Company's allowed pumping allocation for the 1997-1998 Fiscal Year
@ $145.00 per acre-foot for a total cost of $130,500.00.
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Signature
Vice President
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agrees to the above Statement.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST
City Administrator/City Clerk
FAX: (213) 581-7924
CITY HALL
DAVID B. BREARLEY
City Attorney
FAX:(818)~5818
KEVIN WILSON
Director of Community Services &: Water
FAX: (213) 588-2761
KENNETHJ. DeDARIO
Director of Ught &: Power
FAX: (213) 583-1983
DAVE TELFORD
Fire Chief
FAX: (213) 581-1385
LOUIS ROSENKRANTZ
Police Chief
FAX: (213) 581-1178
CITY COUNCIL
LEONIS C. MALBURG
Mayor
THOMAS A. YBARRA
Mayor Pro-Tem
Wm. "BILL" DAVIS
Councilman
H. "LARRY" GONZALES
Councilman
W. MICHAEL McCORMICK
Councilman
430S SANTA FE AVENUE. VERNON, CAUFORNIA 90058
TELEPHONE (213) 583-8811
November 6, 1997
California Water Service Company
P.O. Box 1150
San Jose, CA 95108-1150
Re: Water Right License
July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998
Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith is a fully executed copy of the one-year
lease for the Water Right License for your files, which was
approved by the Vernon City Council on October 21, 1997.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please don't
hesitate to call Mr. Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services
& Water Department.
. V?L;Y Y~
~ia J. jrosco
Chief Deputy City Clerk
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