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RESOLUTION 72-43 AUTHORIZING PETITION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY REQUES- ING EXCLUSION OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, FROM THE LEVY OF ANY ORANGE COUNTY TAX TO PROVIDE STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION AND MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is a municipal corporation now existing as such by virtue of a charter granted under the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the California Government Code Section 25643 provides that the Board of Supervisors shall except from the levy of any tax for structural fire protection all property within a city petitioning therefor where the petition is supported by a resolution adopted by the City Council which makes certain findings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds and declares that Santa Ana is an in- corporated City which has in operation and existence an organized Fire Department that, at the time of adoption of this Resolution, and for many decades last past, has been adequately staffed by competent, well- trained personnel under outstanding leadership, equipped with modern fire fighting equipment of all necessary kinds, and sufficiently sup- plied with fire fighting chemicals, which said Department has access to the Santa Ana water system maintained at high pressure; that the excellence and adequacy of said Fire Department, its equipment, chem- icals, and personnel and the water system of the City, including the reservoirs and mains and the pressure of the water supply for fire fighting purposes, have been determined by the Insurance Services Offices, Committee on Fire Prevention and Engineering Standards, to be among the best in the State of California and the best in Orange County, California, so that Santa Ana now has the lowest fire insur- ance premium rate existing anywhere in this area; that Santa Ana is now providing adequate structural fire protection to all property within the incorporated limits of the City and that no additional benefit in fire protection is or would be received or required by such property from structural fire protection given by the County of Orange. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the said City Council hereby auth- orized and directs that a petition be presented to the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, attached to and supported by a certified copy of this Resolution, petitioning said Board to ex- clude and except from the levy of any tax imposed by the County of Orange for structural fire protection all property within the limits of the City of Santa Ana, California, and Carl J. Thornton, City Manager, is hereby authorized and directed to sign said Petition, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution, and to present the original thereof, together with a certified copy of this Resolution, to the said Board of Supervisors on or before April 17, 1972. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of April, 1972. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL City Attorney MAY OR