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MEMORANDUM <br />To: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Im Date _AUGUST 17, 1966 <br />From: CITY ATTORNEY <br />Subject: TELEPHONE COMPANY FRANCHISE BOND (continued) nagQ 2 <br />From the foregoing it appears abundantly clear that the franchise granted <br />by the City of Santa Ana to the Southern California Telephone Company <br />in 1932 has been superseded by the exercise of State legislation in this <br />field which, in effect, transfers the granting of franchises from local <br />governmental bodies to the State of California. The extant franchise <br />from the State of California has supplanted that granted by the City of <br />Santa Ana. The City has been divested of its authority to franchise in <br />this area. Accordingly, the franchise granted by virtue of Ordinance <br />No. 965 is ineffectual, and the bond given by the franchisee in compliance <br />therewith is surplusage. The bond should be exonerated. <br />It is recommended that the bond be exonerated by action of the City Council. <br />WILLIAM L. MOCK <br />City Attorney <br />WLM:m <br />