HomeMy WebLinkAbout64-076R~SOLUTION 64-76 AUTHORIZING PETITION TO
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ORANGE COUNTY
REQUESTING 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 said City lies in the County of
Orange in 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 Aha hereby finds and declares that Santa Aha is
an incorporated city which has an organized fire department in
operation and existence that at the time of adopting this Resolution
and for many decades next passed has been adequately staffed by
competent, well-trained personnel under outstanding leadership and
equipped with modern fire fighting equipment of all necessary kinds
and sufficiently supplied 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, che~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 National Board of Fire Underwriters, Conanittee
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 Aha now has the lowest fire insurance 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 said City Council hereby
authorizes 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 exclude and except from the levy of any tax imposed by
the County of Orange for structural fire protection all property
within the limits 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 said Board of Supervisors before July 1, 1964.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its adjourned regular meeting held on the 21st day of May,
1964.
ATTEST:
ASSISTANT CLERK O~ THE COUNCIL
STAT~- OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, HELEN BOYD, do hereby certify that I am the Assistant
Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing
Resolution was regularly introduced to said Council at its adjourned
regular meeting held on the 21st day of May, 1964, and was at said
meeting regularly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOES,
ABSENT,
COUNCILMEN: Hubbard~ Harvey, Gilmore, Schlueter, Hall
COUNCILMEN: None
COUNCILMEN: None
ASSISTANT C _~K O~ T~THE COUNCIL
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