HomeMy WebLinkAbout69-083RESOLUTION 69-83 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
WHEREAS, the California Government Code §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 incorporated City which has in operation and existence an
organized fire department that, at the time of adopting 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 supplied with fire fighting
chemicals, which said Department has access to the Santa Ana water
system maintained at high pressure; that the excellence and ade-
quacy of said Fire Department, its equipment, chemicals, and
personnel and the water system of the City, including the reser-
voirs and mains and the pressure of the water supply for fire
fighting purposes, have been determined by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, 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 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 the 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 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 before July 1, 1969.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the city of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 19th day of Ma~, 1969.
ATTEST: ~
liCE- MAYOR
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF ~ANTA ANA )
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolu-
tion was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on
the 19th day of May, 1969, and was at said meeting passed and adopted
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
COUNCILMEN: Brooks, Markel, Patters~, Villa, Herrin
NOES, COUNCILMEN:
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Thurmaa, Griset
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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