HomeMy WebLinkAbout72-043RESOLUTION 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
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the
17th day of April, 1972, and was at said meeting passed and adoped
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOES,
COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa~Yamamoto~
Griset
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMENT: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
3/88 - DUE TO POOR CONDITION ORIGINAL DESTROYED
PETITION
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
The CITY OF SANTA ANA, an incorporated city within the County
of Orange, hereby petitions Your Honorable Body to except and ex-
clude all property within the limits of the CITY OF SANTA ANA from
any tax levied by the County of Orange to provide funds for structur-
al fire protection within the County Of orange as provided for by
Government Code Section 25643.
The reason for the excePtion of property within the CITY OF
SANTA ANA from said levy is that said City now has in operation
and existence an organized Fire Department which does now provide,
and has provided for many years last past, adequate structural fire
protection for all property within the City and that no benefit in
fire protection is or would be received or required by such property
from structural fire protection given by the County. The detailed
reasons and factual statements supporting this Petition are contained
in Resolution 72-43 adopted by the City Council on April 17, 1972,
a certified copy of which said Resolution is attached hereto.
For the foregoing reasons this Petition is laid before your
Honorable Body and the members of the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana pray that you heed this, their Petition.
By Direction:
CITY OF SANTA ANA, a municipal
corporation
C~RL J.- T~RNTO~, Cit~ -M~na~e~
DATED: April 17 , 1972