HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-061RESOLUTION 68-61 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 adequacy of said Fire Department, its equipment,
chemicals, 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, 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: ~at 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 autho~zed 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 S~pervisors before July 1, 1968.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the city Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of May, 1968.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE 'COUNCIL
MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF OP~ANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Aha; that the foregoing Resolution
was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the
6th day of May, 1968, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN:
Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel,
Thurman, McMichael
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
CLERk OF THE COUNCIL
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