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HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-047RESOLUTION 71-47 AUTHORIZING PETITION TO T~E 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 W~EREAS, 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 W/~EREAS, 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, THEP~EFORE, 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 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 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 American Insurance Association, 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 authorized 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, 1971. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of May, 1971. ATTEST: ~ ~ CLERK OF THE COUNCIL -1- 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 May, 1971, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES, NOES, COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa, Yamamot o, Griset None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None CLERK OF T~E COUNCIL -2- ~ETITION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO TH~ ttONORABLE 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 exclude all property within the limits of the CITY OF SANTA ANA from any tax levied by the County of Orange to provide funds for structural 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 CouDty. The detailed reasons and factual statements supporting this Petition are contained in Resolution 71-47 adopted by the City Council on May 17, 1971, 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. DATED: u;,., ~: 1971 By Direction: CITY OF SANTA ANA, a municipal corporation ~ I~ CARL ~.--T~-NTSN/~'ty' ~{anager