HomeMy Public PortalAbout90-013 (01-29-90)RESOLUTION NO. 90 -13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
OPPOSING THE PACIFIC BELL AND GENERAL TELEPHONE PLAN TO
DIVIDE THE CITY OF LYNWOOD INTO TWO AREA CODES
WHEREAS, Pacific Bell and General Telephone has announced
that on February 1, 1992 it will introduce a new 31ff area code in
Los Angeles, and
WHEREAS, Pacific Bell and General Telephone states that
this additional area code is necessary in order to accommodate the
new telephone number subscribers and to keep from running out of
available numbers, and
WHEREAS, the ten cities affected by this proposal are
Bell, Bell Gardens, Beverly Hills, Commerce, Culver City,
Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lynwood, South Gate, and West Hollywood, and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood has reviewed correspondence
from the City of South Gate, the City of Bell Gardens and a G.T.E.
and Pacific Bell 213/310 Fact Sheet regarding the planned splitting
of ten cities into two area codes, and
WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens and the City of South
Gate are opposing the planned division of cities into 2 different
area codes, and
!: WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood opposes Pacific Bell and
' General Telephone's failure to provide public participation by
affected cities in their decision making, and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood supports the idea of using
City boundaries as the determining factor in area code
designations, and
WHEREAS, while the City of Lynwood recognizes the need
for an additional area code, the City is opposing any plan that
would cause a City to have two separate area codes within its
jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Lynwood does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Lynwood
formally go on record opposing any plan that would cause a City to
have two separate area codes within its jurisdiction.
Section 2. That this Resolution shall go into effect
immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 29th DAY OF January ,
1990.
ROBERT HENNING, M r
City of Lynwood
Area Code Resolution
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ATTEST:
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ANDREA L. HOOPER, City lerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
CHARLES G. GOMEZ, City MA4ger
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting
held on the 29th day of January
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS HEINE, REA, RICHARDS, WELLS, HENNING
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
CITY CLERK, CITY OF LY WOOD
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