HomeMy Public PortalAbout00-1209 ORDINANCE NO. 00-1209
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA
GRANTING A PUBLIC UTILITY PIPELINE FRANCHISE TO
EQUILON CALIFORNIA PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Grant of Franchise. The City Council hereby grants a public utility
pipeline franchise to Equilon California Pipeline Company LLC (hereinafter referred to
as "the Franchisee"), a Delaware limited liability company, for a period of 25 years from
and after the date upon which the franchise shall become effective, to lay or construct
from time to time, and to maintain, operate, renew, repair, change the size of, remove or
abandon in place pipes and pipelines for the collection, transportation or distribution of
oil, gas, gasoline, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, water, waste water,
mud, steam, and other liquid substances not more hazardous than the aforesaid
substances, together with all manholes, valves, appurtenances and service connections
necessary or convenient for the operation of such pipes or pipelines including conduits,
cathodic protection devices, wires, cables and other appurtenances necessary or
convenient for the exercise of the Franchisee's business, in, under, along or across any
and all streets within the City of Carson, as approved from time to time by Resolution of
the City Council. The franchise shall be solely for a public utility pipeline system.
Section 2. Compensation. The Franchisee shall pay to the City of Carson
the following amount:
Base Annual Fee.
A base annual fee shall be paid within sixty (60) days after the end of each
calender year and during the life of the franchise for each and every year,
including the year of granting the franchise, according to the franchise
payment period as defined in Carson Municipal Code Section 6800 et
seq., by multiplying the pipe length expressed in feet by the applicable
base rate as follows:
Pipe Size (Internal) Base Rate
Diameter in Inches Per Lineal Foot
0-4 $0.088
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6 0.132
8 0.176
10 0.220
12 0.264
14 0.308
16 0.352
18 0.396
20 0.440
22 0.484
24 0.528
26 0.572
28 0.616
30 0.660
For pipelines with an internal diameter not listed above, the fees shall be
in the same proportion to the fees of a twelve inch (12") diameter pipe as
the diameter of the unlisted pipe is to twelve inches (12"). The formula
used in arriving at the annual fee shall apply to any existing, replacement,
modification or extension of the pipeline.
Adjustments.
1. The amount of the fee specified above shall be adjusted at the time
payment is due by multiplying the base fee by the Consumer Price
Index, All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles-Anaheim-
Riverside area as published by the United States Department of
Labor, Office of Information for the month of September
immediately preceding the month in which payment is due and
payable, and divided by the Consumer Price Index for June 30,
1989 (June 30, 1989 = 100)0
2. In no event shall an annual fee be charged which is less than the
base annual fee amount established above.
30 The indices specified in paragraph 1 above are calculated and
published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics. If the Bureau discontinues the calculation or
publication of the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers for
the Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside area (June 30, 1989 = 100),
and no transposition table is available to convert to another index,
then the amount of each annual adjustment in base fees shall be
computed by using a comparable governmental index.
Section 3. Compliance with Law. The Franchisee shall comply with all
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applicable statutes, regulations and ordinances, including, but not limited to, the
insurance requirement of Carson Municipal Code Section 6809.
Section 4. Effective Date. The term of the franchise granted by this
Ordinance shall be deemed to have commenced on May 1, 1999.
Section 5. Acceptance. The Franchisee shall, within thirty (30) days after
passage of this Ordinance, file with the City Clerk of the City of Carson a written
acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this A e, day of December
2000.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 00-1209, passed first reading on December 5, 2000 was duly and regularly adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 19th day of
December, 2000, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Pro Tem Calas, Sweeney, Frank, and Ontal
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: MAYOR: Fajardo
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