HomeMy Public PortalAbout78-110RESOLUTION NO. 78-110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON
REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO REQUIRE
A WAIVER OF THE FACILITIES CHARGE FOR STREET LIGHTS
TURNED OFF DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS CREATED BY PASSAGE OF
PROPOSITION 13.
' WHEREAS, County lighting districts administer approximately
86,000 street lights which are funded from ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, approximately 78,000 of the district lights are
owned and operated by the Southern California Edison Company under con-
tract to the districts; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that revenue provided under Prop-
osition 13 will only support the operation of about 30% of these lights;
and
WHEREAS, the majority of these street lights were installed
at the request of the benefiting property owners via the petition proce-
dure which indicated the cost and which required the written approval of
at least 60% of the ownership; and
WHEREAS, the County is investigating methods to provide alter-
nate funding for the cost of operating these lights; and
WHEREAS, the alternate methods may involve the passage of
legislation and/or the vote of the affected electorate; and
WHEREAS, it may be necessary to turn off many of the lights in
the interim while alternate methods of financing are being developed and
' implemented; and
WHEREAS, in 1974, in connection with energy crisis measures, the
Public Utilities Commission approved a facilities charge that Edison may
assess for lights that are turned off but left in place for future use; and
WHEREAS, the facilities charge exceeds three dollars per light
per month; and
WHEREAS, in most cases the facilities charge would exceed the
amount of tax revenue anticipated to be received under Proposition 13 for
each light making it impractical to leave the lights in place while alter-
nate funding was being pursued; and
WHEREAS, charges for removal and reinstallation of the lights,
ranging up to several hundred dollars per light depending on the type,
could be subsequently assessed against the districts if this course if
followed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Public Utilities
commission be requested to take action to required a waiver of the facil-
ities charges until such time as alternate funding methods are adopted or,
in the alternate, a decision is reached to leave the lights dark.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Car-
son be instructed to notify the Public Utilities Commission and the South-
ern California Edison Company of this action.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of July, 1978.
ATTEST:
--a'CITY CLERK
Res. No. 78-110/Page 2 of 2
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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 resolution, being Resolution No. 78-110
was dult and 'regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the third day of July,
1978, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: Bridgers, Marbut, Smith, Calas and Yamamoto
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: None
City lerk, ityo Carso , California
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