HomeMy Public PortalAbout80-111RESOLUTION NO. 80-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CARSON DECLARING ITS INTENTION
TO GRANT A PIPELINE FRANCHISE TO WATSON
ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
WHEREAS, Watson Energy Systems, Inc., a California
corporation, has filed with the City Council of the City of
Carson an application requesting that a franchise be granted
to it of the character and for the -purposes mentioned in the
form of notice hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, in the opinion of said City Council the
public good requires that said franchise be granted;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Carson that the said City Council intends
to grant said franchise; that the character of said franchise,
and the terms and conditions upon which it is proposed to
be granted, are described in the form of notice hereinafter
set forth; that hearing of objections to the granting of
said franchise will be held at the time and place specified
in the form of notice hereinafter set forth, which the City
Clerk is hereby directed to publish at least once in the
Carson Star, a newspaper of general circulation printed and
published nearest to the City of Carson, within 15 days
after the passage of this Resolution; and that said notice
shall be substantially in the following words and figures:
"NOTICE OF INTENTION TO GRANT FRANCHISE"
"NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Watson Energy
Systems, Inc., a California corporation, has filed its
application with the City Council of the City of Carson
requesting that said City Council grant to it.a franchise
for a period of 25 years from and after the date upon which
the franchise shall become effective, to construct from time
to time and to install, operate, maintain, replace, change
the size of, abandon in place and/or remove pipelines for
the transportation of water, steam and other liquid sub—
stances not more dangerous than water and steam, together
with all appurtenances and service connections necessary'or
convenient to properly maintain and operate pipelines,
including cathodic protection facilities, and also including
appurtenances and equipment for power and communication
lines necessary or convenient for the Grantee's business.
"If said franchise shall be granted to it, said
Watson Energy Systems, Inc. and its assigns, hereinafter
designated grantee, will annually pay to said City the
following fees:
a. Base Annual Fee. A base annual fee in the
amount of 12 cents ($.12) per lineal foot of pipe for
pipes with an internal diameter of eight inches or less
and an additional 2 cents ($.02) per inch of internal
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diameter per foot of pipe for pipes with an internal
diameter greater than eight inches.
b. Base Construction Charges. At the time of
installation, relocation, or replacement of any pipeline
or other facility covered by the franchise, a base
construction charge of $1,500.00 for each one-half mile
of pipeline or fractional part thereof installed,
replaced or relocated on major streets, and $1,000.00
for each one-half mile or fractional part thereof on
minor streets.
C. Adjustments. The amount of each payment under
paragraphs a and b shall be revised based upon the
increase or decrease in the level of the wholesale
price index since December 31, 1977, all commodities,
prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
d. Base Grantor's Fee. A base grantor's fee of
$500.00.
e. Modifications. The City will reserve the
right to change the base annual fee at any time, but
not more than five times during the life of the
franchise.
"The City Council of the City of Carson proposes
to grant said franchise for a period of 25 years from
and after the date upon which the franchise shall become
effective, or until it is voluntarily surrendered or
abandoned by the Grantee, or until the State or some
municipal or public corporation thereunto duly authorized
by law shall purchase by voluntary agreement or shall
condemn and take under the power of eminent domain all
property actually used and useful in the exercise of such
franchise and situated within the territorial limits
of the State, municipal, or public corporation purchasing
or condemning such property, or until such franchise
is forfeited for noncompliance with its terms by Grantee."
"NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Grantee of
said franchise shall file a bond, with a corporate surety
authorized to conduct a surety business in the State
of California, and in a form approved by the City Attorney
for the City of Carson, in .the penal sum of Ten Thousand'
Dollars ($10,000.00), conditioned that the Grantee shall
well and truly observe, fulfill, and perform each term
and condition of said franchise and that in case of any
breach of condition of said bond, the amount of the penal
sum therein named shall be recoverable from the principal
and surety upon said bond. Said bond shall be filed
with the City Clerk within five (5) days after the effective
date of the ordinance granting said franchise; and if
said bond is not filed, or if it does not receive the
approval of the City Attorney, said franchise may be
refused or forfeited and any money paid to the City in
connection therewith shall be retained by the City. The
Grantee will also be required to obtain insurance as pro-
vided in Section 6809 of the Carson Municipal Code.
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"NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that any and all
persons having any objection to the granting of said
franchise may appear before the City Council in the Council
Chambers located at the Carson City Hall, 301 E. Carson
Street, Carson, California, at 6:30 p.m. on July 21,
1980 and be heard thereon; and at any time not later than
the hour set for hearing objections, any person interested
may make written protest stating objections against the
granting of said franchise, which protest must be signed by
the protestant and be delivered to the City Clerk of said
City. The City Council at the time set for hearing said
objections shall proceed to hear and pass upon all protests
so made."
For further particulars, reference is hereby made to
said application which is on file in the Office of said
City Clerk, and also to the resolution adopted by said
City Council on the 2nd day of June , 1980,
declaring its intention to grant said franchise.
DATED:
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council
of the City of Carson on the 2nd__ day of _June I
1980.
MAYOR
ATTEST: -
CITY CLZRK
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. 80-111 ,
was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on
the 2nd day of June , 1980, and that the same was so
passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Colas, Egan, Smith, Mills & Bridgers
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Ci Clerk, City of Ca son,
California