HomeMy Public PortalAbout1999.161 (09-21-99)RECITALS:
' A. Subsection 6-5.9 of Section 6-5 of the Lynwood Municipal Code authorizes the imposition
of a.tax;.not to exceed ten percent (10%), upon charges made. for water that is delivered ;
through~mans or pipes. . _
S. Subsection 6-5.4(b)`of section 6-.5 of the Lynwood Municipal ~ Code ..,authorizes the City
. Council;: by order or resolution, to"establish. one or more classes of persons; or one or more
• "" 'classes of 'utility .service, that are" exempt, in whole: or in part, from payment of the tax.
',imposed by Section 6-5.
' C. :The City Council: has found and determined that customers of water service,provided by
- ii Park ,Water Company in Lynwood pay sigriifcantly higher water rates than do the
{ ~ customers of -water service provided by ~ the Lynwood Water Department. The City~of
~; Lynwood has no. regulatory authority with regard to the rates charged by"Park
~~ Water Company to its customers. because those rates are regulated" by .the California '
_ Public Utilities Commission. " . - .
D: Resolution: #98-173 was approved to extend a pilot program for temporary exemption .for ,
utility users tax for Lynwood Park Water customers through September 30, 1999.
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E. In adopting. this Resolution, the City Council desires to•alleviate economic hardship and to '
provide. financial relief to those property owners in the city who are customers of Park
Water Companyby extending. the temporary exemption from payment of the users tax
- that otherwise be applicable to charges. for water purchased from. 1?'ark :.Water
. '. Company.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD HEREBY
FINDS., DETERMINES, ORh;~RS AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
.Section 1. Customer purchasing water from the Park Water Company in the City are, as
a class; exempted from further.pay~nent of the utility users tax that.is authorized: to be imposed by ~.
Subsection 6-5.9 of Section 6=5 of the Lynwood. Municipal Code. _ ,
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Section 2. ~ The Tax administrator is directed to notify Park Water. Company thatthis-, ~ ,
exemption has been .established by the City Council and to provide such additional information as ~ .
may be required to enable Park ,Water; Company •to remove. all exempt. customers from .its utility
users tax billing procedures. ~ ; ?.
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' Section 3. The exemption provided for in Section l~will remain in full force and effect
for. the, period beginning 'October 1, 1999 until'. SEPTEMBER 30 r 2000 The City Manager is
`- directed to .monitor .all applications. for water rate increases filed by Park Water Company with
California Public :Utilities Commission and to inform the City .Council of those proposed. increases
in order that the City Council may determine in a~timely manner whether to oppose them.
Section 4 The City Clerk is directed to certify to'the passage and adoption of this
Resolution. '
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this .21st day of September.
1999.
ATTEST:
Andrea Hooper, City Clerk_
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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C; Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Ri ardo Sanchez,
APPROVED AS TO CONTEST:
Ralph avi ,
Interim City Manager
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lfre a •F. Earnest
Director of Finance &. Administration
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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 21st, day of September,1999. ~ .
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYRD, REYES, RICHARDS, SANCHEZ
NOES:;, COUNCILMAN REA
ABSENT: NONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES -)
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the -City
Council of-said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a 'full, true and
correct copy of Resolution No. 99.161 on -file in my office and that said resolution was
adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 21st day of September, 1999.
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City Clerk