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CITY OF LYNWOOD
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-173
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
~~ ; OF LYNWOOD EXTENDING A TEMPORARY EXEMPTION
' FROM THE WATER USERS TAX IMPOSED UNDER
SUBSECTION 6-5.9 OF SECTION 6-5 OF THE
LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE
.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 (100), upon charges made for water that is delivered
through mains or pipes.
B. Subsection 6-5.4(b) of section '6-5 of the Lynwood
'~i;ir.icipal Code authorizes ,the City Council, by order or resolution,
`~ 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 Park, Water Company in
Lynwood pay significantly higher water rates than d'o 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 #97-174 was approved to extend a pilot
program for temporary exemption for utility users tax for Lynwood
Park Water customers through September 30, 1998.
E. In adopting this Resolution, the City Council
desires to alleviate economic hardship and to provide finaii::ial
relief to those property owners in the city who are customers of
Park Water Company by extending the temporary exemption from
payment of the users tax that would otherwise be applicable to
charges for water purchased from Park Water Company,. after June
30, 1996.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, ORDERS AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Customers purchasing water from the Park Water
Company in the City are, as a class, exempted from, further payment
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.
Section ?.The Tax Administrator is directed to notify
Park Water Company that this exemption has been established b.y 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.
Section 3. The exemption provided for in Section 1 will
remain in full force and effect for the period October 1, 1998
until September 30, 1999 The City Manager is directed to monitor
all applications for water rate increases filed by Park Water
Company with the 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 6th- day of
October, 1998.
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ATTEST:
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ANDREA L. HOOPER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
RALP A IS,III
Interim City Manager
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lf etta F. E rnest
irector of Finance
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 6th day of October, 1998.
AYES: COUNCILMAN BYRD, REYES, RICHARDS, SANCHEZ, REA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City Clerk, City of Lyn ood
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and
Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certigy that the
above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No.
98-173 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on the
date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 6th day of October, 1998.
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City Clerk