Resolution No. 160255
RESOLUTION NO. 1602
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
EXPRESSING ITS OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 15.
The City Council of the City of Cypress hereby does
find, determine, order and resolve as follows:
1. Assembly Bill No. 15 attempts to establish a
comprehensive program for the preservation of prime agricul-
tural land in order to provide protection against food short-
ages on a state, national, or global level. While this City
Council finds such a concept praiseworthy, it must oppose
Assembly Bill No. 15, as presently drafted, and urge others
to do likewise for the reasons set forth hereinbelow.
2. The term "prime agricultural land" is defined
by Assembly Bill No. 15 so broadly as to include virtually
all of the remaining undeveloped land within the City of Cypress
as well as a substantial portion of that land which has here-
tofore been developed.
3. Pursuant to the terms of Assembly Bill No. 15,
as presently drafted, virtually no further urban development
would be allowed to occur within the City of Cypress.
4. This prohibition against future urban development
is not merely just another unnecessary and unwarranted intrusion
by state government into a matter of purely local concern. Such
a prohibition would frustrate virtually all land use planning
heretofore undertaken by the City of Cypress, deprive the City
forever of the opportunity of developing a viable tax base,
and undermine the long -range financial planning and well -being
of the City.
5. Moreover, by requiring that all "prime agricultural
land" be assessed under Sections 423 and 423.5 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code, the Bill, if adopted, would result in the loss
of up to $55,000 per year in city controlled property tax revenues.
Even more significantly, the Bill would result in a net loss of
annual tax revenues controlled by the City of over $400,000 by
reason of its prohibition against future urban development.
6. In addition to its adverse impact on undeveloped
property within the City, Assembly Bill No. 15 would also
prohibit the upgrading and improving of large portions of the
City which have already been developed.
7. For the reasons set forth hereinabove, this Council
hereby expresses its opposition to Assembly Bill No. 15, as
presently drafted, and urges all other local governmental agencies
to do likewise. The City Clerk hereby is authorized and directed
to transmit copies of this resolution to the legislative repre-
sentatives of the City and to such other public agencies and
officials as he deems appropriate.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 12th day of May, 1975.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 12th day of May, 1975, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEN: Harvey, Kanel, Sonju and Frankiewich
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMAN: Lacayo
CIT ' CLE1 K OF /THE CITY CYPRESS