Resolution No. 953b
RESOLUTION NO. 953
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
MAKING APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
OF ORANGE COUNTY FOR THE INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
DISSOLUTION OF THE CYPRESS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the District Reorganization Act of 1965 provides that the govern-
ing body of an affected city may make application by resolution for the dissolu-
tion of a district, and that such application shall be considered a mandatory
application; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress desires that proceedings
be initiated by the Local Agency Formation Commission of Orange County for the
dissolution of the Cypress County Water District, as hereinafter requested;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress hereby does resolve,
determine and find as follows:
Section 1. This proposal is made pursuant to Division 1 of Title 6 of the
Government Code of the State of California, known as "The District Reorganization
Act of 1965."
Section 2. The nature of the change of organization proposed hereby is a
"dissolution "; and the name of the district for which such change of organization
is proposed is "The Cypress County Water District."
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Cypress desires the change of
organization proposed hereby be made subject to the following proposed terms and
conditions:
A. That upon dissolution, the property of the Cypress County Water
District, both real and personal, shall be distributed as pro-
vided in the District Reorganization Act of 1965, except that
real property located within that portion of the Cypress County
Water District which is unincorporated territory also shall be
distributed to the City of Cypress.
B. That each affected City, after dissolution, shall provide for
service to the areas within its boundaries which had previously
received service from said District; and that the City of Cypress
shall also serve those areas within unincorporated territory which
had previously received service from said District; and that the
City of Cypress shall enter into contracts, joint powers agreements,
or other arrangements as may be deemed necessary to continue the
operation and maintenance of facilities within said unincorporated
areas and said affected Cities for so long as other affected Cities
and the County of Orange may be unable to provide such service.
Section 4. The reason or reasons for this proposal are that the dissolution
of the Cypress County Water District would be for the best interests of landowners
and present and future inhabitants within said District based on, but not limited
to, the following findings:
A. The original purpose of the Cypress County Water District, which
was to create a governmental entity with the power to provide
sewer service to County unincorporated area which had no other
means of obtaining this service, has been achieved. At the present
time, there are other governmental agencies which are capable of
providing the same sewer service to the area.
B. Double taxation for sanitary sewer service would be eliminated
by removing the Cypress County Water District tax which in 1968-
69 was 12Q per $100.00 assessed valuation for all residents of the
City of Cypress now located within the boundaries of the Cypress
County Water District. Currently all residents of the City of
Cypress outside of the Cypress County Water District are provided
the same sewer service by the City without the payment of any
additional tax or other charges.
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C. An estimated 50% reduction in the cost of sewer service to residents
of the Cypress County Water District located outside of the City of
Cypress could be realized by consolidating the sanitary sewer ser-
vice and eliminating a major portion of the administrative and over-
head costs now incurred. It is conservatively estimated that the
annual savings through this consolidation would be in excess of
$100,000.00.
D. Property owners, residents and developers would realize additional
savings by reducing the sewer construction plan check and inspection
fee from 91% to 311%, eliminating the 6% fee now imposed by the Cypress
County Water District. In the last twelve months, these savings
would have been in the amount of $6,888.00.
E. Sewer service should be administered by the agency which has the
responsibility for approving and regulating subdivision and commer-
cial and industrial developments of which sewers are an integral
part. To avoid duplication of costs and inconvenience to the public
and to coordinate the design and construction of.new or relocated
sewers within the City streets, the responsibility for sewer service
should be that of the agency which is responsible for the construction
and maintenance of such City streets.
F. The elimination of structures of government no longer needed both
maximizes the economies which can be afforded to our citizens and
removes the confusion which always exists for the citizen in deter-
mining the agency responsible for providing local governmental
services.
WHEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress respectfully requests
that preliminary proceedings be taken for the change of organization proposed
hereby.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 10th day of March, 1969.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CL RK 0 THE CIT 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 adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 10th day of March, 1969, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEN: Harvey, Kanode, Noe and Bowen
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEN: Kanel
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CI Y CLERK OF THE/ ITY OF CYPRESS
RESOLUTION NO. 953