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Resolution No. 1655'R9 RESOLUTION NO. 1655 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS REQUESTING SUPPORT FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND OTHER CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY AFFECTED BY THE RECENT FIRE INSURANCE RATING FOR A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION OF THE FIRE INSURANCE RATING PROCEDURES. WHEREAS, on August 18, 1970, a request from the Orange County Fire Marshal's Office was made to the Insurance Service Office of California for a reevaluation of the fire protection classification of 6, applied in Cypress and other Orange County communities; and WHEREAS, this request was made because there had been substantial improvement in the quality of fire protection service, better water distribution and Orange County had not had a reevaluation since 1966; and WHEREAS, following this written request, several verbal requests from the Fire Marshal's Office were made to the I.S.O. to initiate this study; and WHEREAS, on February 1974, I.S.O. began its reevaluation study to determine if Cypress and other Orange County communities warranted a reduction in their fire protection rating; and WHEREAS, this study was completed in September 1974; and WHEREAS, the Cypress City Council felt that this was an unreasonable lengthy period of time, which cost taxpayers in the community hundreds of dollars from 1970 through 1974; and WHEREAS, the I.S.O. continued to delay the release of a new fire rating for the Orange County fire service area; and WHEREAS, in January 1975, the Cypress City Council adopted a strongly -worded resolution calling for an immediate release of the reduced fire classification; and WHEREAS, immediately following this action, the State Manager of I.S.O. of California indicated a new lower classification would be published in approximately six to nine months; and WHEREAS, the new fire classification of 4 was not officially published until November 11, 1975; and WHEREAS, the Cypress City Council was extremely concerned about the higher fire insurance premiums that its taxpayers have paid over the years because of the delays of the I.S.O. rating procedures, it has requested a Grand Jury investigation of this fire insurance rating procedure. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cypress City Council requests support from the Orange County Board of Supervisors and other cities in Orange County affected by the recent fire insurance rating for a Grand Jury investigation of the fire insurance rating procedures. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of November 1975. cam+ %z MAYOR OF CITY OF CYPRESS ATTEST: /7/a /` CITY CLERIC O THE CIT>F CYPRESS 1 40 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 by the said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of November 1975, by the following roll call vote: AYES: 4 COUNCILMEN: Harvey, Kanel, Lacayo and Sonju NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMAN: Frankiewich 7C,,-,(7/7 CITY CLERK OF THE OF CYPRESS