Resolution No. 3947RESOLUTION NO. 3947
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING WATER COMPANY SURCHARGES FOR
REDUCED WATER CONSUMPTION
WHEREAS, California is in the fifth consecutive year of
below -normal precipitation, and
WHEREAS precipitation in Southern California has also been
below average and water levels in the Main San Gabriel groundwater
basin have declined more than 40 feet for the last few years and
WHEREAS, in light of the seriousness of this situation, water
companies throughout Southern California urged their customers to
voluntarily reduce their water consumption by ten percent to mitigate
the effects of the drought, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Southern California undertook this
challenge seriously by reducing their water demands by eight percent
in 1988 further reduced their demands in 1989 and 1990 and have been
subject to mandatory water reduction programs, and
WHEREAS, after encouraging citizens to reduce their water
demands the same water companies are now contemplating the imposition
of a surcharge on water consumption to make up lost profits from the
reduced sale of water that they themselves instigated, and
WHEREAS persons using water volumes in excess of reduction
quotas should rightfully be penalized but to tax people for using
less water and complying with reduction quotas is fundamentally wrong;
and
WHEREAS, a tax on water conservation will prove to be
counterproductive by discouraging the public from reducing their water
demands and
WHEREAS, a surcharge on reduced water demands would solely
benefit the water companies by ensuring high profits and would not
constructively enhance conservation efforts
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Cypress California, as follows
SECTION 1 That the City of Cypress does hereby serve notice
to all water companies on behalf of its constituents that it intends
to mount a strong campaign of opposition to the imposition of any such
surcharge.
SECTION 2 The City Clerk is directed to send copies of this
Resolution to the Governor the Public Utilities Commmission, our State
Legislators local water suppliers and member cities of the Orange
County Division of the League of California Cities
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress
at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of June June 1991
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY/OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
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 10th day of June
1991 by the following roll call vote
AYES 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS Age, Kerry, Nicholson, Partin
and Bowman
NOES 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS. None
ABSENT• 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS. None
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CITY CLERKy'6F `T HE CIyY OF CYPRESS