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Resolution No. 4622RESOLUTION NO. 4622 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS REQUIRING A SUBPOENAED PARTY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE CITY AND /OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING AN AUDIT OF THE CITY'S FRANCHISE TAXES. WHEREAS, the City of Cypress derives substantial revenues from its franchise fees: WHEREAS, it is prudent and appropriate that the City of Cypress perform a periodic audit of those persons or entities responsible for the collection and /or payment of franchise fees to the City; WHEREAS, in order to conduct a thorough and efficient audit, the City of Cypress requires reasonable access to certain information, records, and data of those persons or entities responsible for the collection and /or payment of franchise fees to the City; WHEREAS, with respect to the City's auditing of gas, electric, water and CATV franchise fees, the City has retained the services of Municipal Resource Consultants and Donald H. Maynor (through MRC), hereinafter "Consultants "; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows: 1. The City of Cypress institutes an audit procedure of the City's gas, electric, water and CATV franchise fees, wherein the City Staff and Consultants shall periodically report to the City Council the findings of such audit activities. 2. The City of Cypress authorizes the Mayor of the City Council to issue subpoenas pursuant to Government Code Section 37104 et seq., requiring the subpoenaed party to provide certain information to the City and /or its authorized representatives for purposes of conducting an audit of the City's gas, electric, water and CATV franchise fees. 3. The City of Cypress designates Consultants as authorized representatives of the City for purposes of conducting an audit of the City's gas, electric, water and CATV franchise fees, and for purposes of requesting audit information and information described in Public Utilities Code Section 6354 (j), and for purposes of receiving such subpoenaed or requested information. 4. The City of Cypress authorizes the Mayor, City Manager, and /or Consultants, as required by the responding party, to execute non - disclosure agreements on behalf of the City in appropriate cases in which confidential or proprietary information is requested or subpoenaed, and such information is not subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of April 1996. ie6V1"- MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ATTEST: o CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS 401 402 I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, 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 22nd day of April, 1996; by the following roll call vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Age, Carroll, Jones, Kerry NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None and Bowman ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS