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RESOLUTION NO. of
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ESTABLISHING ITS POLICY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CURRENT
ISSUE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DOWNEY COUNTY WATER
DISTRICT (Future Municipal City Water System)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, a judicial determination that the Downey County Water
District has merged with the City and the acquisition by the City of
the nine (9) other water systems within the City would result in a
safe, uniform and adequate water system to all of the citizens of
Downey; and
WHEREAS, the City Council feels the following objectives should be
presented:
a. Development of a city -wide water system to serve all of the
citizens within the City.
b. Adequate and safe water supply and pressure to all residential,
commercial and industrial consumers upon the same rates throughout the
City.
c. To eliminate 31Q per $100 assessed valuation taxes now being
the Metropolitan by the citizens of Downey to t olitan Water District. (It p
is felt that a city-wide water system should be self- supporting including
the payment of the present 31Q tax rate.)
d. Savings to all of the citizens of Downey through combined legal
service, engineering services, administrative services, operational and
equipment maintenance through centralized procedures.
e. Better fire protection for all of the citizens of Downey. The
Downey County Water System is very adequate and is operated in an
efficient manner, however, there are other systems within the City which
fall far below the standards required for adequate pressure and volume to
safely serve the citizens in case of fire. A uniform city -wide water
department would remedy this situation and give all the people the same
degree of protection.
f. The water systems serving the City constitute 1/3 of the formula
upon which the National Board of Fire Underwriters bases its fire rates.
(Through consolidation of all of the water companies the City will
ultimately reduce its fire rates to all of the citizens of Downey.)
g. Uniformity Preliminary engineering of rates and service. Preliminar en ineering and
feasibility surveys have indicated that a uniform rate throughout the
City comparable to that now charged by the Downey County Water Department
would adequately finance a city -wide water department and properly
amortize the cost and future improvements over a long range program.
Uniform service would entail the addition of reservoirs, an adequate grid
system and additional sources of water.
WHEREAS, it has been accepted that the responsibility of delivering a
potable, adequate and uniform water supply to all of the residents of a
erjmmunity is a definite responsibility of a City Government and members of
the City Council feel their responsibility toward ALL THE CITIZENS of Downey
in this respect; and
WHEREAS, it is believed that the Citizens now being served by the
Downey County Water District will also be benefitted in this program through
and rates; lower fire d
additional safety, reduced taxes and rates;
WHEREAS, the Downey County Water District and their employees have
done and are doing a very commendable job in serving the people within
their District;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It is the sincere objective of the City of Downey to
provide the same high standards of water service to ALL OF THE CITIZENS
of Downey.
SECTION 2. That this program is being pursued upon a friendly basis
for the benefit of ALL THE CITIZENS of Downey.
SECTION 3. If the Downey County Water District is determined to have
merged with the City, the City Council will rely heavily upon the present
members of the Downey County Water Board as well as the administration and
employees of the Downey County Water District.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this res-
olution and shall forward a certified copy to the Downey County Water District.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this j3 day of ' ,1960.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Co it of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the /2
day of / ,1960, by the following vote of the Council.
5 AYE Councilmen: Temple, Dunnum, Giddings, Corbin, Peavey
0 NOES;
0 ABSENT:
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City Clerk