HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 3172 1982-06-14
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RESOLUTION NO. ~I' j1~
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING
ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CHANGE THE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICTS OF ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County Wastewater
Quality Control System throughout metropolitan Orange County
is the third largest on the West Coast, serving a current
population of 1.8 million persons; and
WHEREAS, the present seven Sanitation Districts operate pursuant to a
Joint Administrative Organization Agreement for the purpose
of owning and operating wastewater collection and treatment
facilities under a single management; and
WHEREAS, the County Sanitation Districts presently provide service to
23 of the 26 cities plus unincorporated territory within the
County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, over ninety percent (90%) of the area served by the Districts
is within the boundaries of incorporated cities; and
WHEREAS, the necessity for inter-city or metropolitan sewage planning
and operation was early recognized in Orange County and
specifically by the formation of the Joint Outfall Sewer
Organization in 1923 which was the predecessor to the present
County Sanitation Districts and included service area for
eight cities; and
WHEREAS, the utilization of a joint venture for sewage facilities between
various independent cities and sanitary districts is now
recognized as both a practical necessity and a desirable form of
government, but continues to retain local entity control through
representation on its Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the present seven County Sanitation Districts were formed and
organized in 1947 and 1948 following a comprehensive County-wide
engineering study and report and recommendation by the County
Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the District boundaries were established on the basis of geography,
topography and existing city and sanitary district boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the local collection of wastewater is accomplished by local systems
owned and operated by the respective cities or sanitary districts,
which systems then transport the wastewater to the Sanitation Districts'
trunk sewer system and treatment plant facilities; and
WHEREAS, the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County are formed pursuant
to the County Sanitation District Act (Health & Safety Code Sections
4700 et ~.); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the County Sanitation District Act, the Board of Directors
is established as being the Mayor of each city, together with a
member of the governing board of each sanitary district, as well as
the Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors, which assures that
every local agency is adequately represented on the governing board
of each Sanitation District; and
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WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors has requested specific
legislation placing the control with the Board of Supervisors
for the reason that a stalemate has occurred between the County
and the County Sanitation Districts pertaining to the allocation
of ad valorem tax reverlles for annexations of new territory to the
Sanitation Districts; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, on May 25, 1982,
adopted a resolution requesting legislation by the State Legislature
that would place the Sanitation Districts under the exclusive
control of the Board of Supervisors, and to remove representation
by members of the City Councils or Sanitary District Boards; and
WHEREAS, any legislation placing the control of the Sanitation Districts
under the Board of Supervisors would effectively remove the local
agency control from the 1.8 million constituents in this County
who are represented pursuant to the original organizational formation
35 years ago.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, a member of
Sanitation District No.3, does hereby resolve:
Section 1: That A.B. 1601 (Thurman) presently being considered
by the State Legislature, is hereby opposed in its entirety and
its defeat is urged.
Section 2: That any legislation that would amend the County
Sanitation District Act and Section 4730 of the Health & Safety
Code in particular, or any other legislative enactment that would
change the make-up of the governing body of the County Sanitation
Districts of Orange County, is opposed and each member of the
legislature is urged to vote his or her opposition thereto.
Section 3: That each legislative member representing areas
within Orange County, is urged to take a role of active opposition
to the pending legislative bill, A.B. 1601, and any other legislative
measure which would effectively remove the local control of the
County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, and place it in the
hands of the County Board of Supervisors.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council
California, at a meeting th reof held on
1982 by the following vot
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