Resolution Number 66-2-14-2209
RESOLUTION NO. 66-2_14-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO TRANSFER
THE JURISDICTION AND ASSETS OF ORANGE COUNTY
WATERWORKS DISTRICT NO. 4 TO THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Capistrano has heretofore requested the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange to transfer the jurisdiction and
assets of Orange County Waterworks District No. 4 to said City; and
WHEREAS, on said previous occasion said Board of Supervisors decided that,
in the light of certain then pending bond issues and other financial matters
and in the light of the fact that the City of San Juan Capistrano was not, in
the opinion of said Board, ready to take on the responsibilities of assuming
control of said Waterworks District No. 4; and
WHEREAS, since the last request and because of the expansions of the City
of San Juan Capistrano and its assumption of municipal functions including the
development of its comprehensive outfall sewer disposal system, the City Council
of the City of San Juan Capistrano is of the opinion that it is now capable of
handling all of the problems involved in the operation of Waterworks District
No. 4; and
WHEREAS, since the last request to said Board of Supervisors, considerably
over 85% of the territory encompassed by said Waterworks District No. 4 is now
within the corporate limits of the City and in excess of 85% of the service
connections of said Waterworks District No. 4 are within the corporate limits
of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is important to the orderly fiscal considerations of both the
City and the Board of Supervisors that action be taken on this request prior to
June 1, 1966 while there remains time to make budget adjustments and while the
present Board of Supervisors can benefit by its familiarity with the problems
involved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano that it request and it does hereby request the Honorable Board of
Supervisors .of the County of Orange to give £avorabel consideration to the trans-
fer of jurisdication and the transfer of the assets of Orange County Waterworks
District No. 4 to the City of San Juan Capistrano prior to June 1, 1966.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Board of Supervisors be and it is hereby
requested to initiate whatever legal steps, including the setting of public hearings
thereon, as it may deem necessary or proper to accomplish such transfer.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano go on record and it does hereby go on record as to its intention to
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cooperate with said Board of Supervisors in attending any meetings, furnishing
any information, statistical or otherwise, or filing any additional documents to
the extent said Honorable Board may deem it either necessary or helpful.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is
February, 1966.
San Juan Capistrano
ATTEST:
77—yrierk of the City of
San Juan Capistrano
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, ERNEST A. THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution
of the City Council of said City numbered 66-2-14-2, adopted by the City Council
of said City on the 14th day of February 1966, and was so passed and adopted by
the following stated vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: DURNFORD, BATHGATE, BUCHHEIM, CHERMAK and OLIVARES
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE
and was thereafter on said day signed and approved by the Mayor of said City.
Cit Clerk of the City of
San Juan Capistrano