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RESOLUTION NO.
4704 (CCS)
(C~ty Counc~l Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING
ITS INTENTION TO FUND COSTS OF THE
CITY'S WASTE WATER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PUBLIC LAW 92-500.
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles is requ~red by
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Public Law 92-500) and
State Law (Porter-Cologne Water Quallty Control Act, 1972
Amendments) to upgrade its wastewater treatment fac~llties
to prov~de full secondary treatment; and,
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Los Angeles ~s comm~tted by
prev~ous "Clean Water" grant agreements to cease the discharge
of wastewater sludge to the oceanj and,
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Los Angeles Wastewater System
Program projects necessary to accompllsh the preceding goals
will cost approximately Three Hundred M~llion ($300,000,000.00)
Dollarsj and,
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Los Angeles and the City of
Santa Mon~ca have a contract provldlng for sewage transportatlon
and dlsposal; and,
WHEREAS, lt would be beneficial to both the Clty of
Los Angeles and the Clty of Santa Monica to participate to
receive approximately Two Hundred F~fty Mllllon ($250,000,000.00)
Dollars in grant asslstance to accomplish these goals by
continuing to participate with the Federal and State governments
in the "Clean Water Grant Program"; and,
WHEREAS, to be eliglble to particlpate ln the grant
program, the City of Los Angeles and the Clty of Santa Monlca
must have a revenue program for wastewater treatment works
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comply~ng with Federal and State requ~rements: and,
WHEREAS, the Comptroller General of the United States
has ruled that the use of ad valorem taxes as a user charge
system for wastewater treatment works does not satisfy the
statutory requ~rements of Public Law 92-500: and,
,VHEREAS, the Clty of Santa Monica's current revenue
program includes the sign1f~cant use of ad valorem tax funds
to meet the costs of operat~on and ma~ntenance: and,
WHEREAS, a reV1S1on of the City of Santa Mon~ca's
current revenue program ~s necessary 1n order to qualify for
future Federal and State grant ass~stance for our wastewater
treatment system.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That in order to qual~fy for future
State and Federal "Clean \1ater" grant assistance, the City
Counc~l of the C1ty of Santa Monica states 1tS 1ntent to revise
the revenue program for the funding of operat1on and maintenance
costs (1ncluding replacement) of the City's wastewater system
to meet the requ~rements of Public Law 92-500 and the State
Water Resources Control Board.
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall cert1fy to the
adopt1on of this resolut1on, and thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be 1n full force and effect.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 9th
day of December
1975.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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I hereby cert~fy that the forego~ng resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the C~ty of Santa Monica
at a regular meet~ng thereof, held on the
9th
day of
December
, 1975, by the follow~ng vote of the
Counc~l:
AYES:
Counc~lperson: Cohen, Judson, McCloskey,
Reed, Swink,
van den Steenhove, Trives
NOES:
Councilperson: None
ABSENT:
Counc~lperson: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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