HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 21661
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RESOLUTION NO. 2166
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE .
CITY OF AZUSA ADOPTING RULES AND REGULAT-
IONS GOVERNING THE FREQUENCY CHANGE OF
THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM OF
THE CITY OF AZUSA AND DaUIPMENT OF CUSTOMERS
OF CITY FROM 50 -CYCLE SERVICE TO 60 -CYCLE
SERVICE.
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa acting by and through its City
Council, hereinafter called, "City" is presently serving
electrical service to its customers at.a frequency of 50 -cycles,
and has determined that.the present and future public convenience
and necessity require the establishing of a uniform system wide
alternating,current frequency of approximately 60 -cycles, and to
discontinue the furnishing of 50 -cycle. service at such time•as 60 -
cycle service is available; to assist its customers in adapting
their apparatus for this service and to assume the reasonable coat
of such work, and
WHEREAS, the City assumes the responsibility for develop-
ing and activating a sound and workable conversion program and
proposes to contract with Southern California Edison Company to
perform the frequency change work as required and herein set forth,
and
WHEREAS, .the customer has the 'responsibility of actively
cooperating and assisting in the completion of the conversion
program, and
WHEREAS, electrical.service during frequency change period
Will be supplied by the City in the affected area at a frequency
of approximately 50 -cycles, or at a frequency of approximately
60 -cycles depending in each case upon the location and period dur-
ing the conversion, and
WHEREAS, the general 50 -cycle area of the City's service
area is more nearly defined as being all that area lying within the
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present city limits of the City of Azusa, and
WHEREAS, the.City Council of .the City of Azusa finds that .
the following rules and regulations governing the frequency change
of the electrical system and equipment of the City of Azusa and
equipment•of customers of the City from 50 -cycle service to 60 -
cycle service should be established, and that all rules, regulat-
ions and rates of the'City insofar as are inconsistent with these
rules and regulations are subordinate thereto,.
NOW THEREFORE, .BE -IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA that the following rules and regulations be and they
are hereby adopted governing the frequency change of the electrical
system and equipment of the City of Azusa and equipment of customers
of the City from 50 -cycle service to 60 -cycle service, and that
all rules, regulations and,rates of the City insofar as are
inconsistent with these rules and regulations are subordinate
thereto.
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING FREQUENCY
CHANGE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EQUIP—
MENT OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AND EQUIPMENT
OF.•CUSTOMERS OF CITY FROM 50 -CYCLE SERVICE
TO 60 -CYCLE SERVICE.
(A) DEFINITIONS OF TEM.iS
The following terms when used in these Rules and Regulations
shall have
the meanings as stated below:
(1)
CUSTOMER
"Customer" is the electric consumer, owner or person
having legal control of the electric utilization
equipment at the location where the apparatus or ap-,
pliances are directly supplied with electric service
by the City at the time of cutover.
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UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
"Utilization Equipment" includes appliances or ap-
paratus regularly used by the customer for receiving
and consuming or converting electric energy to other
forms of power or energy.
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REGULARLY USED,
."Regularly used" means that the utilization equipment
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of the customer is connected to the City's
system, ready -for use continuously or periodically.
Spare parts and supplies, equipment and materials
In storage, or held for.resal'e, lease, or rental
are not considered "regularly used." .
(4) SURVEY
""Survey" is,the accumulation of the necessary data,
physical measurements, tests and other'engineering
data required to determine which items of the
customers' utilization equipment are frequency
sensitive and need adaptation.
(5) ADAPTATION OR CONVERSION
"Adaptation or Conversion" is the necessary Chang-
ing or adjusting of utilization equipment required
to•render it capable of performing essentially the
same service -when supplied from a 60 -cycle alterna-
ting.current electric system as that previously
obtained -when supplied from a 50 -cycle system.,
(6) 'CUTOVER OR CHANGEOVER
"Cutover or Changeover" is -the time when the City
ceases'to furnish 50 -cycle service and commences to
supply 60 -cycle service to the.customer.
(B) CONVERSION COSTS AND ALLOWANCES
(1) ' The City will'asaume thereasonablecosts of adapting
customers' utilization equipment for operation at a frequency of
60 -cycles, except as otherwise provided in these'Rules and
Regulations.
:.(2) The cost of additions, betterments, repairs or
maintenance of customers' utilization equipment
is not a part of the reasonable cost of adapta-
tion. Any such work shall be performed at the
expense of the customer.
(3) A, customer may assume the responsibility of adapt-
ing his utilization equipment and in such case the
City will make a.conversion allowance in lieu of
adaptation. r.
(4) Conversion allowances shall be based on schedules
of adaptation costs which willbe developed by the
City from time -to time, or on the estimated cost of
adaptation of the particular equipment.
(5) In exceptional cases or unusual circumstances where•
utilization equipment cannot be adapted for 60 -cycle
operation at a reasonable cost because of its condi-
-tion, age,. inadequate, obsolete, or non-standard
design, the City will make a conversion allowance in
lieu of adaptation.
(*C) SURVEY OF UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
(1). A survey will be made of the frequency sensitive uti-
lization equipment connected to the. City's 50 -cycle
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system to,determine the changes necessary to adapt
the customers' equipment for operation on a 60 -cycle
system. The survey will be conducted by the City,
or its contractors, within their normal working hours,
with the active assistance of the customer in pro-
curing and supplying necessary'information and in
providing access to his equipment for the purpose of
obtaining nameplate data and to make the necessary
physical measurements and operating tests.
(2) Frequency sensitive utilization equipment of customers
will be surveyed by authorized representatives of the
City, or its contractors, during their normal -working
hours.
(3). Representatives of the City and its contractors
.engaged .in the survey will be provided with credentials
for identification. .
ENGINEERING OF UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
(1) The data obtained from the survey of customers'
utilization equipment will be analyzed by engineers
of the City; or its contractors, to determine the
necessary changes required for adaptation of the
equipment to render it capable of performing eseen-,
tially the same service when supplied from a 60-
cycle system as that previously obtained when supplied
from a 50 -cycle system. Frequency sensitive utilization
equipment will be adapted in accordance w,ith'standard
conversion procedures as determined by the City.
Customers will, upon request, be advised of the
proposed changes.to be made in utilization equipment.
(2) Rotating equipment will require adaptation only if
It is speed -critical and in such cases mechanical
changes will generally be made in the drive or.
driven equipment.; Where mechanical changes are, in
the opinion of the City, not practicable, electrical
changes will be performed.
(3) A substantial amount of customers' utilization equip -
Lent now operating on 50 -cycle :current will operate.
satisfactorily on 60 -cycle current and will not re-
quire adaptation because of design, application or
operating characteristics. In general,..this includes
equipment supplying heat, incandescent lighting", ap-
paratus performing non-mechanical functions and
rotating equipment which is not speed critical, ex-
amples of which are as follows:
Radios, vacuum cleaners, domestic refrigerators
(sealed units and many belt -driven types),. wash -
Ing machines (except spin dry and automatic types)
domestic sewing machines, ranges (except timers),
roasters, toasters,. coffee makers, grills, waffle
irons, hand irons and ironers, food mixers, juice
extractors, portable fans, shavers and clippers
(except vibrator types), door bells, transformers
and small shop equipment.
Incandescent lighting, small neon signs, fluores-
cent lights (single tube), electric heaters,.
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soldering irons, infra red lamps, diathermy
equipment, X-ray equipment (except timers),
heating pads and blankets.
Adding machines, dictating machines, mailing
devices, typewriters, cash registers, fountain
equipment, coffee grinders, meat slicers,
battery chargers, and hand tools.
(E) CONVERSION OF UTILIZATION EQUIPPAENT
(1) The area served by the City with 50 -cycle electric
service will be divided into several areas for the
purpose of conversion as controlled by electric
feeder circuits. The electric service to all cus-
tomers within a feeder area must be cutover at one
time, which will necessitate the full cooperation
of each customer in making his utilization equip-
ment available for conversion during the established
schedules. All customers will be notified as far in
advance as practicable of the conversion schedule and
the date of cutover.
(2) The City, or its contractors, will make the necessary
changes required to adapt the customers' utilization
equipment in accordance with the City's engineering
determinations. The customer will, without charge,
make his utilization equipment available for adapta-
tion and provide necessary assistance to avoid delays
during the progress of the work.
(3) Conversion work on customers' utilization equipment
will be performed within the normal working hours of
the City, or its contractors. When the City finds it
necessary under its schedules and in the best interests
of the frequency change program, work may be performed
during hours other than normal working hours. Conver-
sion work may be performed on an overtime or premium
basis for the customer's convenience, provided that
such work does not conflict with the conversion
schedule and the customer agrees to reimburse the City
for the additional cost resulting from such perform-
ance of work on an overtime or premium basis.
(4) If the customer elects to accept a conversion allowance
he shall execute an agreement with the City substan-
tially in the form entitled "Conversion Allowance and
Release Agreement"assuming the responsibility for
the adaption of his utilization equipment.
(5) Customers' equipment not regularly used or disconnected
from the City's system will not be adapted at the time
of the cutover. If, however, within 90 days from the
date of cutover the equipment is reconnected and is
regularly used in good faith, then the City will, upon
reasonable notice, adapt the equipment for 60 -cycle
operation.
(6) If the customer considers that the work of conversion
performed by the City, or its contractors, is
unsatisfactory, he shall notify the City in writing
within 60 days after the date of cutover. In case of
seasonal use, such notice shall be given within 60
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days after the resumption of seasonal use, but not
later than one year after the date of cutover. Upon
receipt of such notice and the determination that
additional conversion work is necessary, the City
will perform such work.
(7) The City shall in no event be liable for any work
performed by the customer.
(8) Any material, whether individual parts or complete
items of equipment, purchased by the City for use
in the conversion of utilization equipment will,
upon installation, become the property of the owner
of the utilization equipment.
The City shall have the right to retain all of the
equipment salvaged by it from the adaptation of
customers' frequency sensitive utilization equip-
ment.
(9) Representatives of the City, and its contractors,
engaged in the adaptation of utilization equipment
will be provided with credentials for identificat-
ion.
(F) CLOCKS AND TIMING DEVICES
(1) Clocks and timing devices in use on the City's 50 -
cycle system will be exchanged or adapted for 60 -
cycle operation in accordance with the City's
standard conversion procedures.
(2) A clock depot will be established within the conver-
sion area for the exchange or adaptation of portable
clocks.
Customers will be notified of the location of the
clock depot and shall bring their portable clocks to
the depot in order to take advantage of one of the
following plans:
PLAN 1 - The Customer may select from the stock of
several models available, a new 60 -cycle clock in
exchange for his old clock and the payment of a
charge in accordance with the following schedule:
Clock retail Exchange price to be paid
sale Price_ by Consumer
up to' - $ $3,95 ,$ 1.00
3.96 4.95 1.50
4.96 5.95 2.00
5.98 6.95 2.50
6.96 7.95 33.00
8.96 9.95 4.50
Note: Retail Sales price does not include California State
Sales Tax and Federal Excise Tax.
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PLAN 2 - The City will adapt the customers' 50 -
cycle clocks for 60 -cycle operation without cost,
as hereinafter provided. Conversion materials and
workmanship will be guaranteed by the City for 60
days after the adaptation of the clock.
(3) Nonportable clocks and timing devices, including
range timers, alarm systems and time switches need
not be brought to the clock depot, but will be
adapted by the City, or its contractors, on the
customers' premises, or removed to a conversion
shop.
(4) I: exceptional cases where clocks and timing devices
cannot be adapted for 60 -cycle operation at a
reasonable cost, because of condition, age, inadequa
or obsolete or non-standard design, the customer may
exchange his 50 -cycle clock as provided in Plan 1
above, or accept an established conversion allowance
in exchange for his clock.
(G) DIRECT CONNECTED DEEP WELL PIMPS
(1) The City, or its contractors, will make the necessary
changes required to adapt direct connected deep
well pumps for 60 -cycle operation, in accordance with
the City's engineering determination, or the customer
may accept a conversion allowance in lieu of
adaptation.
(2) A survey and pump test will be made by the City to
provide information 'useful in determining the neces-
sary changes required in the pumping equipment for
60 -cycle operation.
The data obtained from the survey and test will be
analyzed by engineers of the City to determine the
necessary changes required to render the pump capable
of performing essentially the same service when
supplied from a 60 -cycle system as that previously
obtained when supplied from a 50 -cycle system. The
adaptation of the pumping equipment will be by
destaging of the pump bowl assembly, or by trimming
the pump impeller.
(3) The City, or its contractors, will pull, adapt for
60 -cycle operation and reinstall the pump without
cost to the customer, provided the pump and the well
are in normal operating condition, and made available
for conversion within the established schedule and
the customer executes an agreement, substantially
in the form entitled "Customers' Order and Agreement
to Adapt Pumping Equipment for 60 -cycle Operation."
(4) The customer may desire to make his own arrangements
to adapt this pump for 60 -cycle operation, to install
new equipment, to repair or overhaul his pump or well
to change pump capacity, to raise or lower the pump -
setting, to sand pump the well, or to make other
changes or improvements. In such cases, the customer
shall assume the responsibility of adapting his
pumping equipment for 60 -cycle operation and shall
execute an agreement substantially in the form entitle
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°Conversion Allowance and Release Agreement," and
the City shall make a conversion allowance in lieu
of adaptation.
(5) In exceptional cases or unusual circumstances where
the City finds that the pumping equipment of the
customer cannot be adapted for 60 -cycle operation
at a reasonable cost, because of the condition of
the pump or the well, the customer shall assume the
responsibility of adapting his pumping equipment
for 60 -cycle operation by executing an agreement
substantially in the form entitled "Conversion
Allowance and Release Agreement," and the City shall
make a conversion allowance in lieu of adaptation.
Such cases will include pump frozen in well,
collapsed well, sanding up of well, defective pump
and other conditions which prevent the normal
adaptation and reinstallation of the pumping
equipment.
(6) Deep well pumps not regularly used or disconnected
from the City s system will not be adapted by the
City at the time of cutover. If, however, within
one year after date of cutover of the electric
feeder supplying the service, the customer signs a
service agreement for a minimum term of three years,
and agrees in good faith to use the pumps regularly,
the City will, upon reasonable notice, adapt the
pumps for 60 -cycle operation.
(H) INSTALLATION OR RET:OVAL OF UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT
(1) Any additions or removals of customers' frequency
sensitive utilization equipment after the survey
has been completed and prior to cutover shall be
reported promptly in writing by the customers to
the City.
Upon receipt of notice of the installation of
additional frequency sensitive utilization equipment,
the City will survey engineer and adapt such equip-
ment and will endeavor, if the time of the notice
permits, to complete the necessary adaptation within
the established conversion schedule.
If the adaptation of the additional equipment has
not been completed prior to cutover, the City shall
not be liable for loss or damage resulting from
60 -cycle operation.
(2) Utilization equipment installed after the survey and
prior to cutover must be of a type which will require
a minimum cost of adaptation to operate on a frequency
of 60 -cycles. If not of such type all costs in
excess of such minimum cost connected with adapting
said equipment shall be paid by the customer.
(3) The City shall not be responsible for the adaptation
of customers' utilization equipment installed after
cutover, except as otherwise provided in this Rule
and Regulation.
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(4) Customers now supplied by the City with 50 -cycle
service moving into an area which has been converted
by the City to 60 -cycle service or into the 60 -
cycle service area of the City during the Changeover
of the area, may have their utilization equipment
adapted for 60 -cycle operation by making written
application to the City. Upon receipt of such
application, the City will survey, engineer and
adapt the customer's frequency sensitive equipment
within a reasonable time.
(I) CONTRACTS
(1) If the City determines that the service is of a
temporary or speculative character, or of question-
able permanency, or that the cost of adaptation of
a customer's frequency sensitive utilization equip-
ment is excessive in relation to his annual revenue,
the City may require a contract as a condition
precedent to adaptation of the customer's equipment.
Contracts for a term exceeding three years may be
required based upon the estimated cost of adaptation
and the future revenues to be received from the
customer.
(J) RESPONSIBILITY AIM LIABILITY
(1) The City, except as otherwise herein provided, has
the responsibility for adapting customers'
utilization equipment to render it capable of
performing essentially the same service when
supplied from a 60 -cycle system as that previously
obtained when supplied from a 50 -cycle system.
(2) The City's responsibility for the adaptation of the
customers' utilization equipment shall cease and
terminate 60 days after the date of cutover, except
as otherwise provided in this Rule and Regulation.
(3) The City shall repair or replace any defective
material installed or improper workmanship performed
by the City, or its contractors, upon written notice
by the customer to the City within a period of 60
days after the date of resumption of seasonal use,
but not later than one year from the date of cutover
of seasonal equipment.
(4) In the event any customer's equipment is damaged, as
a result of the conversion to a frequency of 60 cycl
the City and its contractors will be liable only if
such damage is due to the negligence of the City, or
its contractors. Such liability shall be limited to
the repair of the damaged equipment.
(5) The City and its contractors shall not be liable for
loss or damage, including but not limited to such
items as, loss of use, production, or profits
resulting from the adaptation of the customers'
utilization equipment, or from the conversion of the
City's system to a frequency of 60 cycles, except as
provided in the paragraph immediately preceding.
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(6) The City shall not be liable for lose or damage
resulting, in whole or in part, from fire, war,
riots, strikes, threat of strikes, labor
negotiations, jurisdictional disputes between labor
unions, wage disputes, lookouts, threat of lookouts,
action of the elements, accidents, acts of God,
inability to obtain transportation of such materials,
rules and regulations of any Federal, State, County,
rlunicipal, or any other governmental Agency, or
other matters beyond the reasonable control of City,
whether similar to the matters or conditions herein
enumerated or not, and without regard to whether
.such causes exist at the date hereof, or hereafter
arise.
(K) DISCONTINUANCE OR INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE
(1) The City will exercise reasonable diligence and care
to furnish and deliver a continuous and sufficient
supply of electric energy to the customer during
the conversion of the City's system and to avoid any
shortage or interruption of delivery of same. The
City will not be liable for interruption, or
shortage, or insufficiency of supply, or any lose or
damage during the conversion of the City's system
and the customer's utilization equipment.
The City, whenever it shall find it necessary for
the purpose of adapting customer' utilization
equipment, or converting its system to a frequency of
60 -cycles, will have the right to suspend temporarily
the delivery of electric energy, but in all such
cases as reasonable notice thereof as circumstances
will permit, will be given to the customers and
service will be restored as rapidly as may be
practicable.
(2) In the event a customer fails to comply with this
Rule and Regulation, or fails to have his
utilization equipment adapted in accordance therewith,
service may be discontinued unless the customer
notifies the City in writing and executes an agree-
ment assuming the responsibility for the conversion
and relieving the City of liability for loss or damage
resulting from the changeover of his electric service
to 60 cycles.
(L) All2ENDUENTS AND SUPPLE'M'ENTS
(1) This Rule and Regulation shall be subject to amendment
or supplement from time to time as conditions require
and such amendments and supplements shall become
effective upon authorization of the City.
The foregoing resolution is signed and approved by
me this 15 day of December
ATTEST; n
City Clerk of the y of Azusa.
1947.
Mayor of the City of Azusa
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STATE OF CALIFOtgIA )
COUNTY OF LOS•ANGM ES ) SS
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, M.`A..Hynes,.Cit'y Clerk of theCity of Azusa, do hereby
certify that the -foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
at a regular meeting of the City. Council of the City of Azusa,
'heldon the . 15 day of December , 19 47 , .by :the
following vote of .the members thereof:
AYE S: Nasser, Jumper,.Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone
NOES: None
ABSENT: None>
And I further certify that the Mayor of the City of Azusa
signed and approved. said Resolution on the 15 day of
December' , 19 47
IN WITNESS tVHEREOF, 2" have hereunto. set my hand and affixed
the seal of said City of Azusa this is day of DarAm er ,
19 47
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