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RESOLUTION NO. 6395
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA JOINING THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IN
OPPOSING COUNTY TAXES FOR SERVICES NOT RECEIVED
FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does resolve
as follows:
WHEREAS, it has been contended for many years the
citizens of cities, particularly the citizens of the
City of Azusa, have been unfairly burdened by the
general property tax levied upon them by the County of
Los Angeles to finance to a substantial degree certain
municipal -type services only provided to unincorporated
areas of the County, and from which City citizens
receive no benefit; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature under the County
Service Area Law has provided a possible remedy to this
financing system whereby county service areas would
supply and finance County services which are only
extended to unincorporated areas and not countywide;
and
WHEREAS, it became necessary for the City of Los
Angeles and individual councilpersons to file a lawsuit
against the County of Los Angeles and others challenging
the aforementioned financing system and the validity of
California Government Code Section 25210.11(b) because
the Section prohibited city councils in Los Angeles
County from initiating county service areas in unincor-
porated territories; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has recently amended said
Section (AB 1249) effective January 1, 1976, to permit
city councils in Los Angeles County to initiate proceedings
through the Board of Supervisors, after approval by the
local agency formation commission, to establish a county
service area in the unincorporated territory so that
persons residing in such area can be chard for receiving
services not extended Countywide:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of
the City of Azusa, that by the adoption of this resolution
this Council requests the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Los Angeles:
1. To institute proceedings pursuant to Chapter 2.2
commencing with Section 25210.1 of Part 2, Division 2,
Title 3 of the Government Code relative to county service
areas;
2. The boundaries of the territory which shall be
included in the area shall include all the unincorporated
areas of the County of Los Angeles;
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3. The types of extended county services already
provided which shall in the future be provided by the
county service area are:
A. Police protection by the Patrol and Detective
Divisions of the Sheriff's Office, including re-
tirement and worker's compensation costs:
B. Local park, recreation and parkway facilities
and services provided by the Department of Parks
and Recreation, including retirement and worker's
compensation costs;
C. County Engineer services;
D. Forester and Fire Warden services;
E. Fire apparatus and Motor Vehicles;
F. Public Librarian services;
G. Miscellaneous services for area planning,
ambulance service, sewer service and animal control;
H. Any other governmental service which the County
is authorized by law to perform and which the County
does not perform to the same extent on a countywide
basis both within and without cities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City
Council of the City of Azusa, that by the adoption of
this resolution this Council determines to take whatever
action may be proper and appropriate to remove from the
people of the City of Azusa the burden of County taxes
for services not received from the County; and directs
the Chief Legislative Analyst with the cooperation of any
other City agencies needed to obtain the approval of the
Local Agency Formation Commission of this request and
then file it with the Board of Supervisors; it is further
directed that the Chief Legislative Analyst may cooperate
and join with other cities in a combined effort to obtain
the approval of the Local Agency Formation Commission and
in requesting the Board of Supervisors to institute pro-
ceedings under the County Service Area Law; and should the Local
Agency Formation Commission by not approving this request
or the Board of Supervisors abuse their discretion by
failing to find the above described services are extended
services to the full costs of such, declares it is the
City's intent to authorize the filing of a lawsuit or
amending of a pending lawsuit to challenge such abuse of
discretion, provided the Chief Legislative Analyst reports
to the City Council with his recommendation for the Council's
determination prior to permitting any such lawsuit action
by the City or City Attorney.
Adopted and approved this 19th day of April, 1976.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th
day of April, 1976, by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Arkison, Solem
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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