HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 3327 RESOLUTION NO . 3327
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING SENATE BILLS
1326 AND 1327 CONCERNING TERMINATION OF UN-
PRODUCTIVE OIL AND GAS LEASES AT STATE LEVEL
WHEREAS , there are oil fields located in the City of
Huntington Beach; and
The development of oil fields frequently leads to a
number of unproductive oil wells and leases ; and
The fee owner of such property must pay property taxes ,
mortgage payments and special assessments , without receiving
commensurate royalties and is unable to develop or use his
property profitably; and
The fee owner in all too numerous cases cannot free himself
of this burden and obtain clear title to the property without
paying an outrageous sum of money to the oil lessee , which price
has no relation to the value of the lease for oil production;
and
Such situation not only is unfair and inequitable to the
fee owner but also burdens the public by inhibiting the highest
and best use of the property , thereby depriving governmental
agencies of needed tax revenues , and impeding the commercial
and residential development of the surrounding area; and
This same problem is shared by the numerous other Cali-
fornia cities which have oil fields or portions thereof within
their boundaries and is an urgent matter of statewide concern,
NOW, THEREFORE , the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach does hereby resolve as follows :
1. That it requests the state Legislature to enact
statutes which will provide for the involuntary termination
of relatively unproductive oil leases and the release of the
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surface rights to the fee owners .
2 . That the League of California Cities is hereby re-
quested to adopt a resolution requesting that the state Legis-
lature enact the necessary statutes , and to sponsor such legis-
lation actively .
3. That this Council supports the legislation contained in
Senate Bills 1326 and 1327 .
4 . That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
send copies of this resolution to the city ' s representatives in
the state Legislature , to the League of California Cities , and
to the mayors and city councils of California cities which have
a substantial number of oil wells within their boundaries .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th
day of May , 1971 .
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Mayor
ATTEST :
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Res. No. 3327
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the l7th
day of May 19_ 'Ll , by the following vote :
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett , Gibbs , Green, Matney, Coen, McCracken
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Shipley
City Clerk and -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California