HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 5099 RESOLUTION NO. 5099
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH IN OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR RATE
INCREASE
WHEREAS, Southern California Edison Company has filed
Application No. 61138 with the Public Utilities Commission for
a general increase in rates amounting to 27.6 percent in 1983
and an additional 2.7 percent in 1984; and
The reason given for such rate increase is the impact of
new federal tax laws and the need to attract more capital to
finance new facilities being constructed; and
Electricity presently represents the highest monthly utility
cost to the consumer; and
All segments of Southern California Edison' s customer group
will be adversely affected by such general rate increase if granted;
and
Cities are severely restricted in methods which can be used
to generate revenue needed to meet the excessive cost of pro-
viding adequate street lighting; and
Poorly.-lit communities are those with the highest incidence
of crime; and
Southern California Edison Company has no competition in its
field, and is well able to cope with the impact of the worsening
economy,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that it strongly protests the enormous
general rate increase requested by Southern California Edison
Company on the grounds that it will impose an unnecessary burden
in providing adequate street lighting, the highest single cost in
the budgets of municipalities . Further, that it will create un-
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due hardship on large segments of the populace who are either
among those who are currently unemployed or retired on fixed in-
comes .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the League of California Cities,
the Orange County Board of Supervisors , and all cities in Orange
County are asked to join this Council in actively opposing
Southern California Edison Company' s application for a general
rate increase.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1st
day of March 1982.
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Mayor
ATTEST : APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk ty Attorn y
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City 4Adm s t r a t o
2.
Res. No. 5099
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified 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 1st day
of March , 19 82 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
MacAllister, Thomas, Pattinson, Finley, Bailey, Mandic, Kelly
NOES: Councilmen:
Nona
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California