HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2001-51RESOLUTION NO. 2001. 51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
TO ACQUIRE, OPERATE AND/OR ESTABLISH A PUBLIC UTILITY,
PURSUANT TO PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
SECTION 10001, ET SEQ., AND THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 9.
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar (the "City"), a municipal corporation, is
authorized pursuant to Government Code § 39732, Public Utilities Code §§ 330, and §
10001, et seq., and Article 11, Section 9(a) of the California Constitution to establish,
purchase and operate public works to furnish its inhabitants with light, water, power,
heat, transportation, or means of communication; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to ensure that its citizens and businesses are
provided with utilities that meet the current and future needs of the community, that
utilize advanced technology, that provide utility services at rates and charges that are fair
and reasonable, that provide high quality, customer services, that provide alternatives to
existing providers of utility services and that protect the health, safety, and welfare of its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to potentially own and operate municipally -owned
natural gas, electric, cable television, telephone and telecommunications utility systems
where appropriate, and
WHEREAS, the City is concerned about the current status of deregulation of
communications systems and electric and natural gas utilities in the State of California;
and
WHEREAS, as a result of deregulation of the communications and electric and
natural gas utility industries in California, the City has identified numerous potential
benefits that would derive from providing a municipally -owned utility, including but not
limited to insuring the availability of utility services at all times, additional revenues for
community improvements, the ability to offer competitive utility rates to citizens and
businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has found and determined that the creation of a
municipally -owned utility will significantly enhance the quality of life and provide
significant benefits to the citizens and businesses of the City.
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THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Diamond Bar does hereby establish a municipally -
owned electric, natural gas,' telephone, and telecommunications utility in the City of
Diamond Bar.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his/her designee is hereby authorized to take
all necessary steps to assist the Council in gathering information and taking steps towards
operation and commencement of the operation of a municipally -owned utility (the
"Municipal Utility") with powers to provide various utility services, including, without
limitation, electric, natural gas, cable television! telephone and telecommunications, to be
determined from time to time by the City Council, to the residents and businesses of the
City and to extraterritorial customers in accordance with applicable law.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the Resolution which
shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 4th day of
September , 2001.
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Robert S. Huff, Mayor
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify)
that the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on 4th day of September ,
2001, by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ansari, Chang, O'Connor,
MPT/Herrera, M/Huff
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Lynda Burgess, City Cler
City of Diamond Bar
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