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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4798 RESOLUTION NO. 4798 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES, COMMISSION TO RE-EVALUATE STREET LIGHTING RATES FOR MIDNIGHT SERVICE WHEREAS, the impact of Proposition 13 has been to severely limit revenues available to local governments historically received from the ad valorem taxi and WHEREAS, street lights provided by most local governments in the Los Angeles County area have historically been funded by ad valorem taxesi and WHEREAS, ad valorem taxes to finance these street lighting systems will be reduced in the magnitude of 70 percenti and WHEREAS, the continued operation of streets lights is necessary for the safety and convenience of the publici and WHEREAS, it may become necessary to turn off street lighting during some hours of darkness instead of providing the present all night service in order to reduce costsi and WHEREAS, a great number of these street lights are owned and operated by the Southern California Edison Company under contract to the various dis'trictsi and WHEREAS, the Southern California Edison Company rate schedules for midnight service appear to be disproportionately high when com- pared to the rate f:or all night service, for example, midnight only service for a 7,000 lumen mercury vapor light costs 83 percent of the cost for all night service; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of ~~CA~l~________ cequests the Public Utilities Commission to re-evaluate the partial night service rates and establish such rates at the lowest possible amount. -1- 4798 -2- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be instructed to notify the Public Utilities Commission and the Southern California Edison Company of this action. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoinp; Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 19th day of December , , 1978, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Gilb, Margett, Pellegrino, Saelid and Parry NOES: None ABSENT: None 4(~~~ SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of December ,1978. S1~~CG2~d" -2- 4798