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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.
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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
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of December ,1978.
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