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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3408 " , .. . "II RESOLUTION NO. 3408 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ':REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO WORK :TOWARD THE ENACTI~NT OF LEGISLATION .!PROMOTING THE COiqSTRUCTION OF BOMB SHELTERS. WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is located within territory which in time Of war would be considered a target area of the west coast; and, lmEMAS, the federal civil defense agency has determined that bomb shelters will be the most practical and effic~ent means of protecting the inhabitants of any target area; and, WHEREAS, there is definite need for the constructlon of such bomb shelters by private individuals in California; and, vrnEREAS, there were introduced during the 1961 session of the California State Legislature both an assembly bill and an assembly const~tutiona1 amendment providing for the exemption of privately owned bomb shelters from taxation; and, vlliEREAS, neither Assembly Bill No. 2359 nor Assembly Con- stitutional Amendment No. 51 was passed at such session of the Legislature; arid, l'lliEREAS, the need for promoting the construction of bomb shelters is ever increasing; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCAD~A, CALIFORNIA, DO~S HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1, That the Governor of the State of California and the State ~egis1ature be and they are hereby respectfully re- quested and mOst strongly urged to further consider and work toward the enactment of legislation that will promote the construction of private bomb shelters by authorizing county assessors to exempt from taxation any property used or usable as a fallout or bomb shelter constructed and maintained to meet tne minimum standards -1- 3408 -... . 'If . ~ - . prescribed by ~he county, state law and/or federal agency charged with the respo~sibi1ity for civil defense; and further that the cost of any construction of such private bomb shelters shall be deductible from income tax. SECTloN 2. The City Clerk shall cert~fy to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause certified copies hereof to be " forwarded to th,e Governor of California and to members of both houses of the ~egis1ature, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolutlon was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of t,1e City of Arcadia held on the 15th day of August , 1961, by the af- firmati ve vote 'of at least three Councilmen, to wit = AYES = Councilmen Butterworth, Camphouse, Phillips, Reibo1d and Balser NOES = None ABSENFI'= None ~fl'~.~ Cit;:; Clerk of ne fty of Arcadia I SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of August , 1961, 1)~ /'~~ Ci ty CIeri< (SEAL) -2- 3408