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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-66 - Opposing Assembly Bill 2109, Consolidation of Special Districts in Orange CountyRESOLUTION NO. X16-66 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 2109 RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the Orange County bankruptcy has focused attention on the issue of special districts; and WHEREAS, Assembly Speaker Curt Pringle has sponsored Assembly Bill 2109 entitled the "Special District Efficiency Act"; and WHEREAS, AB 2109 consolidates water districts into two districts; one in south Orange County and one in north Orange County; and WHEREAS, Mesa Consolidated Water District (MCWD) would either be merged with the City of Costa Mesa or consolidated with Irvine Ranch Water District (part of a subdivision of the South Orange County Division) by approval of the City Council or MCWD Board, or both; and WHEREAS, if one of these two options does not occur by December 31, 1998, the choice would be left to a vote of the people; and WHEREAS, AB 2109 does not present the option of MCWD remaining an independent special district; and WHEREAS, with that omission, AB 2109 removes the right of Costa Mesa voters to decide the governance of their Water District based on all options, including preservation of the existing District or privatization; and WHEREAS, no analysis of actual cost savings or efficiencies have been publicly documented; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby opposes Assembly Bill 2109 unless amended to allow for the full range of options by the voters of Costa Mesa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of July, 1996. ATTEST: Deputy City erk of the City of Costa Mesa STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF COSTA MESA ) W , Ma§qrjof the City of Costa Mesa AP ROVED AS TO FORM 116", Ck� 4 7- 1-'ib CITY ATTORNEY I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 9'6 - 6� was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1st day of July, 1996. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of July, 1996. Deputy City Yerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa