CC RES 1978-079 RESOLUTION NO. 78-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES OPPOSING VARIOUS PROVISIONS
OF THE MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1978 (MORGA)
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1533 (Knox) as amended by Assembly Bill 2137 (Knox)
created the Municipal Organization Act of 1978 (MORGA) ; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this Act established uniform procedures regulating
City boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Act outlines provisions whereby residents of contiguous
territory to a City may effect annexation by petition through the Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCO) without the consent of the City Council and/or City
residents; and
WHEREAS, the Act undermines vital long range City planning in such areas as
finance, land use, social services and residential development; and
WHEREAS, the Act removes all local control and decision making by limiting
both the voice and the vote of locally elected officials and City residents.
Furthermore, the Act precludes a vote by the residents within the affected City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby
expresses its opposition to the provisions of MORGA and urges the State Legislature
to amend the Act to allow City residents the right to a vote of approval of boundary
changes, such right.as is currently enjoyed by the residents-of-an unincorporated-area
seeking annexation to a City.
Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide copies of this
Resolution to members of the State Assembly and Senate Committees on Local Govern-
ment, to the executive officer and members of the Los Angeles County LAFCO, to each
Mayor of Cities within Los Angeles County, to the Board of Directors of the League
of California Cities (Los Angeles Chapter) , and to the Board of Directors of the
League of California Cities in Sacramento.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December, 1978 on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: RYAN, BUERK, HEIN & MAYOR DYDA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SHAW
MAYOR
ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
78-79 approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho' Palos Verdes
at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of December, 1978.
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