CC RES 1973-062 RESOLUTION NO. 62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS AND DIRECTING PREP-
ARATION OF A DEBT LIMIT INVESTIGATION REPORT FOR UTILITY
CONVERSION IN FORRESTAL DRIVE (RANCHO PALOS VERDES IMPROVE-
MENT DISTRICT NO. 1)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, a petition for proceedings for conversion of existing overhead
electric and communication facilities to underground in Forrestal Drive and other
rights of way, signed by persons representing ownership of 62% of the area of
lands in the district hereinafter proposed to be assessed for the improvement,
has been filed with the Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, said petition has been signed by more than five owners of assess-
able land in the proposed assessment district thereby satisfying the requirements
of Section 5896.6, Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Los Angeles has, subsequent to the checking of said petition, executed
a certificate of sufficiency and has presented said petition and said certificate
to the Board in compliance with the requirements of Section 5896.7 and 5896.8 of
said Division 7, Streets and Highways Code; and
WHEREAS, a certified copy of said petition has been filed with the Clerk
of this City Council and in reliance thereupon, and upon the certificate of
said Executive Officer, said Clerk has executed and presented to this Council
a certificate of sufficiency and said certified petition; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes now institute
proceedings for this project; and
WHEREAS, the County Engineer of the County of Los Angeles has been appointed
City Engineer ineer of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and will thus provide certain
acts, services and forms in these proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles must be compensated by the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes for these acts, services and forms provided by the County
Engineer in these proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes will be reimbursed in whole or
in p art for this compensation from the incidental expenses advanced by the
contractor.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES RESOLVES THAT:
1. Proceedings are hereby instituted for the conversion of existing
overhead electric and communication facilities to underground
locations in Forrestal Drive and other rights of way within the
assessment district proposed therefor, substantially as indicated
on the map attached hereto.
2. The district of lands proposed to be specially assessed to pay the
the cost of said improvement shall include in general the area
included within the boundary line as shown on said map.
3. The City proposes to pay no money toward the total cost of the
improvement from any source other than special assessments upon
benefited property.
4. This project shall be known as Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement
District No. 1, Forrestal Drive et al.
5. The City Engineer is hereby requested to procure the required
information and prepare a written report upon said improvement
in accordance with provisions of Division 4 of the Streets and
Highways Code.
6. The City Engineer is hereby requested to provide all necessary
resolutions, reports, plans, specifications, estimates, maps,
notifications, proposal forms, contract forms, bond forms and
any other acts, service or forms necessary to complete this
project in accordance with the provisions of Division 7 of the
Streets and Highways Code under which the proceedings are to
be conducted.
7. The City Engineer is hereby directed to negotiate agreements
with the Southern California Edison Company, General Telephone
Company of California and Palos Verdes Cable T.V. which shall
provide, among other things, for the supplying of plans and
specifications, said agreements to be in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5896.9 of Division 7, of the Streets and
Highways Code.
8. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes will reimburse the County of
Los Angeles for all costs incurred by the County Engineer on
this project after this date in accordance with the General
Services Agreement.
9. The City Clerk is directed to forward one certified copy of
this resolution to the County Engineer.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of December, 1973.
MAYO
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 62 passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the 18th day of December, 1973.
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CITY CLERK