HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 74-004RESOLUTION NO. 74-4
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS
INTENTION TO GRANT AN ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
WHEREAS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a
California corporation, has filed with the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert an application requesting that a franchise be granted
it of the character and for the ourpose mentioned in the form of notice
hereinafter set forth ; and
WHEREAS in the opinion of said City Council the public good
requires that said franchise be granted;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that said City Council
intends to grant said franchise, that hearing of objections to the granting
thereof will be held at the time and place specified in the form of notice
hereinafter set forth which the City Clerk of said City is hereby directed
to publish at least once in the DESERT SUN, a newspaper of general
circulation published nearest to said City, and to post in three (3) public
places in said City, within fifteen (15) days after the passage of this
resolution, and that said notice shall be substantially in the following
words and figures:
"NOTICE OF INTENTION TO GRANT FRANCHISE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Southern California Edison
Company, �a California corporation, has filed its application v�•ith the
City Council of the City of Palm Desert requesting that said City Council
grant to it a franchise for �n indeterminate period, pursuant to the
Franchise Act of 1937, to use and to construct � nd use, for transmitting
and distributing electricity for any and all purposes, poles, wires,
conduits and appurtenances, including communication circuits necessary
or proper therefor ,. in, along, across, upon, over �nd under the public
streets v��ays, alleys and places within the City of Palm Desert.
If said franchise shall be granted to it, said Southern C�lifornia
Edison Company its successors and assigns hereinafter designated
grantee, during the life of said fr� nchise will pay to said City two percent
(2%) of the gross annual receipts of said grantee arising from the use,
operation or possession of said fr�nchise� provided, however, that such
payment shall in no event be less than one percent (1%) of the gross annual
receipts derived by gra.ntee from the sale of electricity within the limits of
said City. Such percentage shall be paid annually from the date of the
granting of the franchise applied for, and in the event such payment shall
not be made said franchise shall be forfeited.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert proposes to grant said
franchise for an indetermin� te period.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN th�t a.ny and all persons having
any objections to the granting of said franchise m�y appear before said
City Council �t Middle School Palm Desert, California, at the hour of
7:00 o'clock p, m, on Thursday, t he 28th day of February, 1974,
and be heard thereof; and
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at any time not
later than the hour set for hearing objections, any person interested may
make written protest stating objections against the granting of said
franchise, which protest must be signed by the protestant and be de�iiTered
to the City Clerk of said City The City Council at the time set for hearing
said objections shall proceed to hear and pass upon all protests so made;
and
For further particulars reference is hereby made to said
Application which is on file in the office of said City Clerk, and also to
the resolution adopted by said City Council on the 24th day of January, 1974,
declaring its intention to grant said franchise.
DATED THLS 24th day of January 1974.
By order of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California.
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City Clerk
City of Palm Desert"
The foregoing Resolution was duly passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Palm Desert at a regular meeting of said
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City Council held on the 24th day of January, 1974, by the following
vote:
AYES:
Councilmen Aston, Benson, Brush
McPherson, Clark
NOE S :
ABSENT:
Councilmen None
Councilmen None
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Mayor, Ci
State of C�
ATTEST:
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ity lerk, ity o Palm Desert,
State of California.
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS.
CITY OF PALM DESERT )
Palm Desert
I, E. R. ASMUS � City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby
certify that �he foregoing resolution is a true copy of Resolution No, 74-4
��hich v� as introduced and adopted at 2 regul�r meeting of the City Council
of the City of Palm Desert held on the 24th day of January, 1974.
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C CLERK of the Ci ty of Palm Desert
DATED this 25th day of January� 1974.
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