HomeMy WebLinkAbout24972RESOLUTION NO. 24972
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENT OF THE ACCESS LINE RATE PURSUANT TO
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE §3.39.050 APPROVED
BY THE VOTERS BY MEASURE "G".
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY FIND
AS FOLLOWS:
A. At the November 9, 2009 Regular Municipal Election, the voters passed
Measure "G" imposing an Access Line Tax.
B. Pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code §3.39.050, the voters approved
an annual adjustment in accordance with the increase of the Consumer Price Index. Such
annual adjustment is to commence after December 31, 2010.
C. The Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles- Long
Beach -Anaheim Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area for All Items as reported by the
United Stated Bureau of Labor Statistics is 6.6% for the period of January 1, 2021 and
December 31, 2021.
D. Based on the CPI the annual adjustment is as follows: nine (9) cents per
month per access line, and seventy (70) cents per month per trunk line.
E. The estimated total amount of the annual adjustment for all
telecommunication users for a one-year period is approximately $68,000.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The new amount of the Access Line Tax pursuant to Palm Springs
Municipal Code §3.39.050 shall be adjusted as follows:
Access Line $1.49 per month per access line.
Trunk Line $11.29 per month per trunk line.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed and authorized to amend the
Access Line Tax pursuant to voter approved Measure "G" and Palm Springs Municipal
Code §3.39.050.
SECTION 3. The Director of Finance is hereby directed and authorized to provide
written notice to service providers pursuant to §799(a)(5) of the Public Utilities Code of
the State of California.
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SECTION 4. The voter approved adjusted Access Line Tax pursuant to Section 1
of this Resolution shall be effective pursuant to §799(a)(5) of the Public Utilities Code of
the State of California, but not later than May 1, 2022.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 27th DAY OF JANUARY, 2022.
JUSTIN LIFTON, CI MANAGER
ATTEST:
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24972 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on January 27, 2022, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holstege, Kors, Woods, Mayor Pro Tern Garner, and
Mayor Middleton
NOES: None
ABSENT- None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this day of
(ArOony J. Mejia, MMC,`City Clerk
City of Palm Spri gs, California