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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23302 RESOLUTION NO. 23302 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- Riverside-Orange County Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area for All Items as reported by the United Stated Bureau of Labor Statistics is 1.9% for the period of January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. D. Based on the CPI the annual adjustment is as follows: two (2) cents per month per access line, and seventeen (17) 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 $19,000. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The amount of the Access Line Tax pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code §3.39.050 shall be adjusted as follows: Access Line $1.19 per month per access line. Trunk Line $8.95 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. Resolution No. 23302 Page 2 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 , 2013. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL THIS 6T" DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013. DAVID H. READY, ANAGER ATTEST: ?MIES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. 23302 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 the 6th day of February, 2013, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Lewin, and Mayor Pougnet. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Mills. ABSTAIN: None. MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK !/City of Palm Springs, California ©4jr12013