HomeMy WebLinkAbout23082 RESOLUTION NO. 23082
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 Untied Stated Bureau of Labor Statistics is 2.2% for the period of
January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.
D. Based on the CPI the annual adjustment is as follows: three (3) cents per
month per access line, and nineteen (19) 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 $22,000.
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 $1.17 per month per access line.
Trunk Line $8.78 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, 2012.
ADOPTED THIS 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2012.
David H. Ready, it ger
ATTEST:
mes 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. 23082 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 February 1, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Lewin, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Foat, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
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City of Palm Springs, California I