HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 39-52 RESOLUTION NO, 39~52
WHEREAS,~on the alst day of July,' 195a, an'earthquake of
devastating intensity occurred in Kern County causing Untold damage
to property .and= the death' of a number of persons, "and
WEREAS, as .a result of Said earthquakes. and subsequent quakes
which are continuing even to the present time, the City..of .Bakersfield
'(among other cities· and places) suffered consider'able property damage,
both public and private, and . .~"
WHEREAS, 'said damage to publicproperties'of ~he City of
+Bakersfield are' serious in nature, including:
· 1. Bakersfield City Hall - Preliminar7 examination and
survey..reveals or indicates'a~total loss .Of the City
'· Hall, and ..
2, Bakersfleld Sewage Treatme'nt.. Plant - Damage tO .the
major 'treatment unit will not-permit use 'of this
.facility without extensive repair, Sewage is. presently
· being disposed of without danger to the public health,
but cannot long continue ~without causing. such 'danger, and.
3, Bakersfield Children's~Library-IThis structure, o~med
by. the City but operated by. the County of Kern, has'
~ been deemed unsafe, Use' of-the 'building h~s .been dis-
. continued until a. survey of Tths 'damage can be made,
however,~ said damage may extend to ~ Other buildings and structu~es
of 'the City·in addition tO those listed', 'and · .
WHEREAS, ~ normal operating costs l and' current capital expenditures
required by the 'City'for the 'fiScal yea~'~1952.1953 will ~require the-
citizens of ~he City of Ba~srsrieid to 'contribute subs'tant~ally to
the support ~of their City,.. and .." · . '
I~[[EREAS, the City of Bakersfield. haS recently bonded itself
in the ~mount of.One million two hUndred .thou~'and'dollars ($1,200,000.00)
for the purpose' of providing needed additional sewage ;treatment facilities
to augments'but not replace the exitting se~wage treatment plant, and
.~WHEREAS, the City has undertaken the Construction' of. a building
to house the Police Department of the City, which-will require the
-'. lation,
additional expenditure' of approximately tw~ hundred thousand dollars
($200,·000.00) of City funds in the fiscal year 1952-1953~ and
I.'WHEEAS+, a great many citizen~ have suffered considerable loss
Of private property which will require a full measure of their own
financial resources, without the added'burden Of further taxation
for repair and replacement of-publiC' structures and buildings, and
WHEREAS,· it now appears that the extensive repair ~and replace-
ment of 'City ~dwned b*~ildings and 'other s.tr~c'tures lis' beyond the said
City' s immediate financial ability. to meet, and
WHEREAS, it is the belief of the Council of the City of Bakers-
field that ·an emergency exists in 'said City worthy of the considera-
tion and immediate ~financial assistance 0f'~t~ State of California.
.~ NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council· of the
City of Bakersfield that the Honorable· Earl Warren, Governor of the
State+ of~ California, be and he is hereby respectfully urged tO call
for adequate emergency legislation to provide financial .aid t~o the
City of Bakersfield and other cities and I~districts stricken in the
recent ·disaster, .for the purpose of repairing and rebuilding public
structu~,es and facilities. "
~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE~ that ~the '~Honorable Govern0~ Warren is
urged Ito include in his call for 'a special session of the Legtslatu~el,
the subject of a Constitutional. amendment' to authorize the reassess-·
ment of damaged taxable property'-within the· disaster areas.
.BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that' a Copy of. this resolution. be forwarded
'to the Honorable Jesse R. Dorsey, Senato~ the ~Honorable-H. S. (Pat)
Kelly, ~Assemblyman, and further, that all members ·of. the Legislature
of the State~of California, are hereby reSpectfUlly urged tO give
the it'. cooperation toward 'thS~ paS sage- of ~all ade qUate~ ~.emergency ~..I le gt s-
I' HEREBY. CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City 0f+ Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 28th day· of July, 1952, by the follow-
ing vo~e: . -
AYES: CARNAVelS. SAUNDERS, S}IURLEY, $M~T:-I; SULLIVAN, VANDERLE1. VEST.
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MARIAN S. YRVIN -
City ~Clerk and Ex-0fflcio Clerk. of the
CounCil of the City of 'Bakersfield,
B~
Deputy
MAYOR of the ~ty of Ba~rs~~