HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 09-51RESOLUTION NO. 9-51
A RE SOLUTI ON AUTHORi ZINC PRESEh'TATI ON
TO TI~ KERN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF A PETITION FOR E]ICEPTi0~I' 0F ~.T,L PROPERTY
IN THE CITY 0ii' BAI~RSFIELD FROM COEI~ITY Ti!JSS
LEVIED FOR STRUCTUR/!.L k~IRE I-nROTECTION.
WHEREAS, Section 25643 of the Government Code of the State
of California provides .s procedure bundot which the County of Kern
can except all property wit_~dn the limits of the City of Bakers-
field from county taxes levied for structural fire protection
of areas in the county, and
WERE.~S, the City 6f Bakersfield has a highly. efficient
fire department capable of ft~nishing fire protection to all
structures in the City of Bakersfield, and.
WHEREAS, it has been proposed that this Cottacit authorize
the submission to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern
of a petition requesting that all property lying within the
corporate limits of the City of Bakersfield be excepted from the
levy of county taxes'for structural. fire protection of areas
within said county during the fiscal year 1951-1952. '
N0~., THEREFORE, ~BE IT REBOL~ED by the' Co~ncil of the City
of Bakersfield, that the Liayor of said cit~ be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to si~ the above-mentioned petition and
cause the same' to be presented to the Board of Supervisors of the
County of t~ern.
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I iT'-~:REBY tERTiarY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regu-
lar meeting thereof held on the ~19th day of March, 19~l, by the
following vote
/kYES: CAR~IAI(IS, CROSS, KUEHN, MORELOCK, SHURLEY, SIEMOtt, V,AKND~ki'EI
snd ~x-Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
APPROVED this 19th day of i:iarch, 19~1
MAYO~ of the City of Bakersfield.
PETITION
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD 0F SUPERVISORS 0F TITLE COUN~%T OF X~, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA:
Pursuant to the provisions of ~ection 25643 of the C-overnment
Code of the State of Californ~s' the City of Bakersfield does hereby
petition your Honorable Body~ that all property within the corporate
limits of said city be excep+.ed from the levy of my and all county
taxes for stPuctural fix~ prote~tion of areas in the County of Kern
for the fi seal ys ar 1951~1952 ·
In support of this petition, t~he following information is
hereby submitted: If!=
1. .The 0ity of Bakersfield has a modern municipal fire
department, and Is rate~ by the National Board of Fire Underwriters
as a Class 3 city Polar!re to the quality of fire protection and
suppression. This is!- equivalent to the hipheat rating attained by
any city in California, regardless of size or location. Our fire
department itself is graded as a Class 2 department, with only
twenty-eight cities in the entire B~nlted States holding equal or
higher rating. There can be no question that the City of Bakersfield
supplies, through its own organization sad by means of taxes collected
from within the city, a measure of structural fire protection which
requires no continuing support from any other agency.
2. The County Fire Department has responded to alarms within
the corporate limits of the city on only three occasions since its
organization, except f~ protective responses which are made by
both ~he city and ~unty when the exact location of a fire is un-
knoWn but lies close to the boundary line of tP~ city. On none of
the three occasions in this period of over eleven years has the city
fire department requested such assistance.
· 3. During this same eleven-year period, the cit~ fire depart-
merit has responded on fifteen (15) occasions to suppress fires in
publicly owned structures lying~cutside the city, which included
fires in road distrioS yards, elementary schools, East Bakersfield
High School, and Kern General Hospital. In fact, by agreement
between all interested parties, the City ~/ire Department has
accepted chief responsibility for the conduct of fire fighting
operations at the Kern General Hospital.
4. Any conceivable benefit derived by the City of I Bskersfield
through the ability of ~-the County Fire Department to combat structural
fires, is higJaly theoretical. O~!y in the instance of a major
conflagration occurring in county territory, immediately adjacent
to the city boundaries, would the county department be of direct
advantage to the city. Such a situation is extremely unlikely due
to the type of construction in the adjacent suburban areas, the
prevailing wind conditions, and other similar factors. Th~ recent
report of the Board of Fire Underwriters regarding the city'makes
no mention ~Thatsoever of any conflagration potential existing
adjacent to the city.
Dated: March 19, 1951.
ATTE ST a
of the Council of the City Of
Bakersfield, California.