HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 58-64 RESOLUTION NO ~ 5,8- 64
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL ,OF THE' CITY._ OF '
BAKERSFIELD URGING TBE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO HOLD REVIEW HEARINGS
ON THE' ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES OF BENEFIT
PURSUANT TO THE' WATER AGENCY ACT.
· WHEREAS~ the Kern County-Water Ag~ncy·'has conducted
hearings and is conducting hearings for t~e purpose .of establishing
zones~ of benefit permitted by section 14..2 of thet. Kern Count. y Water
.AgenCy-Act-~, and
... WHEREAS~ these hearings are intended to develop factual
evidence' tO support an assessment pursuant to Conditions and !imi-
tation~ of'Section 14.2 of the Kern county water Agency ACt, 'and
'° WHEREAS, the arbitrary rulings' 0f the Kern COunty, Water
Agency Board' have completely frustrated the legitimate.' attempts of
interested parties to develop factual-evidence, .and
' ~' WHEREAS,-the que'stiOnable evidence Submitted by the Kern
County',W~ter Agency's consultants was prepared to support policy
decisions .adopted by the Board of Dir.eCtors of the Kern Cgunty water
AgencY" prior~ to the development o'f' any factual' data,. and
· . WHEREAS,, the cOnSUltants· who prepar'ed the questionable
evidence on behalf of the Kern COunty Water-Agency were not allowed
.to be.examined ·properly by those .wishing to challenge the factual
basfs, of the r, eports prepared' by ~ those consultants, and
WHEREAS, neither.any member of the Board·'of Directors
of the Kern County Wate~ Agency 'nor any member of the staff of the
· .~Kern County.=Water Agency asked any queStion'of any person presenting
factual' evidence for consideration. at, the hearings', and
"hearings was required' to swear an oath .t0 '-supportl the ,truth
pre.sentation~ nor allowed-tO be
p~esentationI, and
z. .I ~ . .' WHEREAS ,' statements by individual membe~ .of. ~the' Board of
Directqrs of thel'-K~rn County Water Agency ' dU'ring:.and since ~the.
recently 'recessed ~hearings clearly demonstrate .[h~ prei0ccupation
'of thos~ directors' with pre~c.0ncei~e'd p~lici~'s'.of t.he Agency, and
~"* ':~' WHEREAS', 'thisI attitude of' steadfast c0mniitment 'to ~pre-
· conceived..poticies has made the 'Dir'ector's of-the kern~ CoUnty Water
Agency. blind to the issues and facts as presented by intereS.t. ed
.parties sO as to preclude a. fai~ 'hearing~ and
WHEREAS,. the deCisionS made b~ ttie Board of DirectorS. of
the Ke~n County Water Agency will. bind for ge~erati0n. s to .come.,
not only the citlz'ens of the. City.'o'f' Bak'e~'sfield,-"but 'also Our
fellow citizens of the entire. couhty of Kern, and
-'WHEREAS, .the BOard of Supervisors 'may, in connection wit.h
zones of benefit, conduct public hearings as"provided in section 7.3
of the Kern CoUnty Water Agency Act,
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NOW,. THEREFORE, BE IT 'RESOLVED by '[he~ Council-~ of the City
--of Bakersfield,
t, The 'Board of Supervisor's.-of' t~'e CoUnty of Kern be
urged to 'conduct separate hearings· ~n conn.ection wi, th zone. s
benefit under Section 14'..2 of the'Kern CoUnt.'y Water Agency ~ct' as
provided by Section 7.3 of said act. ~/
2. That _such hearings b'e 'conducted. in a'manner requiring
sworn te'stimony by...Witnesses and the examination of witHes. ses. tO
_.es,tablish ~actual support of pr~sen'ta'ti0nS by witnesses.
3. That' the,'Council of th~ 'Ci-ty o'f Bakersfield~has
confidence in the Ifairness and compe.tence of Super{Zisor~S of'the
County of Kern in that they Will-sit aS a hearing l.bOa~d for as ~long
as~ necessary to develop the true facts r. espeeting' tMe necessity of
'e~tablishment of zones of benefit.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Re~olu[ion was'.
passed'land.adopted by the Council of the' City of Bakers field at a
regular meeting thereof-held on th~ 14th .day of S'eptemb~r, 1964,
by the following vote:
RUCKEi~; STIERN; WHI:ffEMOR~
Council of the City of Bakersfield.
1964