HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 30-64-RESOLUTION NO.
30 -64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL' OF ~THE
· CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. REQUESTING THAT-THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA INVESTIGATE AND AUDIT THE,· '.
RATES CREST WATER· COMPANY' CHARGES ITS
· CUSTOMERS~ 'IN THE 'BA'KE. RSFIELD AREA.
'WHEREAS~ the' Crest Water,'~C0mpany is:' a"pub.!ic utility
operating within the .territorial limits of the City'of Bakersfield
and is Under the jurisdi~tion of' the PubliC! Utilities Cou~ftission
of the State of' 'California, .and .
· ' ': WHEREAS, the Crest Water Company serves customers~within
the City of Bakers field and. in this respect.has in excess
fifteen hundred connections .SerVin'g a population 'estimated to be
approximate ly five thousand individuals~. 'and .
WHEREAS, compl.aints from' customers .of Crest Water
Company have been received by the City Council' of excessive water
rates charged said customers by said water company, "and
'WHEREAS., said complainants have stated that officials
of said water" company have promised redUction's in rates. but that
no reductions have been forthcoming' over the years and, in fact,
complainants state that rates have been in'creased,'.and
': ·' WHEREAS,· it further appears 'that .water rates in the.
Crest Water .Co.mpany do not have a.uniform' application in accordance·
with lthe Public Utilities Commission sChedUles, and"
· WHEREAS, the rates of 'Cr.est/Wa.ter'Compan~ ar~ in 'wide
variance with" rates charged by other Water. companies operating
under the juriSdiCtion of the Publics'Utilities. CommissiOn in-'this
area, and - . ' -
. _ ..' i ....... ~ :"' W~{~, REAS ;' o th'~i= ~fibli~=u'~ i'l'i~i'e s 'iB' :' ~h~" ':'a~ ~ a Z: h~V~v't~k~hi ..... :' .... '·
cognizance. of tax reductions of the 'Federa.1 .Government-" in relation
to Corporate' taxes and have requested the Public Utilities Commission
to institute hearings'for rate reduction, ..-
NOW, 'TBEREFORE,· BE IT RESOLVED by t~e-council .of the City
of Bakersfield. as follows.:.
1. The City. of Bakersfield on·behalf'of'itself·and the
· Citizens of iBakersfield r. esiding within the I dertificated area of ·
'the Crest Water Company' ~equest that the Public Utilities Coa.nission
undertake an inVeStigation and·audit of 'the water ·rates.charged by
the Crest Water Company "to its customers·
2. The PubliC:Utiliti'eS Commissi0nis further'requested'
to furnish th'~ City 'of' Bakersfield via the City Att0rney's .Office
any materials prepared by the staff of the'Public Utilities Com-
mission .in respect to the aforesaid activities ·of the .Crest Water'
I HEREBY CERTIFY. that the foregoing Resolution was
passed' and adopted by the Council of the Cilty of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof hel'd on the 18th .day 0f May, .i 196~,· by 'the
following vote: -!
AYES: COUNCILMEN: BALFANZ, DOOLIN, MARCHBANKS, MOSSMAN, RUCKER, STIERN, WHITTEMOR~ ..
APPROVED
ATTORNEY {or the: City o~a'kers'fie
ld.