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RESOLUTION NO. 19-7216
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH TO OPT INTO THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT 2020 BALLOT MEASURE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The board of Supervisors recognizes that it is necessary and desirable that the
Consolidated Fire Protection of Los Angeles County (Fire District) levy a special tax to enable the
Fire District to maintain, update, and replace infrastructure and enhances services; and
Section 2. The revenue collected by the special tax will be used to only fund the Fire District's
infrastructure needs for facilities, vehicles, equipment, and systems, and any associated financing costs,
and staffing needed to improve response times and services; and
Section 3. The Board of Supervisors deems it necessary and essential to submit the question
of a special tax to be levied by the Fire District to the qualified voters within the Fire District at a special
tax election to be held in March or November of 2020, and to consolidate such election with other
elections to be held on that date; and
Section 4. The City of Hermosa Beach has been a fee -for -service contract city with the fire
district since October 31, 2017 with services commencing on December 31, 2017; and
Section 5. The City of Hermosa Beach has a contract with the fire district outlining personnel
costs, equipment needs, infrastructure upgrades and overhead expenditures with an annual fee
limitation not to exceed four (4%) per fiscal year during the initial five-year period of the contract.
During the sixth year of the agreement, the annual fee limitation shall be the average of the immediately
preceding four years' percentage increases in the Actual Annual Fee plus one percent (1%). During the
seventh year of the agreement and each subsequent fiscal year, the annual fee limitation shall be the
average of the immediately preceding five years' percentage increases in the Actual Annual Fee plus
one percent (1 %), and
Section 6. The City of Hermosa Beach in partnership with the Fire District has begun to
renovate the fire station per the contract; and
Section 7. The City of Hermosa Beach will continue to pay the annual fees associated with the
contract; and
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Section 8. The Los Angeles County Fire District has invited the City of Hermosa Beach and
the remaining ten fee -for -service contract cities to opt into the 2020 Ballot Measure allowing the City
of Hermosa Beach residents to vote on the approval/denial of the special tax; and
Section 9. All taxes collected from Hermosa Beach properties as a result of this measure, would
be utilized toward the City of Hermosa Beach annual contract with Los Angeles County Fire
Department; and
Section 10. The special tax will be assessed indefinitely should it pass during the election. The
tax will be calculated per square foot per parcel up to 100,000 square feet. The rate will either be $0.06
or $0.089 per square foot. The potential annual taxes collected in the City of Hermosa Beach should
the City Council approve the opt -in measure, would potentially be a minimum of $908,000 annually
which would appear on the City of Hermosa Beach invoices as a credit toward the annual fee for fire
services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED that the
City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby:
1. Authorizes the City Manager, to issue a written notice to the Fire District that the City of
Hermosa Beach has determined to allow voters to decide on the important funding measure
and therefore authorizes the Fire District to include the City of Hermosa Beach within the 2020
ballot measure to provide critical funding for fire protection and emergency medical services.
THE CITY CLERK shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, shall enter
the same in the book of original resolutions of said city, and shall make minutes of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council meeting at which the same is
passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 10th day of October 2019.
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk
P VED TO ORM:
City Attorney
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