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CC - Adoption of an Ordinance Granting a Franchise to Torrance Valley Pipeline Company LLC for the Operation of an Existing Pipeline, Located in the Public Rights-of-Way, for the Transportation of Oil.
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Meeting Date: June 28, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Phone Number: City Manager's Office (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/23/2021); Sustainability/Environmental Issues (incl. Oil Drilling/Fracking) (06/22/2021);
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (06/22/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an ordinance granting a franchise to Torrance Valley Pipeline Company LLC for the operation of an existing pipeline, located in the public rights-of-way, for the transportation of oil ("Franchise Ordinance").
BACKGROUND
On May 10 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-R037, which declared the City Council's intention to grant a franchise to Torrance Valley Pipeline Company LLC for the operation of an existing pipeline, located in the public rights-of-way, for the transportation of oil; and set the date, time, and place for a Public Hearing to be June 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM via teleconference, at which any person having any objection to the granting of this proposed franchise may appear before the City Council and be heard. The City Clerk caused a copy of Resolution No. 2021-R037, the Notice of the Public Hearing, to be published in the Culver City News on May 13, 2021.
On June 14, 2021, the City Council held the Public Hearing and no members of the public spoke or filed written comment. Upon the conclusion of the Public Hearing, the City Council unan...
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