HomeMy WebLinkAbout7044RESOLUTION NO. 7044
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA ENACTING AND IMPLEMENTING PHASE I OF THE
CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION PLAN (AS SET FORTH IN
ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 7553 ET SEQ.)
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia (the "City ") serves more than 3,000 customers and is
an "urban water supplier" as defined in Water Code section 10617. The City is subject to the
Urban Water Management Planning Act, Water Code Division 6, Part 2.6; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning Act, the City has
prepared an Urban Water Management Plan ( "UWMP "), which includes the City's Water
Shortage Contingency Plan ( "WSCP ") as set forth in City Ordinance section 7553 et seq.;
and
WHEREAS, the City's WSCP contains eight mandatory water conservation phases, all
of which contain certain irrigation restrictions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may set any water conservation phase in the WSCP by
resolution; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. declared a drought
state of emergency; and
WHEREAS, Water Code section 1058.5 grants the State Water Resources Control
Board ( "SWRCB ") the authority to adopt emergency regulations in years when the Governor
has issued a proclamation of emergency based upon drought conditions or when in response
to drought conditions that exist, or are threatened, in a critically dry year immediately
preceded by two or more consecutive below normal, dry, or critically dry years; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2014, the Governor signed an Executive Order directing the
SWRCB to adopt emergency regulations as it deems necessary pursuant to Water Code
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section 1058.5, to ensure that urban water suppliers implement drought response plans to
limit outdoor irrigation and other wasteful water practices; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2014, the SWRCB formally adopted Emergency Regulations
for Statewide Urban Water Conservation ( "Emergency Regulations ") to enact emergency
regulations for urban water suppliers effective August 1, 2014, and expiring 270 days
therefrom, unless the SWRCB determines that it is no longer necessary due to changed
conditions, or unless the SWRCB renews the regulations due to continued drought conditions
as described in Water Code section 1058.5; and
WHEREAS, the SWRCB Emergency Regulations prohibit certain types of water use,
order all urban water suppliers to implement mandatory conservation measures, and order
water suppliers to provide monthly data on water production; and
WHEREAS, the SWRCB Emergency Regulations further mandate that each urban
water supplier shall implement all requirements and actions of the stage of its water shortage
contingency plan that imposes mandatory restrictions on outdoor irrigation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council has determined that certain water conservation
methods are warranted in order to preserve existing water supplies in the event that the City
may be unable to meet future water demands should drought conditions continue, and
hereby declares that Phase I of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan, as set forth in City
Ordinance section 7553.7.1, is hereby implemented.
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SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately and shall expire 270 days
from August 1, 2014, unless the SWRCB determines that its Emergency Regulations are no
longer necessary due to changed conditions, or unless the SWRCB renews the Emergency
Regulations due to continued drought conditions as described in Water Code section 1058.5.
SECTION 3. CEQA. The City has determined that the approval Resolution and the
implementation of Phase I of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan is a ministerial action,
required by the SWRCB Emergency Regulations and therefore the City has no discretion with
regard to implementing Phase I of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan and the adoption of
this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), pursuant to
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15268 and California Public Resources Code Section
21080(b)(1).
SECTION 4. The City Council through this Resolution authorizes the City Manager or
his designee to implement Phase I of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby directs staff to file a Notice of Exemption with
the County Clerk of the Los Angeles within five (5) working days following the adoption of this
Resolution.
SECTION 6. The custodian of the record of proceedings for this action shall be the
City Clerk, or his /her designee, whose offices are located at City of Arcadia at 240 W.
Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California 91007.
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SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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day of
August
the City of Arcadia
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7044 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 5th day of August, 2014 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Beck, Chandler, Kovacic, Tay and Wuo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ty Clerk of the ity of Arcadia