R 4792 RESOLUTION NO. 4792
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARROYO GRANDE RESCINDING THE
DECLARATION OF A STAGE 1 WATER SHORTAGE
EMERGENCY AND RELATED WATER CONSERVATION
MEASURES AND RESTRICTIONS
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2015 the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
adopted Ordinance 669, adding Chapter 13.07 to the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code
relating to Emergency Water Shortage Restrictions and Regulations; and
WHEREAS, on May 26, 2015, after holding a noticed public hearing in accordance with
the requirements of Water Code Section 350, et seq and the Arroyo Grande Municipal
Code, the City Council adopted Resolution 4659 declaring a Stage 1 Water Shortage
Emergency, implementing reductions in water usage based upon Historical Use, and
imposing mandatory penalties for failing to meet water use requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency was based upon historic drought
conditions, which negatively impacted the City's limited water supply which consists of
two primary sources: Lake Lopez and groundwater; and
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2015, the Governor issued an Executive Order directing the
imposition of restrictions on water suppliers to achieve a statewide 25 percent reduction
in potable urban water usage through February 2016, and the implementing regulations
adopted by the State Water Board mandated that the City of Arroyo Grande reduce its
total potable water production by 28 percent for each month as compared to the amount
of water used in the same month in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 winter weather pattern in Arroyo Grande included persistent
atmospheric rivers that resulted in significant rainfall and runoff, which has brought the
water level at Lake Lopez above 30,000 acre feet and replenished the groundwater
basins; and
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2017 Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-40-17, which
lifted the drought emergency in all California counties except Fresno, Kings, Tulare and
Tuolumne, and rescinded two emergency proclamations from January and April '2014
and four drought-related executive orders issued in 2014 and 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande does resolve, declare, determine, and order as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
RESOLUTION NO. 4792
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SECTION 2. Based upon the existing water conditions, as described above, the City
Council hereby rescinds the previously declared Stage 1 Water Shortage Emergency.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Resolution
is for any reason held to be invalid, such determination shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed this Resolution and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase not declared invalid without regard to whether any portion of the Resolution
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
On motion of Council Member Ray, seconded by Council Member Brown, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Ray, Brown, Barneich, Harmon, and Mayor Hill
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 25th day of April, 2017.
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JIM HI L, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KELLY ET •RE, CITY CLERK
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ROBERT MCFAL ' ! ITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HEATHER K. WHITHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATIO .
KELLY WETMORE, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached
Resolution No. 4792 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 25th day of April, 2017.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 27th day of
April, 2017.
.'KELLY (ETMORE, CITY CLERK d. 0