CC 2017-01-24_10a Amended 2015 UWMP
MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEOFF ENGLISH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
BY: SHANE TAYLOR, UTILITIES MANAGER
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED 2015 URBAN
WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
DATE: JANUARY 24, 2017
RECOMMENDATION:
IMPACT TO FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
BACKGROUND:
CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED 2015 URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
JANUARY 24, 2017
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ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
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MANAGEMENT PLAN
JANUARY 24, 2017
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ALTERNATIVES:
ADVANTAGES:
DISADVANTAGES:
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED 2015 URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN
JANUARY 24, 2017
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE, COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, ADOPTING AND DIRECTING
THE FILING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE AMENDED 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS,
the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 during the 1983-1984
Regular Session of the California Legislature (Water Code Section 10610 et. Seq.),
known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act, which mandates that every
urban supplier of water providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000
customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre feet of water annually, prepare an Urban
Water Management Plan, the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation
and efficient use of water; and
WHEREAS,
AB 797 required that an initial Plan be adopted by December 31, 1985,
after public review and hearing, and filed with the California Department of Water
Resources within thirty days of adoption; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Arroyo Grande did prepare and file said Plan with the California
Department of Water Resources after adoption in December, 1985; and
WHEREAS,
AB 797 requires that said Plan be periodically reviewed at least once every
five years, and that the urban water supplier shall make any amendments or changes to
its plan which are indicated by the review; and
WHEREAS,
the City is an urban supplier of water providing water to more than 17,600
customers, and has therefore prepared and advertised for public review a draft Urban
Water Management Plan Update, in compliance with the requirements of AB 797; and
WHEREAS,
on June 28, 2016, the City Council approved the 2015 Urban Water
Management Plan and has now completed revisions requested by the Department of
Water Resources on October 24, 2016 and has amended the Plan, and a duly noticed
public hearing regarding the Amended 2015 Urban Water Management Plan was held
by the City Council on January 24, 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande as follows:
1. The Amended 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, a copy of which is on file in
the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted;
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to file the Amended 2015
Urban Water Management Plan with the California Department of Water
Resources within 30 days after this date, in accordance with AB 797;
RESOLUTION NO.
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3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to implement the programs
as detailed in the adopted Amended 2015 Urban Water Management Plan
Update, including development of recommendations to the City Council regarding
necessary procedures, rules, and regulations to carry out effective and equitable
water conservation programs.
On motion of Council Member_________________, seconded by Council Member
___________________, and on the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this _____ day of January, 2017.
RESOLUTION NO.
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JIM HILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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KELLY WETMORE, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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ROBERT MCFALL, INTERIM CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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HEATHER WHITHAM, CITY ATTORNEY