HomeMy WebLinkAbout8225RESOLUTION NO 8225
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
ADOPTING THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Urban Water Management Planning Act, Water Code Section
10610 et seq (the "UWMP Act"), 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 and adopt, in accordance with prescribed requirements, a Water Shortage
Contingency Plan ("WSCP"), and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands meets the definition of an urban water supplier for
purposes of the UWMP Act; and
WHEREAS, the UWMP Act specifies the requirements and procedures for adopting such
WSCP, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to recent amendments to the UWMP Act, urban water suppliers are
required to adopt and electronically submit their WSCPs to the California Department of Water
Resources by July 1, 2021, and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has prepared a WSCP in accordance with the UWMP
Act and SB X7-7 and, in accordance with applicable legal requirements, has undertaken certain
coordination, notice, public involvement, public comment, and other procedures in relation to its
WSCP, and
WHEREAS, the WSCP references and incorporates the provisions of the City of
Redlands' Water Conservation Plan, Ordinance Nos. 2151 and 2751, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the UWMP Act, the City of Redlands has prepared its
WSCP with its own staff, with the assistance of consulting professionals, and in cooperation with
other governmental agencies, and has utilized and relied upon industry standards and the
expertise of industry professionals in preparing its WSCP, and has also utilized the California
Department of Water Resources Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers to Prepare 2020 Urban
Water Management Plans, in preparing its WSCP, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code sections 10608.26
and 10642, and Government Code section 6066, a notice of a public hearing regarding the City
of Redlands' WSCP was published within the jurisdiction of the City of Redlands on June 1,
2021, and June 8, 2021, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code
sections 10608.26 and 10642, a public hearing was held on June 15, 2021, at 6 00 P.M., or soon
thereafter as the matter could be heard, in order to provide members of the public and other
interested entities with the opportunity to be heard in connection with proposed adoption of the
WSCP and issues related thereto, and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on the WSCP, the City of Redlands, among
other things, encouraged the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic
members of the community within City of Redlands' service area with regard to the preparation
of the WSCP, encouraged community input regarding City of Redlands' WSCP, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of City of Redlands has reviewed and considered the
purposes and requirements of the UWMP Act, the contents of the WSCP, and the documentation
contained in the administrative record in support of the WSCP, and has determined that the
factual analyses and conclusions set forth in the WSCP are legally sufficient; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt the WSCP in order to comply with the
UWMP Act.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of this
Resolution is exempt from review and under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that this Water Shortage Contingency
Plans will have no significant impact on the environment.
Section 2. The Water Shortage Contingency Plan is hereby adopted, as amended by
any changes incorporated by the City Council as a result of input received at the public hearing
and ordered filed with the City Clerk.
Section 3. The Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department Director ("MUED
Director") is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy of this Resolution in the City of
Redlands' WSCP
Section 4. The MUED Director is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code sections 10621(d) and 10644(a)(1)-(2), to electronically submit a copy of the WSCP
to the California Department of Water Resources no later than July 1, 2021
Section 5. The MUED Director is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code section 10644(a), to submit a copy of the WSCP to the California State Library, and
any city or county within which the City of Redlands provides water supplies no later than thirty
(30) days after this adoption date.
Section 6. The MUED Director is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code section 10645, to make the WSCP available for public review at the City of
Redlands' offices during normal business hours and on the City of Redlands website no later
than thirty (30) days after filing a copy of the WSCP with the California Department of Water
Resources.
Section 7. The MUED Director is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with
Water Code Section 10635(b), to provide that portion of the WSCP prepared pursuant to Water
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Code Section 10635(a) to any city or county within which the City of Redlands provides water
supplies no later than sixty (60) days after submitting a copy of the WSCP with the California
Department of Water Resources
Section 8 The MUED Director is hereby authonzed and directed to implement the
WSCP in accordance with the UWMP Act and to provide recommendations to the City Council
regarding the necessary budgets, procedures, rules, regulations or further actions to carry out the
effective and equitable implementation of the WSCP
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this • ay o e, 2021
Paul T Banch, Mayor
ATTEST
e Donaldson, City Clerk
I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th
day of June, 2021
AYES Councilmembers Tejeda, Davis, Guzman -Lowry, Mayor Barich
NOES None
ABSENT Councilmember Foster
ABSTAINED None
ne Donaldson, City Clerk
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