HomeMy WebLinkAbout8587RESOLUTION NO. 8587
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS TO
WITHDRAW FROM THE YUCAIPA GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCY
WHEREAS, in September 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Sustainable
Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which went into effect on January 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the legislative intent of the SGMA is to, among other goals, provide for
sustainable management of groundwater basins and sub -basins defined by the California Department
of Water Resources (DWR), to enhance local management of groundwater, to establish minimum
standards for sustainable groundwater management, and to provide specified local agencies with the
authority and technical and financial assistance necessary to sustainably manage groundwater; and
WHEREAS, Water Code Section 10723(a) authorizes a local agency with water supply, water
management, or local land use responsibilities, or a combination of local agencies overlaying a
groundwater basin to elect to become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) under the SGMA;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands (City), as depicted in the map attached hereto as Exhibit
"A", overlies portions of the basin, identified by the California DWR Bulletin 118 as Sub -basin No.
8-02.07 of the Upper Santa Ana Valley Groundwater Basin; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 7735 approving a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to jointly form a GSA for the Yucaipa Sub -Basin No. 8-02.07
with the intent of developing a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) cooperatively with other
agencies within the Yucaipa Sub -Basin; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8290 to adopt the
Yucaipa Sub -Basin GSP; and
WHEREAS, the City does not currently extract groundwater from any portion of the Yucaipa
Sub -Basin No. 8-02.07 and is bound by the requirements and restrictions detailed in the Yucaipa Sub -
Basin GSP if it extracts groundwater from the Yucaipa Sub -Basin in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redlands as
follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby rescinds Resolution No. 7735 and elects to withdraw from
the Yucaipa GSA.
Section 2. City staff is hereby directed to submit to the Yucaipa GSA a formal notice of
withdrawal in accordance with Section IX of the MOA to form a GSA for the Yucaipa Sub -Basin
(Sub -Basin No. 8-02.07).
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Section 3. The City Council further determines that approval of this Resolution is exempt from
environmental review pursuant to Section 15061(b) of the State's guidelines implementing the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which provides that CEQA applies only to projects
which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. This City Council finds
with certainty that there is no possibility the approval of this Resolution may have a significant effect
on the environment.
Section 4. This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 4th day of Jun
ddie Tejeda, Mayor
ATTEST:
ie Donaldson, City Clerk
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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 4th day of June, 2024,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmemnbers Guzman -Lowery, Saucedo; Mayor Tejeda
NOES: Councilmember Barich and Davis
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
e Donaldson, City Clerk
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