TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Raul Saenz, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 15-0025-U and Introduction of Non-Urgency Ordinance No. 15-0025, which will Revise Title 7 - Public Works, Chapter 7.44 - Water Conservation of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (Public Works Director Olmos).
ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 15-0025-U AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 15-0025
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 15-0025-U and Introduce Non-Urgency Ordinance No. 15-0025 which will revise Title 7 - Public Works, Chapter 7.44 - Water Conservation of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Public outreach in the form of water billing inserts to all of the City's active water service accounts is estimated at $1,000, which is available in the FY 15/16 Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND:
On April 1, 2015, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-29-15 that directed the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) to impose restrictions on water suppliers to achieve a statewide 25 percent reduction in potable urban water usage through February 2016.
In response, on May 5, 2015, the Water Board adopted an Emergency Regulation for Statewide Urban Water Conservation (Emergency Regulations) to implement Executive Order B-29-15. Subsequently, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the Emergency Regulations on May 15, 2015. The Emergency Regulations will remain in effect until February 28, 2016.
On June 2, 2015 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 15-0008 which revised Title 7 - Public Works, Chapter 7.44 - Water Conservation of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code, bringing the City in compliance with Executive Order B-29-15.
On September 1, 2015, City Council conducted...
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