TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Lou Vargas, Utilities Manager
Nicholle Petroff, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Declaring a Stage 1 Water Shortage and Imposing Drought Restrictions in Accordance with Municipal Code Section 7.44 to Preserve State and Local Water Supplies (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0011
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-0011 declaring a Stage 1 Water Shortage and imposing drought restrictions in accordance with Municipal Code Section 7.44 to preserve state and local water supplies.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. If Resolution No. 22-0011 is adopted, staff will conduct public outreach via utility bill inserts and web/social media messaging. The funds necessary to print water billing inserts for all of the City's active water service accounts are available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Budget. The City has approximately 13,500 dwellings that receive water service.
Additionally, staff will be reviewing the programmatic needs of the water conservation program. If additional funds are necessary to improve the program's efficacy, they will be requested and considered as part of the FY 2022/23 budget process.
BACKGROUND:
California is contending with significant drought, including stressed ecosystems, diminished reservoirs, and impacted farms. A combination of low precipitation and high temperatures have left the State's reservoirs with significant deficiencies.
On October 19, 2021, Governor Newsom amended his Proclamation of a State of Emergency due to the drought to include the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, and Ventura, such that the dr...
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