TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Lou Vargas, Utilities Manager
Nicky Petroff, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Pursuant to Water Code Section 10632.1 and Consideration of a Resolution Declaring a Stage 2 Water Shortage and Imposing Drought Restrictions in Accordance with Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Enacted by the State Water Resources Control Board and Municipal Code Section 7.44 (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 30 Min.)
A) RECEIVE AND FILE ASSESSMENT
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0088
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment and adopt Resolution No. 22-0088 declaring a Stage 2 Water Shortage and imposing drought restrictions in accordance with emergency water conservation regulations enacted by the State Water Resources Control Board and Municipal Code Section 7.44.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. If Resolution No. 22-0088 is adopted, staff will conduct public outreach via utility bill inserts and web/social media messaging. Additionally, the City will purchase water conservation decals for Public Works vehicles. The funds necessary for these expenditures are available in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Budget.
BACKGROUND:
On January 18, 2022, the City adopted Resolution No. 22-0011, declaring a Stage 1 Water shortage. Since the declaration of Stage 1, California has experienced the driest first three months of a year in the state's recorded history. As a result, on March 28, 2022, Governor Newsom issued executive order N-7-22 requiring all local water suppliers to move to level 2 of their water shortage contingency plans to achieve up to 20% reduction ...
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