R11584City Council Meeting May 14, 2024 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11584 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING THE 2024 ANNUAL
WATER SHORTAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 1414 amending
Sections 10608.34, 10609.20, 10609.22, 10609.24, 10609.26, 10621, 10631, and
10632.1 of, and to add Section 10609.25 to, the California Water Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 10632.1 of the California Water Code requires an urban
water supplier to conduct an annual water supply and demand assessment and submit
an annual water shortage assessment report to the California Department of Water
Resources consistent with the supplier’s water shortage contingency plan by July 1 of
each year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is an urban supplier of water; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica water shortage contingency plan requires
annual water shortage assessment reports to be adopted by City Council after public
review and a public hearing, and filed with the California Department of Water
Resources by July 1 of each year; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has prepared and circulated for public
review a draft 2024 annual water shortage assessment report, and provided findings
from the report to City Council on May 14, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the contents of the
draft 2024 annual water shortage assessment report and determined that it complies
with Section 10632 of the California Water Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Recitals above are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that the City is in conformance with all
applicable requirements of Section 10632 of the California Water Code.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby adopts the City's 2024 annual water
shortage assessment report.
SECTION 4. The Water Resources Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
file the 2024 annual water shortage assessment report with the California Department of
Water Resources by July 1, 2024.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution of the
City Council, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of May, 2024.
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Phil Brock, Mayor
I, Nikima S. Newsome, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11584 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 14th day of May, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Davis, Parra, Zwick,
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Brock
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Nikima S. Newsome, Interim City Clerk
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