R-10396Attachment B
City Council Meeting May 12, 2009
RESOLUTION 10396 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
Santa Monica, Califorhia
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ADOPTING A WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE PLAN
WHEREAS, the State of California requires all urban water suppliers providing
municipal water either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers, or supplying
more than 3,000 acre feet of water annually, to develop an Urban Water Shortage
Contingency Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is an urban water supplier providing water
directly to more than 17,000 customers; and
WHEREAS, conservation of water is critically important if the City of Santa
Monica is to sustain itself; and
WHEREAS, effective and equitable management of limited water supplies during
a water supply shortage minimizes the impact on the people and economy of the City, in
addition to the region and State; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is granted the authority by State Water
Code sections 350 et seq. and by Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 7.16.030(c) to
declare a water supply shortage and to adopt by resolution regulations and restrictions
on the delivery and consumption of water; and
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WHEREAS, on June 4, 2008, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued
Executive Order S-06-08, which declared a drought in the State of California, and
among other things directed local water agencies to take aggressive, immediate action
to reduce water consumption and to prepare for potential worsening water conditions;
and
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
proclaimed a drought emergency in the State and requested that all urban water users
immediately reduce their individual water use by 20 percent.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOW:
SECTION 1: Adoption of Water Shortage Response Plan. Pursuant to
Water Code section 375 et seq. and Santa Monica Municipal Code section 7.16.030(c),
the City Council adopts a Water Shortage Response Plan ("WSRP"), attached as
Attachment A to this Resolution.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of
this Resolution or of the WSRP is for any reason held to be invalid, such determination
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution or of the WSRP.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Resolution and the
WSRP and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid without regard to whether any portion of the resolution would be
subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional:
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Resolution and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. In accordance with
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Water code section 376 the City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 10 days after its adoption. This Resolution shall become
effective upon adoption pursuant to Water Code section 375 et seq.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARS JONES OUTRI
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of June, 2009
Ken Genser,
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 10396 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 10th day of June, 2009, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown
Mayor Genser, Mayor Pro Tem"O'Connor
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members:. Shriver
ATTEST:
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