R-10397Attachment C
City Council Meeting May 12; 2009
RESOLUTION 1o3a~ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
Santa Monica, California
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA DECLARING AN ADVISORY STAGE WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE
WHEREAS, in response to the current drought emergency the City of Santa
Monica City Council has adopted a Water Shortage Response Plan ("WSRP"); 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)
and by the WSRP to declare a water supply shortage and to adopt by resolution
regulations and restrictions on the delivery and consumption of water; and
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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOW:
SECTION 1. Declaration of Water Supply Shortage. As a result of severe
and persistent drought conditions occurring throughout the State of California, effective
immediately and in accordance with Water Code section 375 et seq., Santa Monica
Municipal Code. section 7.16.010 et seq., and the City of Santa Monica Water Shortage
Response Plan, the City Council declares an Advisory Water Supply Shortage as set
forth in the City of Santa Monica Water Shortage Response Plan effective July 1, 2009.
All applicable provisions of the WSRP shall apply while the Water Supply Shortage
remains in effect. This declaration shall remain in effect until it is amended or rescinded
by the City Council through resolution.
SECTION 2. 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 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:
MARS JON S OUT E
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of June, 2009.
Ken Genser Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 10397 (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:
Maria Stewart, City Clerk