R11341City Council Meeting: June 8, 2021 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11341 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING THE 2020 URBAN WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water
Code Sections 10610 et seq.), known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act
(the "Act") during the 1983-84 Regular Session; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires every supplier providing water for municipal
purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of
water annually to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (the “Plan”), the
primary objective of which is to maximize water resources and minimize the need to
import water from other regions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is an urban supplier of water to a
population of over 90,000; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires the Plan to be reviewed at least once every five
years, and requires the City to make any amendments or changes to the Plan which
are indicated by the review; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted its 2015 Plan on May 24, 2016, before the July 1,
2016 deadline; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Act mandate that the City must also prepare a
Water Shortage Contingency Plan (the “WSCP”) and submit both the WSCP and 2020
Plan to the California Department of Water Resources; and
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WHEREAS, the 2020 Plan and WSCP must be adopted by the Council, after
public review and hearing, and filed with the California Department of Water Resources
by July 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has prepared and circulated for public review
the draft 2020 Plan and WSCP, and a properly noticed public hearing regarding both
plans was held by the City Council on June 8, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed and considered the contents of the draft
2020 Plan and WSCP, and determined that both comply with the Act.
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 the Act.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby adopts the City's 2020 Plan and WSCP
and orders that they be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
SECTION 4. The Water Resources Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
file the 2020 Plan and WSCP with the California Department of Water Resources by
July 1, 2021.
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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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GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of June 2021.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11341 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 8th day of June 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember McKeown
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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