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City Council Meeting December 7, 2021 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11386 (CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA APPOINTING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE CITY’S
PARTY REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF THE
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY FOR THE SANTA
MONICA GROUNDWATER BASIN; APPOINTING THE CITY’S
WATER RESOURCES MANAGER AS THE CITY’S ALTERNATE
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD; AND APPROVING THE
DRAFT GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2014, the Sustainable Groundwater
Management Act (“SGMA”) (Water Code sections 10720 et seq.) was signed into
law by the Governor to provide sustainable management of groundwater by
providing local groundwater agencies with the authority to sustainably manage
groundwater through the adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Plans; and
WHEREAS, Water Code Section 10723(a) authorizes local agencies with
water supply, water management or land use responsibilities overlying a
groundwater basin to elect to become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency
(“GSA”) to manage groundwater within the basin; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
(“SMBGSA”) was formed in 2017 by the City of Santa Monica (“City”), the City of
Los Angeles acting through its Department of Water and Power (“LADWP”), the
City of Beverly Hills (“Beverly Hills”), the City of Culver City (“Culver City”), and
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Los Angeles County (each, “a Party,” and collectively, the “Parties”) as local
agencies qualified to become a GSA as agencies that either supplies water,
manages water, or has land use responsibilities over a portion of the Santa
Monica Groundwater Basin (Basin Number 4-11.01 DWR Bulletin 118) (“Basin”),
a DWR-designated medium-priority basin; and
WHEREAS, the Parties formed the Santa Monica Basin GSA (“SMBGSA”)
through a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), effective October 17, 2017, to
manage the Santa Monica Groundwater Basin (“Basin”); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4.1 of the MOU, each Party shall
appoint one representative (“Party Representative”) to participate in the
SMBGSA on its behalf; and
WHEREAS, each Party may appoint an alternate representative
(“Alternate Representative”) in case of the Party Representative's absence or
inability to act; and
WHEREAS, and each Party may replace its Party Representative or
Alternate Representative at any time upon providing notice to the other
Parties; and
WHEREAS, the SMBGSA shall be represented by a five-member Board of
Directors (the “Board”), and each board member shall be appointed in accordance
with Section 4.1 of the MOU; and
WHEREAS, the Board will have both decision-making and advisory
responsibilities pertaining to groundwater management in SMBGSA, which DWR
has designated as a medium priority basin under SGMA; and
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WHEREAS, SGMA requires that the Basin be managed under a
groundwater sustainability plan by January 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing and considering a draft Groundwater
Sustainability Plan for the Basin (the “GSP”) at the City Council meeting on
December 7, 2021, the City Council authorized either the Party Representative or
the Alternate Representative, acting in the capacity of Board member, to approve
the GSP, subject to any minor amendments approved by the Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council designates the City Manager as the Party
Representative and the Water Resources Manager as the Alternative
Representative to serve on the Board.
SECTION 3. Either the Party Representative or the Alternative
Representative, acting in the capacity of Board member, is authorized to approve
the GSP, subject to any minor amendments approved by the Board.
SECTION 4. The Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JOSEPH LAWRENCE
INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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Adopted and approved this 7th day of December 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. 11386 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 7th day of December 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Negrete, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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