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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7165 2021-06-14RESOLUTION 7165 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN (WSCP) WHEREAS, The California Urban Water Management Planning Act, (Wat. Code §10610, et seq. (the Act)), mandates that every urban supplier of water providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre feet of water annually, prepare and adopt, in accordance with prescribed requirements, a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) as part of its Urban Water Management Plan (Plan); and WHEREAS, the Act specifies the requirements and procedures for adopting such WSCPs; and WHEREAS, pursuant to recent amendments to the Act, urban water suppliers are required to adopt and electronically submit their WSCPs to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by July 1, 2021; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, "urban water supplier" means a supplier, either publicly or privately owned, providing water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. An urban water supplier includes a supplier or contractor for water, regardless of the basis of right, which distributes or sells for ultimate resale to customers; and WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach (City) meets the definition of an urban water supplier for purposes of the Act and is required to prepare and adopt and WSCP as part of its 2020 Plan; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a WSCP in accordance with the Act, and in accordance with applicable legal requirements, has undertaken certain coordination, notice, public involvement, public comment, and other procedures in relation to its WSCP; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the City has prepared its WSCP with its own staff, with the assistance of consulting professionals, and in cooperation with other governmental agencies, and has utilized and relied upon industry standards and the expertise of industry professionals in preparing its WSCP, and has also utilized DWR's Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2020, including its related appendices, in preparing its WSCP; and WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including Water Code section 10642, and Government Code section 6066, a Notice of a Public Hearing regarding adoption of the City's 2020 Plan was published within the jurisdiction of the City of Seal Beach on May 27, 2021, June 3, 2021, and June 10, 2021; and WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to Water Code section 10642, a public hearing was held on June 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM or soon thereafter, via Zoom teleconference in order to provide members of the public and other interested entities with the opportunity to be heard in connection with proposed adoption of the WSCP and issues related thereto; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said public hearing on the City's WSCP, the City of Seal Beach, among other things, encouraged the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic members of the community within the City's service area with regard to the WSCP and encouraged community input regarding the City's WSCP; and WHEREAS, the Seal Beach City Council has reviewed and considered the purposes and requirements of the Act, the contents of the WSCP, and the documentation contained in the administrative record in support of the WSCP, and has determined that the factual analyses and conclusions set forth in the WSCP are legally sufficient; and WHEREAS, the Seal Beach City Council desires to adopt the WSCP and to incorporate it as part of its 2020 Plan prior to July 1, 2021 in order to comply with the Act., and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) is hereby adopted as amended by changes incorporated by the Seal Beach City Council as a result of input received (if any) at the public hearing and ordered filed with the Secretary of the Seal Beach City Council and shall be incorporated into the City of Seal Beach's 2020 Plan; Section 2. The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized and directed to include a copy of this Resolution in the City of Seal Beach's WSCP and/or in the City of Seal Beach's 2020 Plan; Section 3. The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with Water Code sections 10621(d) and 10644(a)(1)-(2), to electronically submit a copy of the WSCP, as part of its 2020 Plan, to DWR no later than July 1, 2021; Section 4. The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with Water Code section 10644(a), to submit a copy of the WSCP, as part of its 2020 Plan, to the California State Library, and to any city or county within which the City provides water supplies no later than thirty (30) days after this adoption date; Section 5. The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized and directed, in accordance with Water Code section 10645, to make the WSCP available for public review at the City of Seal Beach Administration Building during normal business hours and on its website at sealbeachca.gov no later than thirty (30) days after filing a copy of the WSCP, as part of its 2020 Plan, with DWR; Section 6. The document and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which this resolution and the above findings have been based are located at 211 8th St. Seal Beach, CA 90740. The custodian for these records is the City Clerk. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of June, 2021 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Sustarsic, Varipapa NOES: Council Members ABSENT: Council Members ABSTAIN: Council Members 0 loria D. Harper, C Joe almick, Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7165 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on th.e 14th day of June, 2021. loria D. Harpe , City Clerk