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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-31 - Water Conservation and Rationing ProgramResolution No. 92- 31 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH IMPLEMENTING PHASE I OF THE WATER CONSERVATION AND RATIONING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NO. 91 -17. WHEREAS, the State of California is in the midst of a six year drought and recent rains have had a slight impact on the amount of water available for sale by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD); and, • WHEREAS, MWD is sole supplier of water to the City of Newport Beach; and. WHEREAS. MWD adopted a program for water conservation known as the Incremental Interruption and Conservation Plan (II & CP) requiring municipal customers such as Newport Beach to reduce water consumption; and, WHEREAS, because restrictions of the II & CP limited the City of Newport Beach water supply to 20% less than the Base Year Period, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 91 -17, establishing a ten -phase water conservation and rationing program. In accordance with the reductions specified by II & CP, the Cit; adopted a twenty percent (20 %) reduction level under Resolution No. 91 -55; and, WHEREAS, by action of the Board of Directors of MWD on March 27th, 1992, in response to actions taken by the State Department of Water Resources WWII) to increase water supplies to Southern California and pursuant to the II & CP, MWD has adopted a lower stage of the II & CP and has set Stage 3 restrictions; and, WHEREAS, the Newport Beach City Council, in response to the long term drought and recent action on part of MWD to implement ten percent (10 %) reductions under the II & CP, have resolved to revise the Newport Beach conservation program as set forth in Ordinance No. 91 -17, to a level equivalent to MWD's; and, WHEREAS, the Acting Utilities Director has studied and evaluated the supply of water from MWD, the demand for water by Newport Beach residents, and has recommended implementation of Phase I of Ordinance No. 91 -17, which proposes voluntary consumption restrictions that reflect MWD's ten percent (10 %) reduction in allocations; and, WHEREAS, the Newport Beach City Council has reviewed and considered the report from the Utilities Director and testimony relevant to the appropriate conservation phase to be implemented pursuant to this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The City Council hereby implements Phase I of Ordinance No. 91 -17, which requires among other things, a voluntary ten percent (10 %) reduction in water consumed as compared with the corresponding base period in 1989 -1990. 2. Phase I of Ordinance No. 91 -17 shall become effective upon publication of this Resolution in a daily newspaper of general circulation, provided however, the consumption reduction provisions shall not take effect until the first full billing period, commencing April 1 St, 1992. 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Resolution in the manner required by Ordinance no. 91 -17. ADOPTED, this 13th day of April , 1992 s Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Authorized to Publish Advertisements of all kinds including public notices by Decree of the Superior court of Orange County. California, Number A -6214, September 29, 1961, and A -24831 June 11, 1963 STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Orange I am a Citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a parry to PUBLIC NOTICE or erested in the below entitled matter. I RESOLUTION NO. 92.31 a principal clerk of the NEWPORT ION OF T EECITYCOUNCIL BEACH —COSTA MESA DAILY PILOT, a OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH newspaper of general circulation, printed IMPLEMENTING PHASEIOF THE and published in the City of Costa Mesa, WATER CONSERVATION AND County of Orange, State of California, and RATIONING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE that attached Notice is a true and complete NO. 91-17. copy the WHEREAS, the State of Newport Beach con - servalin as set as was printed and published on California is in the midst of program forth in Ordinance No. 91- following a six year drought and re- 17, lea level equivalent to dates: .cent rains have had a N /W0's; and, slight Impact on the WHEREAS, the Acting amount of water available Utilities Director has stud - for sale by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern ied and evaluated the sup - California (MWD); and, ply of water from MWD, the demand for water by New - April 18, 1992 is sole Beach residents, and supplier of water to has has recommended imple- City of Newport Beach; and WHEREAS, MWD adopted of Phase I of a program for water con- 9 dinance which proposes a No. voluntary which proposes voluntary con- servation known as the sumption restrictions that co eal Interruption antl and 'Conservation Plan (11 & CP) reflect MWD's ten percent requiring municipal cus- (10 %) reduction in alloca- dons; and, tomers such as Newport WHEREAS, the Newport Beach to reduce water con- Beach City Council has re- sumption; and, WHEREAS, because re- viewed and considered the strictions of the II & CP lim- report from the Utilities DI- iled the City of Newport rector and testimony rel- Beach water supply to 20% evant to the appropriate conservation phase to be less than the Base Year Period, the City Council implemented pursuant to adopted Ordinance No. 91- this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 17, establishing a ten- RESOLVED: phase water conservation 1. The City Council and rationing _ program. In hereby Implements Phase I accordance with the reduc- of Ordinance No. 91 -17, isspecified by It & CP, the City adopted a twenty which requires among percent (20 %) reduction other things, a voluntary ten percent (10 %) reduc- level under Resolution No. 91 -55; and, lion in water consumed as WHEREAS, by action of compared with the cor- r responding base period in the Board of Directors of 1989-1990. I declare MWD on March 27th, Phase ce 2. phase I Ordinance under penalty of perjury , that the actions in response to actions taken by the State Depart- o shall No. shall become fective upon publication of foregoing is true and correct. ment of Water Resources (DWR) to increase water this Resolution in a daily newspaper of general cir- supplies to Southern Cali- culation, provided however, fornia and pursuant to the 11 lo CP, MWD has adopted the consumption reduction Executed on April 18 199 2 a a lower stage of the II & CP provisions shall not take ef- and has set Stage 3 re- feet the firs[ full billing at CostIM strictions; and, period, commencing April 1st 1992 WHEREAS, the Newport 3. The City Clerk is 2alifmia Beach City Council, in re- sponse to the long term hereby directed to publish, on part of MWD to Imple- this Resolution in the man- ner required by Ordinance No. 91 -17. ment ten percent (10 %) re- ductions under the II & CP, ED t day Signature have resolved to revisethe of April, PHIL SANSON E, MAYOR ATTEST: Wanda E. Rag - PROOF OF PUBLICATION 9 Clerk P u b hli it shed Newport. Beach -Costa Mesa Daily Pilot April 18, 1992 r„n Sa346 M