HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-54 - Adopting a the 2020 Urban Water Management PlanRESOLUTION NO. 2021-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, California Water Code
Section 10610 et seq. ("Act"), mandates every urban water 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 ("UWMP"), the primary
objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of water, and further
mandates it be updated at least once every five years, reviewed periodically, and any
amendments or changes to the UWMP indicated by the review be adopted;
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") is an urban water supplier under
the Act;
WHEREAS, a UWMP must be adopted after a public review and hearing and filed
with the California Department of Water Resources and the California State Library within
30 days of adoption;
WHEREAS, the City has prepared its 2020 UWMP in conjunction with the
California Department of Water Resources, made it available for public review, and
properly noticed it for a public hearing set for June 8, 2021;
WHEREAS, the City's 2020 UWMP must be filed with the California Department
of Water Resources by July 1, 2021;
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Water Code Section 10652, the California
Environmental Quality Act (Division 13, commencing with Section 21000, of the California
Public Resources Code) ("CEQA") does not apply to the preparation and adoption of
UWMPs; and
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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the City Council on June 8, 2021 at 4:00
p.m., or soon thereafter, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive,
Newport Beach, California, in person and via teleconferencing, observing restrictions due
to the Declaration of a State Emergency and Proclamation of Local Emergency related to
COVID-19. A notice of time, place and purpose of the public hearing was given in
accordance with California Water Code Section 10642, California Government Code
Section 6066, and California Government Code Section 54950 et seq. ("Ralph M. Brown
Act"). Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to, and considered by, the City
Council at this public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby adopt the City's 2020 UWMP and
directs that it be filed with the City Clerk, filed with the California Department of Water
Resources no later than July 1, 2021, and filed with the California State Library and the
County of Orange within 30 days of the adoption of this resolution.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to California Water Code
Section 10652 and further pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in
a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and
15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has
no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
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Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 8th day of June, 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City ClerkIft
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
'Won C. Harp
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2021-54 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 811 day of June, 2021, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Brad Avery, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon, Council Member Noah Blom, Council
Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield,
Council Member Will O'Neill
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 91h day of June, 2021.
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California