HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-25 - RESOLUTIONS - REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (2)RESOLUTION NO. 14-05
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE UPDATED INTEGRATED
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, in 2002, the California legislature enacted Division 6, Part 2.2, of the
California Water Code, known as the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act of
2002 ("Act") for, among other things, the purpose of encouraging local agencies to work together
to manage their available water supplies and to improve the quality, quantity, and availability of
those supplies; and
WHEREAS, the Act encourages local agencies of different types to join together to form
a Regional Water Management Group to address water supply, quantity, quality and resource
stewardship issues in their areas; and
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2008, the City of Santa Clarita approved Resolution 08-78 to
approve the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the Upper Santa Clara River
Watershed; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains
Conservancy joined the Regional Water Management Group and signed the Memorandum of
Understanding; and
' WHEREAS, the Regional Water Management Group, of which the City of Santa Clarita
is a member, has developed a proposed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the
Upper Santa Clara River, and pursuant thereto published notice of the group's intention to adopt
such a plan in accordance with the requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan was developed through a comprehensive stakeholder process; and
WHEREAS, California Department of Water Resources and State legislators have
established program guidelines for the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan through
Proposition 84 and Proposition IE (2012 Guidelines); and
WHEREAS, the Regional Water Management Group for the Upper Santa Clara River
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Region has developed the 2014 Updated Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan to address the provisions of the 2012 Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, adopting the 2014 Updated Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
will enable participants in the Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water Management
Plan Region, including the City of Santa Clarita, to apply for future grant funding under various
grant programs including Proposition 84 and Proposition 1 E; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita General Plan Open Space and Conservation chapter
includes policy CO 4.2.5, which states "Participate and cooperate with other agencies to
complete, adopt, and implement an Integrated Regional Water Management Plan to build a
diversified portfolio of water supply, water quality, and resource stewardship priorities for the
Santa Clarita Valley."
WHEREAS, the 2012 Guidelines require the governing bodies of member agencies of the
Regional Water Management Groups, as well as proponents of projects included in the Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan grant funding proposals to adopt an updated Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, to date, the California Department of Water Resources has awarded the
Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Region seven million one
hundred and ninety-seven thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($7,197,250) in grant funding to
implement 10 regionally significant water resources management planning and implementation
projects and has recommended the award of an additional seven million six thousand four
hundred eighty-one dollars ($7,006,481) for 7 more projects as part of Round 2 implementation
grant funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water Management Plan
is determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
Sections 15262 and 15306 of the State CEQA Guidelines, since it involves only a conceptual
plan associated with feasibility and planning studies for possible future actions, as well as basic
data collection and resource evaluation activities, which do not result in a serious or major
disturbance to an environmental resource.
SECTION 2. The City of Santa Clarita City Council adopts the 2014 Updated Upper
Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water Management Plan.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to take any and all actions
necessary to approve the 2014 Updated Upper Santa Clara River Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan (on behalf of the City of Santa Clarita for the Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan and the Regional Water Management Group).
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 25th day of March 2014.
ATTEST:
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' STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Armin6 Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at
a regular meeting thereof, held on the 25th day of March 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar, Ferry, McLean, Boydston, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None