HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 31-09 SF Bay Reg Water Quality LtrRESOLUTION NO. 31 - 09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING A LETTER TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
CONTROL BOARD OUTLINING CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL
REGIONAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER AND REQUESTING MODIFICATIONS TO THE
PERMIT
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board)
issued a revised draft tentative order for the San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater
NPDES Permit (Permit) on February 1 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is listed a co-permittee within the Permit and will be subject to
the requirements of the Permit upon its adoption; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Board will accept written comments on the Permit until April 3, 2009;
and
WHEREAS, the Regional Board has scheduled a public hearing to accept testimony on the Permit
on May 14, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Public Works has completed a careful review of the
permit; and
WHEREAS, based upon this review, the City will incur additional annual costs in the estimated
amount of $220,000 in order to comply with the Permit; and
WHEREAS, the City's General Fund is the source of funding for Permit compliance activities;
and
WHEREAS, these additional costs to the General Fund will jeopardize the City's ability to
maintain other municipal services, including those related to public safety; and
WHEREAS, the review concludes that numerous requirements in the Permit could be modified or
eliminated without adverse impacts to water quality; and
WHEREAS, a letter has been prepared outlining these issues and requesting that the Regional
Board modify the Permit to address these issues;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby authorize the Mayor to execute the letter to the Board.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2009, by the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Hart, Hildenbrand, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Scholz
ABSTAIN: None
Mayor
ATTEST: ~,
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DE:~V~itiJ City Clerk
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