HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.07 Terminate Drought State of Emergency
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:July 19, 2016
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Termination of Local Drought State of Emergency
Prepared by: Dan Stevenson, PW Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider a resolution terminating its declaration of a local drought
emergency.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Resolution
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the regarding Termination of
Local Drought State of Emergency.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
On January 17, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency
and called on all Californians to conserve water, with the goal of reducing consumption
by 20 percent. In early 2014, both of the City’s water suppliers, the Zone 7 Water
Agency Board of Directors (“Zone 7”), which provides wholesale water service in the
region, and the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors (DSRSD), which
provides water service to retail customers in Dublin, declared states of emergency
based on drought conditions. In solidarity with DSRSD and based on conditions of
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property in the City of Dublin, on March 18,
2014, the Dublin City Council declared a local emergency.
Since its declaration, the City Council has reviewed the continued need for a state of
emergency no less than every 30 days. In addition to frequent review of the need for the
state of emergency, California Government Code section 8630(d) requires that the City
Council proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date
that conditions warrant.
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On May 9, 2016, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Issued Executive Order B-
37-16 which established a new water use efficiency framework for California by
establishing longer-term water conservation measures. Soon thereafter, on May 18,
2016, the State Water Resource Control Board adopted a statewide water conservation
approach that replaces the prior percentage reduction based water conservation
standard with a locally driven supply-based assessment.
In June, 2016, Zone 7 projected that there will no longer be water shortage nor
mandatory water conservation targets for DSRSD over the next three years and
DSRSD terminated its drought emergency on June 21, 2016 and declared a Stage 1
voluntary 10% water conservation goal.
In accordance with Government Code section 6630(d) and based on the findings,
policies and actions of the State, Zone 7 and DSRSD, the City Council is being asked to
consider termination of its declaration of a state of emergency based on extreme
drought conditions.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution regarding Termination of Local Drought State of Emergency
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RESOLUTION NO. XX - 16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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TERMINATION OF LOCAL DROUGHT STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS,
Ordinance No. 02-85 (Section 6.A(1)) of the City of Dublin, adopted on
January 14, 1985, empowers the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence
of a local emergency when said City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS
the State of California experienced record dry conditions between the years
of 2012 and 2016; and
WHEREAS
, on January 17, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought state of
emergency and called on all Californians to conserve water, with the goal of reducing
consumption by 20 percent; and
WHEREAS
, the Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors (“Zone 7”) declared a drought
emergency on January 29, 2014; and
WHEREAS
, the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors (DSRSD)
declared a community drought emergency on February 18, 2014; and
WHEREAS
, on March 18, 2014, the City Council of the City of Dublin declared a local
emergency based on conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property in the City
of Dublin, caused by extreme drought conditions; and
WHEREAS
, as required by California Government Code section 8630(c), the City
Council has reviewed the need for the continued local emergency at least once every 30 days
since its declaration; and
WHEREAS
, the State of California has seen improved hydrologic conditions in
contrast to severe drought conditions experienced over the last three years; and
WHEREAS
, on May 9, 2016 California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued
Executive Order B-37-16 which established a new water use efficiency framework for
California by establishing longer-term water conservation measures; and
WHEREAS
, on June 15, 2016, Zone 7, following state guidelines for availability of
water, projected that there is no water shortage and no mandatory water conservation
target for DSRSD over the next three years; and
WHEREAS
, on June 21, 2016, DSRSD terminated its drought emergency and
declared a Stage 1 voluntary 10% water conservation goal; and
WHEREAS
, California Government Code section 8630(d), requires that the City
Council shall proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date
that conditions warrant; and
WHEREAS
, the City Council finds that based on the findings and actions of the
State, Zone 7 and DSRSD, conditions have improved to a degree whereby the City can
terminate the local drought emergency; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the City Council of the City of Dublin
herebyterminates its local drought state of emergency.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED
this 19 day of July 2016, by the following
vote:
AYES
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NOES
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ABSENT
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ABSTAIN
:
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Mayor
ATTEST
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City Clerk