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Home My WebLink AboutItem 4.3 Drought Emergency Continuance or nU,�� 19 82 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK CITY COUNCIL File #1000-80 DATE: October 7, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager " SUBJECT: Drought Emergency Continuance Prepared by Roger Bradley, Assistant to the City Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On March 18, 2014, the City Council adopted a Resolution declaring a State of Emergency in the City of Dublin due to extreme drought conditions within the State and City. The City Council will receive a report on the City efforts to reduce water consumption and will consider continuing extending the State of Emergency for an additional 30 days. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council, by motion, as required by Government Code Section 8630(c), which states that the City Council shall review the need for continuing a local emergency at least once every 30 days until the governing body terminates the local emergency, continue the State of Emergency that was declared on March 18, 2014, based on the fact that extreme drought conditions continue to exist within both the State of California and City of Dublin, and the threat to the safety and welfare of Dublin residents remains. o Submitted By-'" Reviewed By Assistant to the City Manager Assistant City Manager DESCRIPTION: On March 18, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 26-14 (Attachment 1), declaring a State of Emergency due to extreme drought conditions within the State and within the City of Dublin. State law requires that the City Council revisit and consider whether to extend the State of Emergency within the City at least once every 30 days. At the current time, the Governor's State of Emergency declaration, as well as those passed by Dublin San Ramon Services District and Zone 7, still stand. As a result, Staff recommends that the City Council find that the drought conditions and the resultant threat to the City and its residents and businesses have not changed and continue the drought emergency for an additional 30 days. Page 1 of 2 ITEM NO. 4.3 Drought Efforts Review As reported on March 18, 2014, the City has been very aggressive in converting its potable irrigation accounts to recycled water as a means of reducing the City's municipal demand for water. During Calendar Year 2013, a little more than two-thirds (66%) of the water consumed by the City of Dublin is recycled water. In partnership with DSRSD, the City has become a model for water management and conservation for others to follow. Water Usage Year Facility Irrigation Subtotal Recycled Total Recycled Water Converted 2014 Irrigation Accounts 2014 - (18,134) - 18,134 - - 2013 Water Consumption 2013 13,262 86,816 100,078 197,974 298,052 66.42% Estimated Net Change Between 2013-2014 2014 13,262 68,682 81,944 216,108 298,052 72.51% *Water units are counted per one-hundred cubic feet of water("CCF"). 1 CCF = 748 gallons Over the past several months, the City and DSRSD have collaborated to further reduce the City of Dublin's municipal potable water consumption. In particular, DSRSD secured funding to assist the City in converting the remaining potable irrigation accounts east of Dougherty Road as well as a few to the west of it. In the last several months alone, the City was able to convert potable irrigation accounts that will save the City more than 13.5 million gallons of potable water each year (all calculations are based on 2013 annual usage). The City's recycled water program in total saves more than 160 million gallons of potable water annually. As a result, Staff estimates that 73% of the water consumed by the City of Dublin's municipal operations is from recycled sources. Furthermore, the average dwelling unit equivalent (DUE) water consumption according to DSRSD is 220 gallons of water per day. Thus, the City of Dublin's recycled water efforts will save drinking water equivalent to 2,013 homes each year, which is approximately 13% of the households within the City of Dublin. The City of Dublin is truly setting a standard for others to follow. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution No. 26-14 Page 2 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. 26 - 14 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS WHEREAS, California Government Code 8630(a) and Ordinance No. 02-85 (Section 6.A(1)) of the City of Dublin, adopted on January 14, 1985, empower 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 is experiencing record dry conditions, with 2014 projected to become the driest year on record; and WHEREAS, the State's water supplies have dipped to alarming levels, indicated by the following: snowpack in California's mountains is approximately 20 percent less than the normal average; California's largest water reservoirs have very low water levels for this time of year; California's major river systems have significantly reduced surface water flows; and groundwater levels throughout the State have dropped significantly; and WHEREAS, extremely dry conditions have persisted since 2012 and may continue beyond this year and more regularly into the future; and WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency based on drought conditions in California and called on all Californians to conserve water, with the goal of reducing consumption by 20 percent; and WHEREAS, the Zone 7 Board of Directors declared a drought emergency on January 29, 2014; and WHEREAS, the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors declared a community drought emergency on February 18, 2014; and WHEREAS, Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.44.060.A.6 states that whenever the Governor declares a State of Emergency, the City Manager is empowered to take certain actions including to direct emergency efforts, to make and issue rules and regulations of matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property, to obtain vital supplies, and to require emergency services; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby find: 1) that the conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Dublin, caused by the aforementioned extreme drought conditions; 2) that the aforementioned conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency; and 3) that in order to show solidarity with the water purveyors within the community and to assist them with combating the effects of said drought conditions, a local emergency should be declared; and Page 1 of 2 WHEREAS, California Government Code section 8630(c) states that City Council shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 30 days. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the City Council of the City of Dublin that a LOCAL DROUGHT EMERGENCY now exists throughout the City; and BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that said LOCAL DROUGHT EMERGENCY shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council of the City of Dublin. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of March 2014, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Gupta, Hart, Haubert, and Mayor Sbranti NOES: None ABSENT: None ,III ABSTAIN: None Mayor i I ATTEST: City Clerk Reso No.26-14,Adopted 3-18-14, Item 3.4 Page 2 of 2