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9.A. - Page 8 <br /> the City's local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions. These <br /> conditions individually and cumulatively create circumstances which may lead to <br /> fires that are challenging to control and to prevent from spreading to adjacent <br /> properties. If these buildings had Automatic Sprinkler Systems, the risk of <br /> property damage and injury to occupants, responders, and the community would <br /> be significantly lessened. <br /> 4. Fighting fires with Automatic Sprinkler Systems takes less water than fighting fires in <br /> other ways and saving water in California is a critical and important goal. <br /> a. The State of California suffers from periodic droughts. On January 17, 2014, <br /> California Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency due to the <br /> severity and length of the current drought and directed that the appropriate State <br /> agencies take action to conserve water such that, "everyone —farmers, fish, and <br /> people in our cities and towns — will get less water." (http://ca.gov/Drought/archive- <br /> january-2014.html) The Governor called on Californians to reduce their water <br /> usage by 20 percent and subsequently, the San Francisco Public Utilities <br /> Commission (SFPUC) requested its wholesalers (including the City of Redwood <br /> City) to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 10 percent. (See August 25, <br /> 2014 Redwood City Staff Report, "Emergency Drought Regulations for Statewide <br /> Urban Water Conservation.") The City Council promptly adopted a resolution <br /> implementing various water use restrictions. <br /> b. In 2015, California entered its fourth year of drought and the State Water <br /> Resources Control Board expanded emergency regulations to safeguard the <br /> State's remaining water supplies while continuing to give urban water suppliers <br /> flexibility to take actions that reflect their local conditions. According to the State's <br /> website: "The State Water Board strongly encourages water suppliers to do <br /> much more than the minimum required by the regulation." <br /> (http://ca.gov/Drought/archive-march-2015.html) <br /> c. On April 1, 2015, Governor Brown issued an Executive Order <br /> (http://gov.ca.gov/docs/4.1.15 Executive Order.pdf) requiring State agencies to, <br /> among other things, implement and enforce further restrictions designed to <br /> reduce water usage by 25% by February 28, 2016. <br /> d. Redwood City adopted an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) in 2010 to <br /> support the community's long-term resource planning and to ensure that <br /> adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water <br /> demands. (www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/UWMP index.html) Redwood <br /> City relies completely on water supplied and managed by the SFPUC through the <br /> Hetch Hetchy water system, which provides water to about 800,000 San <br /> Francisco City residents plus 1.6 million Bay Area residents, including Redwood <br /> City residents, through contractual agreements. To meet anticipated demand, the <br /> SFPUC has set a performance objective of greater implementation of water <br /> conservation programs in the wholesale service area, including in Redwood City. <br /> ATTY/ORD.410/FIRE SPRINKLER <br /> REV:05-12-15 PT <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br />