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8.4.A. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> October 24, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Second Reading to Rescind Ordinance No. 2062 enacted August, 1993 Regarding <br /> Water Conservation, Water Use Prohibitions and Penalties to Prevent Conflict with New <br /> Water Shortage Contingency Plan <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Waive Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Rescinding Ordinance No. 2062 <br /> Regarding Voluntary Water Conservation Program, Enacting Regulations Prohibiting <br /> Certain Uses of Water, Establishing, Penalties for Violation Thereof, and Providing for <br /> Implementation of Water Conservation Landscape and Irrigation Guidelines <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> In the early 1990's the State of California experienced a prolonged drought which <br /> required emergency action to conserve potable water. As a result of this drought, on <br /> August 2, 1993, the City Council of the City of Redwood City enacted Ordinance No. <br /> 2062 establishing voluntary water conservation measures, prohibitions against water <br /> waste and specific uses of water, as well as, establishing administrative charges and <br /> penalties for violations. Following the adoption of this ordinance, the State has suffered <br /> additional droughts which have varied in severity. <br /> The California Water Code requires urban water suppliers to create a Water Shortage <br /> Contingency Plan (WSCP) which serves as a framework to mitigate future water <br /> shortages. The Water Code further requires the WSCP to be adopted by the governing <br /> board or council through a resolution or ordinance. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Following the adoption of Ordinance No. 2062 governing water shortages, water <br /> conservation, and water use prohibitions, there have been a number of changes in state <br /> regulations and the ordinance no longer sufficiently prepares Redwood City for water <br /> shortage emergencies or address all the prohibitions enacted by the State. <br /> Public Works Services has developed a Water Shortage Contingency Plan consistent <br /> with the requirements set forth by the California State Water Code including permanent <br /> prohibitions on specific potable water uses regardless of water supply conditions. These <br /> prohibitions include: <br />