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iREPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager July 1,2002 Subject Final Report - Redwood City Water Use Forecast 2000 to 2020 Recommendation 1. By motion, review and accept the Final Report- Redwood City Water Use Forecast 2000 to 2020 prepared by consultant John Whitcomb, PhD 2. By motion, set July 15, 2002 as the date of Public Hearing for the purpose of adopting a resolution amending the Redwood City Urban Water Management Plan Background On September 10, 2001 the City Council authorized execution of a professional services agreement with John B. Whitcomb, PhD, to perform the Water Supply Master Plan, Phase One - Water Use Forecasts to 2020. At the conclusion of the Dec. 3, 2001 water recycling study session, on the topic of future water demand projections, the Council directed staff to perform some additional analysis and provide a reliable basis from which to make decisions about long-term water supply. A memo was forwarded to the City Council on January 15, 2002 which provided additional analysis and refinements to earlier projections. Dr. Whitcomb's draft demand projections were incorporated into that document. On February 4, 2002, the City Council reviewed the Whitcomb draft report and had the opportunity to ask additional questions about the city's long-term water supply picture, and become more familiar with the basis for demand projections. Staff provided a short presentation at the meeting. The final report (attached) was compiled by Dr. Whitcomb for the purpose of establishing a forecast on which City Council policy decisions may be made, including final consideration of implementing the Redwood City Recycled Water Project. To ensure that the report's water use forecasts are imbedded in the City's planning process, staff recommends that the City Council formally accept the report and direct staff to conform other, related planning and policy documents to the forecasts. The first such document is the City's Urban Water Management Plan ("the Plan"), which will require an amendment that includes all information necessary to meet the requirements of the California Urban Water Management Planning Code. The Plan must be adopted after public review and hearing and filed with the California Department of Water Resources. This amendment should also conform the Plan to the City's pending draft General Plan Housing Element update. Therefore, staff requests that the City Council set July 15, 2002 as the date of Public Hearing for the purpose of adopting a resolution amending the Redwood City Urban Water Management Plan.