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<br />08/28/06 <br /> <br />ORIGINAL <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 14730 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br />APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN <br />SUPPORT OF THE BAY AREA WATER FORUM <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("City"), a charter city and municipal <br /> <br />corporation of the State of California, is an urban water supplier providing water to a <br /> <br />population over 80,000, a receiver of water from Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System, <br /> <br />and a member of and active participant in the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation <br /> <br />Agency; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Bay Area Water Forum provides a setting for research and <br /> <br />discussion of cooperative ways to conserve, safeguard, and deliver water supplies, <br /> <br />reduce vulnerability to flood damage, and protect and restore the environment in urban <br /> <br />rural, and open space settings; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in its programs of public outreach, the study of the relationship <br /> <br />among land uses and water resources, and the monitoring of legislative and policy <br /> <br />initiatives and funding resources, the Bay Area Water Forum brings together elected <br /> <br />officials, public agency officials, representatives of interested non-governmental <br /> <br />organizations and members of the general public to advance our understanding of the <br /> <br />problems facing our region and ways in which they may be addressed; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, by participating in the Bay Area Water Forum and signing the <br /> <br />attached Memorandum of Understanding, the City engages in valuable work with other <br /> <br />members of the forum but does not enter in to a joint powers agreement or partnership <br /> <br />A TTY IRESO/RESO .1639 <br />081506 <br /> <br />14730 <br />Muff # 209 <br /> <br />1 <br />