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8.A. - Page 54 of 73 <br />Attachment D <br />San Carlos. San Carlos adopted a Climate Action Plan on October 12, 2009 that contained <br />strategies to reduce emissions 15% below 2005 levels by 2020 and 35% below 2005 levels by 2030. <br />Belmont. Belmont adopted a Climate Action Plan on November 14, 2017 that contained <br />strategies to reduce emissions 15% below 2005 levels by 2020 and 50% below 2005 levels by 2035. <br />West Bay. West Bay has not adopted a climate action plan, however West Bay management <br />takes climate factors into consideration during planning and operations. <br />The Participating Members are unable to predict the impact that any current or future laws and <br />regulations related to climate change, if adopted, and the effects of climate change will have on the <br />revenues of the Participating Members. However, such effects could be material. <br />Limitations on Remedies Available; Bankruptcy <br />The enforceability of the rights and remedies of the Owners and the obligations of any of the <br />Participating Members may become subject to the following: the federal bankruptcy code and <br />applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting <br />the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, now or hereafter in effect; equitable principles which <br />may limit the specific enforcement under State law of certain remedies; the exercise by the United <br />States of America of the powers delegated to it by the Federal Constitution; and the reasonable and <br />necessary exercise, in certain exceptional situations, of the police power inherent in the sovereignty of <br />the State and its governmental bodies in the interest of servicing a significant and legitimate public <br />purpose. Bankruptcy proceedings, or the exercising of powers by the federal or State government, if <br />initiated, could subject the Owners to judicial discretion and interpretation of their rights in bankruptcy <br />or otherwise and consequently may entail risks of delay, limitation, or modification of their rights. <br />Limited Obligations <br />The SBSA Bond Payments and Authority Bond Payments are limited obligations of the <br />Participating Members payable solely from and secured solely by the Net Revenues and Surplus <br />Revenues, as applicable, of their respective wastewater systems. If for any reason, any Participating <br />Member does not have Net Revenues or Surplus Revenues available in an amount sufficient to make <br />its SBSA Bond Payments or Authority Bond Payments, the Participating Member will not be obligated <br />to utilize any other of its funds to make SBSA Bond Payments or Authority Bond Payments. <br />The obligation of the Participating Members to pay the SBSA Bond Payments and Authority <br />Bond Payments does not constitute an obligation of any Participating Member for which the <br />Participating Member is obligated to levy or pledge any form of taxation or for which the Participating <br />Member has levied or pledged any form of taxation. Each of the Participating Members has covenanted <br />to establish rates and charges for its wastewater system to yield Gross Revenues or Surplus Revenues, <br />as applicable, sufficient to make the SBSA Bond Payments and Authority Bond Payments. <br />The obligation of each Participating Member to pay SBSA Bond Payments or Authority Bond <br />Payments does not constitute a debt of that Participating Member or the State or any of its political <br />subdivisions, and does not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or <br />statutory debt limitation or restriction. <br />.: <br />