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5/14/01 <br />0 R I G I, J A L <br />RESOLUTION NO. 14225 <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERIM WATER SHORTAGE <br />ALLOCATION PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.03(a) OF THE <br />MASTER CONTRACT WITH SAN FRANCISCO <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City is one of 29 agencies in San Mateo, Santa <br />Clara and Alameda Counties which purchase water from the City and County of San <br />Francisco ( "San Francisco ") pursuant to a Settlement Agreement and Master Water <br />Sales Contract entered into in 1984 ( "Master Contract "). Collectively these 29 agencies <br />are referred to in the Master Contract as "Suburban Purchasers "; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 7.03(b) of the Master Contract provides, in general, that <br />during times when insufficient water is available in the San Francisco water system to <br />meet the demands of all users, water will be allocated among the Suburban Purchasers <br />based on each agency's proportional purchase of water from the San Francisco Public <br />Utilities Commission ( "SFPUC ") during the year immediately preceding the onset of <br />shortage; and <br />WHEREAS, a problem with the Master Contract method is that it discourages the <br />Suburban Purchasers from taking steps during periods of normal water supply to reduce <br />their purchases from the SFPUC through development of alternative supplies such as <br />recycled water or through demand reduction programs; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 7.03(a) of the Master Contract also allows for the SFPUC <br />and the Suburban Purchasers to negotiate a water conservation plan which allocates <br />water between the SFPUC's retail customers in San Francisco and elsewhere ( "direct <br />R -1150 <br />f/sh /sh /RC /Council <br />FXS:rg <br />05/08/01 <br />