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<br />D~~:djk 05/02/88 (#6) <br />L >:djk 05/09/88R <br />DES:djk OS/09/88RR ORIGINAL <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1968 MAY 231988 <br /> <br />--------- <br /> <br />ORDINANCE DETERMINING AND DECLARING WATER SHORTAGE <br />EMERGENCY, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON <br />THE DELIVERY AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER, AND ESTABLISHING <br />PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF <br /> <br /> <br />THE COUNCIL OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS. The Council of <br /> <br />Redwood City hereby finds and determines that: <br /> <br />(a) Pursuant to agreement dated as of August 8, 1984, by <br />and between the City of Redwood City, California, and <br />the City and County of San Francisco, California, the <br />City of Redwood City purchases water for municipal <br />purposes and for resale to customers and users of its <br />water system. <br /> <br />(b) A generally prevailing condition of drought has <br />seriously reduced the supply of water available to the <br />City and County of San Francisco and the City of <br />Redwood City. <br /> <br />(c) The City and County of San Francisco, acting by and <br />through the San Francisco Water Department pursuant to <br />direction of the Public Utili ties Commission of said <br />City and County, has requested that all of its water <br />resale customers, including the City of Redwood City, <br />immediately institute a water conservation program <br />designed to effect an annual reduction in water usage <br />equal to 25 percent of the water usage for <br />corresponding periods of time in 1987. <br /> <br />(d) The ordinary demands and requirements of water <br />customers and users of the water system of the City of <br />Redwood City cannot be satisfied without depleting the <br />water supply of the City to the extent that there would <br />be insufficient water for human consumption, <br />sanitation, and fire protection. <br /> <br />(e) On May 23 , 1988, following notice duly given, a public <br />hearing was held by this Council at which all consumers <br />of the water supply of the City of Redwood City had an <br />opportunity to be heard on the question of the <br />existence of a water shortage emergency condition, to <br />protest against the declaration thereof, and to present <br />their respective needs to the Council. <br /> <br />(f) The rules, regulations, and restrictions set forth in <br />this ordinance on the delivery of water and the <br />consumption within the water service area of the City <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1968 <br />