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06/13/2016 RESOLUTION NO. 15499 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARMENT OF RESOURCES WHEREAS, the California Legislature has enacted the Urban Water Management Planning Act, California Water Code Sections 10610-10656, as amended, which requires every urban water supplier providing water to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre feet of water annually to prepare an Urban Water Management Plan ("Plan") that has as its primary objective the conservation and efficient use of water; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City("City"), a municipal utility and chartered city, is an urban supplier providing water to a population over 87,000 and supplying more than 3,000 acre -feet of water annually; and WHEREAS, the Plan must be reviewed at least once every five years by the City, which must amend the Plan, as necessary, after it has conducted a review; and WHEREAS, Public Works Services has prepared Redwood City's 2015 Urban Water Management Plan pursuant to the State of California's Urban Water Management Planning Act; and WHEREAS, the Plan must be adopted after it is first made publicly available for public inspection and a public hearing is noticed and held, and it must be filed with the California Department of Water Resources within thirty days of adoption, and by July 1, 2016; and WHEREAS, the Plan will facilitate local and regional water planning activities and support the City's long-term water resource planning goals; and WHEREAS, the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of the population within the service area prior to and during preparation of the Plan was encouraged through public outreach pursuant to Section 10642; and WHEREAS, local water retailers, public agencies, and special interest groups were also notified of the City's intent to prepare a 2015 Urban Water Management Plan; and WHEREAS, a public workshop was held on April 27, 2016, to receive input on the preparation of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the California legislature enacted the Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SBX7-7), which requires a public hearing to discuss the method of determining urban water use targets and the impacts to the local economy from meeting said requirements; and ATTY/RES0.0048/CC RESO ADOPTING THE 2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN RESO. N0. 15499 REV:06-02-16 FF MUFF NO.802 Page 1 of 2