2011/04/12 City Council Resolution 2011-30RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN AND AMONG THE CITIES OF SANTA ROSA, ROHNERT PARK,
SONOMA, COTATI, PETALUMA, TOWN OF WINDSOR AND NORTH MARIN
WATER DISTRICT, MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND VALLEY OF THE
MOON WATER DISTRICT FOR ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL ALLIANCE To
COMPLY WITH SB X7 -7, THE WATER CONSERVATION ACT OF 2009
WHEREAS, Senate Bill X7 -7 the Water Conservation Act was signed into law in 2009;
WHEREAS, the Water Conservation Act of 2009 sets a goal for urban water suppliers to
reduce per capita water use by 20 percent by the'year 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to participate in a regional alliance for the purposes of
compliance with the Water Conservation Act of 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve a letter agreement between and among the cities
of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Cotati, Petaluma, Town of Windsor and North Mann
Water District, Marin Municipal Water District and the Valley of The Moon Water District for
establishing a regional alliance to comply with SB X7 -7, The Water Conservation Act of 2409..
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to tae all actions to effectuate this agreement for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park,
including execution, if necessary, in substantially similar form to the agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit "A," subject to minor modifications by the City Manager or City Attorney.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of April, 2011.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AHANOTU: ABSENT CALLINAN: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE STAFFORD: AYE BELFORTE: AYE
AYES: (4) NOES: (U) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (4)
Letter Agreement
Between and Among
Cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sonoma, Cotati, Petaluma, Town of Windsor
And
North Marin Water District, Marin Municipal Water District
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and Valley of the Moon Water - District
For
Establishing a Regional Alliance to Comply with
SB x7 -7 the Water conservation Act of 2009
Recitals
A. The Water Conservation Act of 2009 (SB x7 -7) set a goal of achieving a 20%
reduction in statewide urban per capita water use by the year 2020 and requires urban water
retailers to set a 2020 urban per capita water use target. SB x7 -7 provides that urban water
retailers may plan, comply and report on a regional basis, individual basis, or both.
B. The Parties to this Letter Agreement (Cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sonoma,
Cotati, Petaluma, Town of Windsor and North Marin, Marin Municipal and Valley of the Moon
Water Districts) are eligible to form a "Regional Alliance" pursuant to the Department of Water
Resources Methodologies for Calculating Baseline and Compliance Urban Per Capita -Water
Use (DWR Methodologies) because the Parties receive water from a common water wholesale
water supplier, the Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency). The Parties desire to establish a
Regional Alliance for purposes of complying with SB x7 -7.
C. The Parties and the Agency are signatories to the Sonoma -Marin Saving Water
Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (S -MSWP MOU) that provides for the identification
and implementation of regional water conservation programs and tasks as directed by the Water
Advisory Committee (WAC)..The S -MSWP MOU requires financial and reporting commitments
for implementation of water conservation programs.
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Agreement for Regional Alliance Tar et Setting and Reporting_
1. Regional Alliance Formation and Tar et Setting,
Pursuant to the DWR Methodologies, the Parties hereby form a Regional Alliance and agree to
send a letter to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) prior to July 1, 2011 informing DWR
that a Regional Alliance has been formed. The Parties agree that the Regional Alliance Target
will be established using option 1 (as Option 1 is described in the DWR. Methodologies) and
that each Party will include the Regional Alliance Target in its individual 2010 Urban Water
Management Plan.
2. Regional Alliance Review
No later than December 31, 2015, the Parties agree to review and re- analyze the
Regional Alliance and Regional Alliance Target as part of the preparation of the 2015 Urban
Water Management Plan.
3. Regional Alliance Reporting
The Parties agree to. prepare Regional Alliance Reports pursuant to the DWR
Methodologies including but not limited to the following information: baseline gross- water use
and service area population, individual 2015 and 2020 water use targets for each Party and for
the Regional Alliance, compliance year gross water use and service area population, and
adjustments to gross water use in compliance year. The information will be provided by each
Party and reported in the annual S -MSWP report in addition to the information required in the
annual report, as outlined in the S -MSWP MOU .
4. Regional Water Supply Piannin
The Parties agree to participate in discussions regarding regional water supply planning.
5. Re ional Alliance Dissolution
The Parties agree that each Party can withdraw from the Regional Alliance at any time
without penalty by giving written notice to all other Parties. If a Party withdraws from the
Regional Alliance, the Parties agree that the Regional Target will be recalculated among
remaining participating Parties as set forth in the DWR.Methodologies and in Section 2 above.
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0. Miscellaneous
This Letter Agreement, shall be between and among those Parties that have executed
this Letter Agreement by May 1, 2011. If all Parties have not executed thi s Letter Agreement by
said date, the Parties who have executed this Letter Agreement by May 1, 2011, agree that the
Regional Target will be recalculated among participating Parties ' as set forth in the DWR
Methodologies and in Section 2 above.
7. Letter Agreement Authorization
This Letter Agreement may be signed in counterparts. By signing below, each signatory
states that he or she is authorized to sign this Letter Agreement on behalf of the. Party for which
he or she is signi ng.
Name:
City of Santa Rosa
Name:
City of Rohnert Park
Name:
City of Sonoma
Name:
City of C otati
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City of Petaluma
Name:
Town of Windsor
Name:
North Marin Water District
Name:
Marin Municipal Water District
Name:
Valley of the Moon Water District
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