2007/08/28 City Council Resolution 2007-143RESOLUTION NO. 2007-143
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ADOPTING THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK 2005 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN AND AUTHORIZING FILING THEREOF WITH THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
WHEREAS, the Urban Water Management Planning Act (the Act, California Water
Code Section 10610 et. seq.) requires that every urban water supplier that supplies water for
municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers prepare an Urban Water Management Plan
(UWMP) every five years, the primary objectives of which are to plan for the efficient
management and use of the water supply; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park (City) is an urban water supplier within the
meaning of the Act and must prepare an UWMP; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park staff and its consultants in cooperation with the
Sonoma County Water Agency and its consultants have prepared an UWMP (the City of Rohnert
Park 2005 Urban Water Management Plan) to meet the requirements of the Act, in accordance
with the guidelines developed by the California Department of Water Resources; and
WHEREAS, the City staff, Agency staff, and the respective consultants who prepared
the City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water Management Plan have the training, experience and
expertise necessary to prepare an UWMP meeting the requirements of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must provide for public review and conduct a public
hearing prior to adopting any UWMP and must file the UWMP with the California Department
of Water Resources upon adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water Management Plan has been
available for public review since August 14, 2007, in compliance with the requirements of the
Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on August 28,
2007 to receive oral and written comments upon the City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water
Management Plan, City staff reports and presentations and the oral and written comments
received; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water Management Plan was
prepared in accordance with and meets the requirements of the Act, and the facts, assumptions
and analyses in the City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water Management Plan are reasonable and
supported by substantial evidence; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(v), the preparation
and adoption of an Urban Water Management Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 10652
of the Water Code is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby find, determine and declare as follows:
1. All of the above recitals are true and correct.
2. The City of Rohnert Park 2005 Urban Water Management Plan is adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to make the appropriate filings with the California Department of Water Resources in accordance
with the requirements of the Act.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 281h day of August, 2007.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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BREEZE: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE SMITH: ABSENT STAFFORD: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE
AYES: (4) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (0)
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