HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 127-16 Local Drought Termination RESOLUTION NO. 127.- 16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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TERMINATION OF LOCAL DROUGHT STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 02-85 (Section 6.A(1)) of the City of Dublin, adopted on January
14, 1985, empowers the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local
emergency when said City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity; and
WHEREAS the State of California experienced record dry conditions between the years of
2012 and 2016; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought state of
emergency and called on all Californians to conserve water, with the goal of reducing consumption by
20 percent; and
WHEREAS, the Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors ("Zone 7") declared a drought
emergency on January 29, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors (DSRSD) declared a
community drought emergency on February 18, 2014; and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2014, the City Council of the City of Dublin declared a local
emergency based on conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property in the City of
Dublin, caused by extreme drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, as required by California Government Code section 8630(c), the City Council has
reviewed the need for the continued local emergency at least once every 30 days since its
declaration; and
WHEREAS, the State. of California has seen improved hydrologic conditions in contrast to
severe drought conditions experienced over the last three years; and
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2016 California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued Executive Order
B-37-16 which established a new water use efficiency framework for California by establishing longer-
term water conservation measures; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2016, Zone 7, following state guidelines for availability of water,
projected that there is no water shortage and no mandatory water conservation target for DSRSD
over the next three years; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2016, DSRSD terminated its drought emergency and declared a
Stage 1 voluntary 10% water conservation goal; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 8630(d), requires that the City Council shall
proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant;
and
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that based on the findings and actions of the State, Zone 7
and DSRSD, conditions have improved to a degree whereby the City can terminate the local drought
emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby
terminates its local drought state of emergency.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Gupta, Hart, Wehrenberg, and Mayor Haubert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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