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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 10-7223 - Appr Water Assessment for Downtown Downey Specific PlanRESOLUTION NO. 10-7223 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APPROVING THE WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN DOWNEY SPECIFIC PLAN (PLN-10-08074). WHEREAS, the State Legislature adopted Senate Bill 610 in 2002, amending the State Water Code to include requirements that the increased demands on water systems are adequately addressed and that a reliable source of water supply is available for certain new developments, prior to their approval; WHEREAS, Section 15155(b) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Section 10910(g) of the California Water Code requires that a governing body of a public water system that will serve a "water demand project” shall approve a Water Supply Assessment at a regular or special meeting; WHEREAS, the City of Downey is a public water supplier within its city limits and the City Council of the City of Downey is the governing body of the City's public water system; WHEREAS, the City of Downey recommends that landscaping for projects be drought tolerant and requires that recycled water be used for irrigation when the properties are proximate to recycled water resources in an effort to reduce the cumulative use of potable water WHEREAS, in August 2009, the City Council directed Community Development Department staff to prepare a Specific Plan, known as the Downtown Downey Specific Plan (" Project"), with the intent of guiding growth and development in Downtown Downey, encouraging economic revitalization and creating a lively and livable pedestrian-oriented, mixed- use district that will serve as a residential area, a place of employment and an entertainment destination; WHEREAS, under Section 15155(a)(1)(G)of the CEQA Guidelines and Section10912(a)(7) of the Water Code, a development that would require an amount of water greater than or equivalent to the amount required by a mixed-use project with more than 250,000 square feet of commercial floor space and more than 500 dwelling units, such as the proposed project, requires a Water Supply Assessment; and WHEREAS, in July 2010, Environmental Sciences Associates (ESA), an environmental consulting firm, prepared the Water Supply Assessment for the proposed Specific Plan, under the direction and review of the City of Downey’s Public Works Department, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Water Supply Assessment with its data and conclusions set forth therein. Based on its conclusions, the City’s existing and additional groundwater entitlements, the City’s existing and prospective recycled water supplies, and its water conservation measures, comprise the City’s water supply for the projected demand of the proposed Project, and WHEREAS, the Water Supply Assessment concludes that the City’s projected water supply, consisting of existing and additional supplies, is sufficient at this time to meet the proposed project’s projected water demand, and RESOLUTION NO. 10-7223 PAGE TWO NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Downey approves the Water Supply Assessment for the Downtown Downey Specific Plan. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day September, 2010. L-k_B.,"mm@FTEy= ATTEST: d . M£dZMa©, KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 28tF' day of September by the following vote to wit AYES: Council Members: Gafin, Guerra, Marquez, Mayor Bayer NOES: Council Member ABSENT: Council Member: Brossmer ABSTAIN. Council Member qb###„)W. MAm& KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk