Resolution 1989-14
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RESOLUTION NO. 89 - 14
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY IN SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE
DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, groundwater production must remain in relative balance with
recharge from year to year in order to prevent overdrafting of the aquifers, with
associated loss of long term storage and possible infrastructure damage, with
costly damage to this City, and possible salt water intrusion; and
WHEREAS, Santa Clara County is entering its third year of below average
rainfall, and there are insufficient local and imported water resources to meet the
current and anticipated demand; and
WHEREAS, the United States Bureau of Reclamation has announced that it has
cut the Santa Clara Valley Water District's water allotment by fifty percent; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Water Resources has announced it has cut
the Santa Clara Valley Water District's water allotment by ten percent; and
WHEREAS, the City and County of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Project has
indicated they will be requesting the cities that they serve to reduce water
consumption by twenty-five to thirty-five percent; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District states that there is a need
for an area-wide effort to reduce water consumption by forty-five percent; and
WHEREAS, there is great urgency to initiate water conservation measures
designed to respond to the current drought situation; and
WHEREAS, the Cities in Santa Clara County and the County of Santa Clara
recognize that it is essential that there be long-term and permanent water
conservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Gilroy is committed to all
of the following:
Significantly reducing the City's municipal water use;
Vigorously encouraging all Cities, the County of Santa Clara, and all other
public agencies in Santa Clara County to do likewise;
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Initiating a vigorous water conservation public education program, which
would include active public participation;
Actively promoting the use of water conservation devices in residential,
commercial, governmental, and industrial uses;
Requiring efficient water use in landscaping;
Promoting the use of reclaimed water; and
Adopting regulations to discourage or eliminate water wasting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of March, 1989, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GAGE, HALE, KLOECKER, MUSSALLEM, PALMERLEE,
VALDEZ and HUGHAN.
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 89-14
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of March 19~,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 21st day of March
19 89.
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