Resolution 2003-57
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY, OF
SUPPORT OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER RESOURCES
PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE MEMORANDUM OF CONSENSUS FOR
MUTUAL COOPERATION TO JOINTLY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT
WATER AND WATERSHED RESOURCES PROTECTION MEASURES,
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District ("SCVWD"), along with staff
representatives of the County of Santa Clara ("County"), the Cities in Santa Clara County
("City," "Cities"), the Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District ("GCRCD"),
the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, various business and
development interests, environmental and community interests, and a representative of
property owners' interests have formed and are members of the Santa Clara Valley Water
Resources Protection Collaborative ("Collaborative"); and,
WHEREAS, all Collaborative members share the water and watershed resources
protection goals offlood management, drinking water quality and adequate quantity,
surface and groundwater quality and quantity, and habitat protection and enhancement;
and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the SCVWD, Cities and County through
Implementation of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Permits, Best Management Practices and other means have continuously acted to protect
the watersheds, water quality and water resources in Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, the SCVWD, Cities, County and GCRCD are committed to
furthering these goals through the implementation of existing policy, and the timely
adoption by the SCVWD, Cities and County ofland development policy, guidelines and
standards developed collaboratively with other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish these goals, the Collaborative recognizes the
importance of the interests and principles of: delineation of responsibility for
administering collaboratively developed policies, guidelines, and standards, as may be
approved, to which SCVWD, County and City activities and permit review shall
conform; monitoring and accountability; and private creek-side property owners; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that local control is the key principle to the
implementation of resource protection goals, that Cities and the County are the primary
jurisdictions for land use planning and land use permit regulation; and
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WHEREAS, the broader stakeholder community has an important role in local
stewardship and enhanced resource protection; and
WHEREAS, the Collaborative has reached consensus on Foundational Principles
and Key Elements to guide cooperative efforts aimed at enhanced water and watershed
resources protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED to support the consensus of the Santa
Clara Valley Water Resources Protection Collaborative as set forth in the Memorandum
of Consensus to Jointly Develop and Implement Water and Watershed Resources
Protection Measures, Guidelines and Standards in Santa Clara County;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, to support the efforts of the staff representatives
of the Collaborative to develop and propose for future adoption by the respective Boards
of the County and the SCVWD and the Councils of the Cities those water and watershed
resources protection measures, guidelines and standards that are developed in accordance
with the Memorandum of Consensus to Jointly Develop and Implement Water and
Watershed Resources Protection Measures, Guidelines and Standards in Santa Clara
County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of September, 2003, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, DILLON, GARTMAN,
MORALES, PINHEIRO, VELASCO, SPRINGER
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2003-57 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city resolution,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
2nd day of September, 2003, 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 3rd day of September, 2003.
(Seal)