HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2005-78RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY, IN
SUPPORT OF THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND THE 2005 -2006
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION
COLLABORATIVE FOR THE PLANNING AND PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR
THE PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE SANTA CLARA
COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District ( "SCVWD "), along with
representatives of the County of Santa Clara ( "County "), the fifteen Cities in Santa Clara County,
the Guadalupe- Coyote Resource Conservation District, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water
Quality Board, various business and development interests, property owners and environmental,
agricultural and community interests have formed and are members of the Water Resources
Protection Collaborative ( "Collaborative "); and,
WHEREAS, all Collaborative members share the watershed resources protection goals of
flood management, drinking water quality and adequate quantity, surface and groundwater
quality and quantity, and habitat protection and enhancement; and
WHEREAS, the SCVWD, Cities, and County are committed to furthering these goals
through the adoption of land development guidelines and standards jointly developed with other
stakeholders; and,
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish these goals, the Collaborative recognizes the
importance of private creekside owners' interests, monitoring and accountability, and delineation
of responsibility for administering mutually agreed -upon policy, guidelines, and standards to
which SCVWD, County and municipal activities, and permit review, shall conform; and,
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the SCVWD, Cities and County through
Implementation of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, Best
Management Practices and other means have continuously acted to protect the watersheds and
water quality in Santa Clara County; and,
WHEREAS, it is recognized that Local Control is the Key Principle to the
implementation of resource protection goals, and that Cities and the County are the primary
jurisdictions for LAND USE PLANNING and LAND USE PERMIT REGULATION, and that
the broader stakeholder community has a central role in local stewardship and enhanced resource
protection.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy ratifies and
supports the above foundational principles of the Water Resources Protection Collaborative; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Gilroy supports the
following specific components of the Collaborative Agreement:
1. A commitment by the City of Gilroy to make best efforts to incorporate the Proposed
Guidelines and Standards and the Proposed Implementing Tools into their appropriate
land use processes by February of 2007.
2. Commitment for appropriate levels of participation in the Adaptive Management
Process.
3. Commitment for participation in the Early Consultation of projects with SCVWD as
appropriate.
4. Commitment for continued attendance by City of Gilroy staff members of the
Collaborative at quarterly meetings through February of 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CORREA, DILLON, GARTMAN, MORALES,
VALIQUETTE, VELASCO, and PINHEIRO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
ert inheiro, Mayor
ATTEST:
Rho da Pellin, City Clerk
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2005 -78 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
7th day of November, 2005, 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 11th day of January, 2006.
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)