HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-092 N.C.S. 6/16/2014Resolution No. 2014-092 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
ADOPTING THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA INTEGRATED
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE (BAIRWMP)
WHEREAS, the State electorate approved multiple statewide bond measures since
2000, including Propositions 50 and 84, to fund water and natural resource projects and
programs, including Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM); and,
WHEREAS, the benefits of integrated planning for water resources management
activities include increased efficiency and effectiveness, enhanced collaboration across agencies
and stakeholders, and improved responsiveness to regional needs and priorities; and,
WHEREAS, state statute and guidelines require that an IRWM Plan be adopted by the
governing boards of participating agencies before IRWM grant funds are provided for water
resources management projects that are part of the IRWM Plan; and,
WHEREAS, several of the participating agencies in the Bay Area jointly submitted an
IRWM grant application for state consideration where a condition for funding required the Bay
Area IRWM Plan to be adopted by January 1, 2007; and,
WHEREAS, the Bay Area agencies that received funding in previous grant rounds did
adopt the Bay Area IRWM Plan before such funds were received; and,
WHEREAS, more recent state statutes and guidelines require that the Bay Area IRWM
Plan be updated before agencies may receive future IRWM grant funding; and,
WHEREAS, a grant was received to update the Bay Area IRWM Plan, that Plan having
been completed in the fall of 2013 and submitted to the State Department of Water Resources in
January 2014; and,
WHEREAS, a series of workshops were held on the initial Bay Area IRWM Plan and,
recently, the Plan Update to provide stakeholders, including Bay Area local governments, an
opportunity to ask questions, provide comments and make recommendations; and,
WHEREAS, the Draft Bay Area IRWM Plan Update was posted on the internet and
made available for public comment; and,
WHEREAS, the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update provides an implementation framework
that calls for tracking accomplishments, developing lists of prioritized projects and periodically
updating the Bay Area IRWM Plan as conditions warrant, provided funding and resources are
available to carry out these activities; and,
WHEREAS, adoption of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update does not entail a direct
commitment of resources and implementation of each project, as such will be the responsibility
of the project proponent and any applicable project partners, and there is no joint commitment or
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responsibility by the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update participants to implement any or all of the
projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma has reviewed the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update and
determined that it is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines § 15262 and § 15306 because the IRWM Plan Update consists of basic data collection
that would not result in the disturbance of any environmental resource and involves planning
studies for possible actions that the participating agencies have not yet approved; and
WHEREAS, the IRWM Plan Update is meant to be complementary to participating
agencies' individual plans and programs and does not supersede such plans and programs, and
adoption of the IRWM does not prohibit or effect in any way a participating agencies' planning
efforts separate from the IRWM Plan; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Petaluma does hereby adopt the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update..
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City
REFERENCE:
1 hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
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Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 16a' day of June, 2014.
by the following vote:
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City ttorney
AYES:
Barrett, Mayor Glass, Harris. Healy, Vice Mayor Kearney, Miller
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Albertson
ABSTAIN:
None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk ayor
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