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RESOLUTION NO. 6 7 31
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT
UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE W-6 WHEN VOLUNTARY CON-
SERVATION MEASURES OR THE CITY'S SUPPLEMENTAL
WATER SUPPL~ ARE INADEQUATE TO AVOID ~DVERSE
CONSEQUENCES
WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing and
declared in Ordinance No. 3824 that a water shortage emergency
exists;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to imple-
ment Utility Rate Schedule W-6 without any additional authority
from the City Council when he determines that voluntary water con-
servation measures or the City's supplemental water supply are
inadequate to avoid the following adverse consequences from the
City's water supplier:
1. Monetary penal~ies.
2. Curtailment of the City's water supply.
S~CTION 2. The City Manager shall report to the City Council
at its next regularly scheduled meeting that he has implemented
Utility Rate Schedule W-6. If the City Council takes no action at
that time, Utility Rate Schedule W-6 shall continue in reffect
until repealed by the City Council.
SECTION 3. If the Manager has not exercised the authority
granted to h1m by Section 1 of the resolution on or before Septem-
ber 11, 1988, such authority shall terminate on September 11,
1988.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that enactment of this resolu-
tion is exempt from provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970 because it is immedicai.t= action necessary to
prevent or mitigate an emergency, as described in Section 15269(c)
of the Guidelines promulgated under said Act.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: August 15, 1988
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Levy, Patitucci, Sutorius
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABS ENT : K 1 e in , Renze 1 , Woo 11 e y
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