HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 6954RESOLUTION NO. 6954
RESOWTICiN Ol' THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
SUSPENDING OPERATIO?~ OF SECTION 7. 02 (b) OF SETI'LE-
MENT AGREEMENT AND MASTER WATER SALES CONTRACT
WITH T""rlE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR
FISCAL YEARS 1989-90 AND 1990-91
The Council of the Cit~· of Palo Alto dc,as RESOLVE as
follows:
WREP.EAS, the City of Palo Alto obta~ns water froa the San
Fra11cisco water Departu.e:lt ( •srwD11 ) plL"Csuant to the te:t'lls or a
settlmMnt Aq.reaent. and ¥astAr Water Sal.1::.S Con"tr~ct with th~ Cit,y
and County of San t?rancisco (11 ContraetGj and a Water. Pu::;chcW.:)
Contract with the San !'!'anrie-co ?uhlic Utilities comlRiesion, ~a~n
of which ltas entered intn in 1984; and
WHXREAS, the Ssn Freincii:H~o ;;>t:;bl :tc lltil i t.ies cor.il'llisslor.., en
May s, 1990, decl"re.d a ~l!'.t~r ~ho't.""t.:ige ~Mel'.'genr.:y li.'l'\d adoptK a
~and.tt'tory Water Ccnse1'.""Watior.t f'!.·ograil'i, incl urlin9 water :r-ecion.l!~g and
excess use char.qes. Th<!l goal (,.lf t.~o:-~a1~datcry wati&r ConEervation
Program is to r'9<1uce eicp1iticantlY' the cor.aunpthm of watsr
supplie'.l by the $FWD wite~11 i'l":e s~:n.:·v.lCE J?-r-~~. tn Y.~s:i·u:mse,, ¥at-:4!:
us& by wholesale eu&to"Bert· d\u:.·inq Ap~·il, May imd .Ju.nG. 1990, has
be~m considerably below usa c,;,ring the cox-riasp().ndiing · !or1t-.Ju~ 01
1987; sr.d
WBERB.AS, the '8M\d~t.'1ry Water Consarvat.ion Pr09Talt'i is-
ex""~cted to r~.ain in .,ffect ur:t:il at least io!ay, 19~1; thus, ;rat.~1·
r!t"tioning ti.ill be i.st~ PY the. SF'WD on ~.~~ wholeBd.le cuat.o:.f!ers
fer tbe majority of FY l'H'0-91; a.nd
WR.lW.i".M. t..."1e c;:;nt1:a1.;t~ provid"~~ ~ ~et:t..odoloqy by ~lch
indiviau.&l 'ih.o:-Se:uale cust~r.' ii iantitlCD.ltitnts to t:h& ~v•r~ll ~'l....,pply
A!H3Ura:nve lll,"ld~ bv $~ :tt't:'J~:·icd1Cco ,,_re c:i~t.::nainad. tn'olc~6 th~ wol~B'nJ.~ ~~t.,...i~i--t"Ji'tb..:.:n.;i:.tf,'? •qree, t.his aetc.?:1iliNitio-n is be~;~d an
watsr us~~~ !'.>y lnd.).-vidll!.l Wh!.>l.gm~l., custOJMi'i:tt: ~nd
ffl..t'l;;~FAS, tho prov:bd.orts ef the Cont"t"act that de.t~:t~in~
_y~J:"al·'.l.Tl.9},_t ·P.:ntitlemento ~~ a port:!.cn of the ov~T.all supply Ass-uran~e
~~e1 o~ \ia.'te.1r uged Gre ?1ot com.~t;)ti!:•Jt.1 •it:n eftort-s by alJ. the
_,nolt1::s~l:R c--.4utv;wrs to r~ce co!'u11t'.)l'Ql;l4''1 ot snm water. Tb&y
~hr.n.!ld, therefore, be sn'ipended in t'espGn~t!':l °t\) the enectment ot the
ga:ndatoxy Weter conserv~thm 1•roqr~-a by t-1:"'tll San F:u~n.cisco P~l.ic
Uti!.~:tioa C::oim\iilsion ctncl the action,. by thiJ; r.qen~y and the other:
wncle•alt!i cuato!llt:srs to encoucaqe ygttt.r .co1~&:'!fl:."\"'at..t.on.
NOW, THEREFO!li:, the. Cit] .-:t Palo Al\:o de>E:a hareby ~E.~OINE
!JS follOWIS~
DC?XOt! 1· Subjo~t t~ the provisions of section 3 or thi~
Resolution~ :t..il• p.;:-:>vi!3icnrs of Section 7. 02 (b) of the ccntr~ct
dealing with the r.i.llocc-t~oG of tt-.at portion of thv supply Aasurance
designated. as ~2--uburt-ar; allocable water• ~baill bdt •nsper.dred aa to
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water. used by wholea~lu cua+:.omers d'lri"~! FY l989·-91J (i.G., July ?.,
1989 -June 30, 1990j and du:i":"ing !'"f 1990-91 (i.e., July l, 19$0 ··
Jun~ 30, 1991). Water usag~ d\lrin9 these two fiscal year; •ill not
be nsed for any purpose 1n det.end.n~.ng l>en!:a.nent.. entit!en!e!lts of
the wholesale customers to e1tburb.3.1i. .-:&llucable wat.er-.
SECTION 2. In all othe= respects, Section 7.02(h) oi the
contract shall remain in full force and effect and shall operate
without moditica~i~n as to wats~ used during all years other than
FY l909-9C and FY 1990-91, commencing with FY 1991.
s:.;crlQH._~. This resolO!t.h.m shall not becoma eff~ctive
lint!l ~dc•pt::l.on of similar :t'et&olutions by G!\ch of thia 25 :ither
w"holes.~.le custo:ne~s affected by Sectlon 7. 02 (b) on or befoJ.·a
Daca~e:-31 ~ l.S90. If each and a.11 of the oth<ar 25 whohu::1?1le
custo~oere ha.voa not ~dopted. similar resolutions by :.>ece..'!2ber. :n ~
1990, th.eon this resolution sha.!.i ta ot n<J fu1the:z:· fore!:? or ~ft'ect
and ·th'li provision& of. Saotior1 7, OJ (b) of the contract .shall .~.vply
to '-i'~te.!' used durin~ FY 1939-90 .!l!.nd rl .:i.~~i..:·~~.L in accordan."=e with
t.'tj.ei r terwJ"
.rutr;tI00_4. If c~a.eh and c.11 of tnn ;;:5 ct~e:r vhol~sal~
cu&toaerlll' &.dopt resolutions s\!e~ndi119 tii~ r:.~eratio:l of Sect::.on
' 7. c~ O:>) ae to water ust!ld duri~ FY HHh1-9 l ~ l:.:rut. all ;,,: 5 do riot adopt
r~2ol~tions eiuspendinq cper.stion c;..t Sct.c1;i~r~ 7. 02 (~) as tu w~ter
1.W&d du.ring FY 1989-90 ao vell, within t..'le ti:ce period~ set fc:r·th
i:ti Suct!~:~ l above, this resoluti.on 6·hall ~ sf f&ctiv~ i:O a\lapend
f.)perat.ion of Sec~ion 7. 02 (L) as to w11t....,1: u~ d~l:·inq FY 1'390-91
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