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April 9. 1992
THE HOIIORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto, California
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Resolution Confirming Pale Alto's Membership in the Bay Area
water Users Assqciation
Members of the Council:
Report in Brie..f
This report recommends council approval of the attached
Resolution to approve and confirm membership in the Bay Area
water Users Association and to authorize the City Manager to
designate staff a$ the city representative to Bay Area water
Users Association (AssocIation).
Background
The Association is the organization of the 30 wholesale customers
of the San Francisco Water Department (SrwDl ~ The basic goal of
the Association is to represent the wholesale customers in their
dealings with SFWD. An important aspect of this goal is the
review of SFWO budgets, rates, and other activities to ensure
that the terms of the Settlement Agreement bet~een SFWO and the
wholesale customers are observed. OVer the year~1 the membership
has ~irected the Association to represent their int£r~sts in many
other emerging water forums in california, to provide legal
analysis of legislation and regulation ~nich impact the interests
ot the membership, and other related tasks and services. To
provide these services, the Association levies ~embership fees
and provides contract staffing. The Association receives
direction from the membership throuqh monthly meetings ot the
executive beard and suburban representatives and quarterly
meetinqs of the entire member$hip. Palo Alto serves as one of
the suburban representative&.
In March of 1991, the membership voted to incorporate as a
nonprofit corporation in the State of California. The action was
taken to provide some liability protection for the membership and
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to embody the Association ~ith additional powers, ~hich would
allow it to conduct the business of the membership more
etf~ctively~ DUring the interi~ period while byla~s ~ere being
drafted palo Alto continued to function as a member of the
organization. Now that the Association is an incorporated
entity, the City needs to forma.lly authorize continued memboership
which ~ill be accomplished by adoption of the attached
Resalutio!'l.
Staff recommends council approval of the attached Resolution.
Respectfully l.~itted'
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BLAKE HEITZI'.AN )
Senior Power Engineer
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llICHARD L. YOUNG
Director of Vtilities
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JUNE FLElUNG
Assistant ~ity Manager
AttaChment: Resolution
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RESO:"'1.JTIO~l 110.
RESOLUTIoN Of THE COUNCIL OFTEE CI'T'i C,: PP-.LO
ALTO CON:;'lPJHNG CITylS MEMBERSHIP IN THE BAY
J.$£A WATER USERS ASSOCIATION l...JW DSSIGNA'l'ING
CIT'i REPPESENTA71VE
~"HEREAS, the Ea)' Area v,'ater Users Association (IOB.;'!"."" ... iA"), an
association of w'holesa1 e purchasers of water from the San Francisco
Water D~partme!'lt, has co:r.:pleted its tr~nsition fr-am an
llnincorporated a:sso:..:~at~cn to a ncn-profit corporation; ar',d
WHEREAS, BA~~'U.!!.. has r.equested the City1s cor:firma.tion of its
::ne!l'.bership and the appoi ntment of a City represer.tative;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Altci does
RESOLVE as fol1ows~
SECTION ____ ~. The City Counci 1 hereby approves and can! irns
the city of Palo ]i..lto's !':1E'!':1be::'"ship in the Bay .~rea hater l1sers
Association.
~;;_C;.1'IOlL-l. The city Manager is her-eby appointed c.S the.
city representative to the Bay Area y,1at.Er llssrs Associc.:'i~'n. and
the city Manager is ;:l~th-:,ri'Zed to ':'esi"::;'late ~hE: L:'ireccor of
Utilities or other City representativE to ~erve in his absence as
the alternate city =eprese~tative.
~~E.~TION 3. The City Council I:~nds
approved does not constitute a project
Er.vironme~tal Quality Act.
tha~ tbe a~tion herety
ur,der the California:
INTRODUCED AND PASSE~:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
J..BSTENTIONS~
ATTEST: AF'PROVED:
Ma.yor
APPROVED AS TO PGRM:
Sr. AssL City Attorney ci ty Manager
Director of UtfITt"Tes------~
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