HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 71-22 water report_FY2022_23 WEURESOLUTION NO. 71-22
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
RECEIVING THE ANNUAL WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND ASSESSMENT
ADOPTING THE WATER ALLOCATION PROGRAM FOR FY 2022/23
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, Chapter 13.20 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code calls for the City
Council of the City of Morro Bay to adopt a yearly Water Allocation Program based on a
report by the Public Works (Services) Director after review by the City of Morro Bay
Planning Commission and Public Works Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and Ordinance Number 266,
require the City Council to set an annual limit on new residential units and to prescribe
the mix of multi -family and single-family residences allowed within that limit and
WHEREAS, in March 2022, the California Department of Water Resources informed
the State Water Project contractors the allocations for 2021/22 would be 5 percent of the
contracted amount; and
WHEREAS, the City has approximately 238 acre-feet (AF) of unused contracted
water stored in San Luis Reservoir. The remainder of the City's demand will be provided
by the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control Distracts stored water from its unsubscribed
allocation. This allocation is enough to make up the difference between delivery requests
and the City s estimated demand of 1,100 AF and
WHEREAS, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-7-22, which directs the
State Water Resources Control Board to require all urban water suppliers to implement
minimum stage 2 (water warning) of their Water Shortage Contingency Plans with a target
of 20% conservation compared to 2020 and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2022, the Public Works Advisory Board held a public
meeting on the Annual Water Report and the proposed FY 2022/23 Water Allocation
Program and recommended the City Council adopt the proposed allocation of WEUs; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public meeting on
the Annual Water Report and the proposed FY 2022/23 Water Allocation Program and
recommended the City Council adopt the proposed allocation of WEUs; and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2022, the City Council did hold a public meeting on the
Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment and the proposed FY 2022/23 Water
Allocation Program, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, California, as follows:
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SECTION 1: Based upon evidence, the City Council resolves the following:
A. Allocate 115 WEUs in FY 2022/23, 50 WEU for residential purposes (30 SFR
and 20 MFR) and 65 for Commercial/Industrial purposes.
SECTION 2: Applicability
Each development project that requires an allocation of new Water Equivalency Units
shall be subject to this revised allocation program, unless a building permit has been
issued prior to the date of adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on this 28th day of June 2022 on the following vote§
AYES: Headding, Addis, Barton, Ford, Heller
NOES' None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST
ar-4 #44. c.
Da a Swanson, City Clerk
John Headcfitfig, ayor
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