HomeMy WebLinkAbout22906 RESOLUTION NO. 22906
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
COACHELLA VALLEY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2010.
WHEREAS, water resource planning in the Coachella Valley is of the utmost
importance to sustain the area's residents, businesses, and agriculture in a desert
climate; and
WHEREAS, the State of California encourages integrated water resource
planning on a regional basis through Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM)
Plans and by conditioning certain existing and possibly future grant funding programs
including Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood
Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Public Resources Code section
75001 et seq.) to activities contained in IRWM Plans, and
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Regional Water Management Group was
formed as a collaboration of the five Coachella Valley Public water agencies: The City
of Coachella, Coachella Valley Water District, Desert Water Agency, Indio Water
Authority, and Mission Springs Water District; and
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Regional Water Management Group partners
have committed through a Memorandum of Understanding to developing a Coachella
Valley IRWM Plan that coordinates and shares information concerning water supply
planning and projects; and
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Stakeholders have worked collaboratively to
identify water related issues and needs, establish regional goals and objectives,
develop a project submittal and prioritization process, and provide recommendations on
the projects and programs included in the plan.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Palm Springs hereby adopts the Final Coachella Valley
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan dated November 30, 2010 and is
committed to the continued development and implementation of the Plan to help
address the critical water related needs of the Coachella Valley.
SECTION 2. The City of Palm Springs supports and encourages the Coachella
Valley Regional Water Management Group to collectively continue to qualify projects for
funding under Round 2 and subsequent Rounds of the Proposition 84 IRWM Grant
Program and the City of Palm Springs encourages the Department of Water Resources
to fully fund the grant applications that are prepared as a result of this Plan.
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SECTION 3. The City of Palm Springs pledges to continue working to develop
the planning and projects that address the long-and short-term solutions to the Valley's
critical water needs, address the regional goals and objectives, and improve the
conditions and the quality of life for all Coachella Valley communities.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 6T" DAY OF APRIL, 2011.
DAVID H. READ MANAGER
ATTEST:
MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22906 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 6th day of April, 2011, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills,
and Mayor Pro Tern Weigel.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mayor Pougnet.
ABSTAIN: None.
,?ES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California 0 4 10 110 6 1 )