HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-002 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 06-002
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF "NO
TIME TO WASTE: A BLUEPRINT FOR CALIFORNIA WATER".
WHEREAS, after months of hard work, a statewide task force, with input from
hundreds of public water agencies, has developed and the Association California Water
Agencies (ACWA) Board has approved, a comprehensive policy document, No Time to Waste:
A Blueprint for California Water, and
WHEREAS, the Blueprint will frame the discussion and decision-making required
to provide all Californians with adequate supplies of high quality water, a healthy environment
and a strong economy for decades to come; and
WHEREAS, ACWA members believed it was time for the water community to
come forward with a bold policy statement and action plan for meeting California's future water
needs. As the local agencies that deliver water to communities, businesses, and farms on a
daily basis, ACWA members saw a need to articulate the biggest challenges facing the state's
water future and identify a set of actions to resolve them. They developed the Blueprint to lay
out those issues and provide a roadmap for state and federal officials to follow to ensure
California has the water supply system it will need in the future; and
WHEREAS, a task force representing local public water agencies from
throughout the state was formed in April 2004 to develop the Blueprint. The task force worked
with a drafting committee to identify key issues and formulate specific recommendations.
Extensive input was solicited from ACWA's 10 regions and its 440 public water agency
members as well as other water-related organizations. A draft of the Blueprint was sent to all
member agencies for comment in December. Several revisions followed to reflect member
input, and the ACWA Board approved a final draft in March 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Blueprint is aimed at policy leaders and lawmakers at both the
state and federal levels. Its recommendations are geared toward state legislators, members of
Congress, the Schwarzenegger Administration, the Bush Administration and all state and
federal agencies involved in water supply and regulatory policy. The media, public and other
organizations with an interest in resources issues are the other key audiences.
WHEREAS, the Blueprint makes a number of common sense recommendations
that will, when implemented, guarantee clean and safe drinking water, irrigation for our farmers,
and protection for California's spectacular natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the Blueprint addresses several factors that could change both the
availability of California's water supply and the most effective strategies for meeting water
needs. The factors require longer-term study and action to ensure the state has the water
supply system it will need in the future. These include: risks to groundwater quality, climate
change, and new drinking water issues; and
NOW, THEREFORE be it resolved that the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby
supports No Time to Waste: A Blueprint for California Water, and encourages all governing
bodies to implement, with delay, all provisions contained therein.
Resolution No. 06-002
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18" day of January 2006.
AYES: Alexander, Gutierrez, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
William J. Alexa nd , Mayor
ATTEST:
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Debra J. Ad s MC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 181" day of January 2006.
Executed this 19`" day of January 2006, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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D ra J. Ada s, M , City Clerk