HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2020-60 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS CONTINUED
SUPPORT FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF ALL WATER
IMPORT ALTERNATIVES AS PART OF THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION
FOR THE SALTON SEA
WHEREAS, the inflow of water to the Salton Sea has decreased and pursuant to
the Quantification Settlement Agreement, mitigation water inflows ended on December
31, 2017, and without restoration or stabilization measures, the Salton Sea will rapidly
decline; and
WHEREAS, the State of California ("State") has developed the Salton Sea
Management Program ("SSMP") through departments within the California Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies and is obligated to pay for certain
costs related to habitat, air and water quality issues at the Salton Sea; and
WHEREAS, the California State Water Resources Control Board has an
oversight role in monitoring and ensuring progress towards the goals of the SSMP and
has set a deadline of December 31, 2022 for the completion of a long-term plan
regarding the Salton Sea; and
WHEREAS, eleven (11) proposals received by the State in 2018 in response to
their Request for Information (RFI) included a water importation component; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2019-37 on October 23, 2019
declaring support for a comprehensive analysis and review of all water import
alternatives as a long-term solution for the restoration of the Salton Sea and that the
results be incorporated into the SMP; and
WHEREAS, the State will require that any water import project proposal include
an engineering and logistic feasibility study conducted on behalf of the proponent by an
accredited or licensed engineering, planning, or equivalent organization recognized by
the State prior to consideration by the SSMP; and
WHEREAS, the State prepared a Request for Proposals (RPF) for an
independent reviewer panel to conduct a feasibility study of water importation proposals
in February 2020 and again in June 2020, neither of which received response; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL
CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council DECLARES its continued support for the
completion of a comprehensive analysis and review of all water import alternatives as a
long-term solution for the restoration of the Salton Sea, and requests the analysis of
said alternatives be incorporated into the SSMP.
SECTION 2. The City requests that the State continue to aggressively pursue the
creation of an independent reviewer panel for the immediate analysis of water import
alternatives in order to maintain the current December 31, 2022 completion deadline as
set forth by the California State Water Resources Control Board for the long-term plan
regarding the Salton Sea.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution, and it shall take effect and be in force.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of October, 2020.
Jon guilar, May r
C thedral City
ATTEST:
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Tracey R. rtinez, City Clerk
Cathedral City
I, TRACEY R. MARTINEZ, CITY CLERK of the City of Cathedral City, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Cathedral City held on the 28th day of October, 2020 by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Lamb, Gutierrez and Carnevale; Mayor
Pro Tem Gregory and Mayor Aguilar
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Tracey R. artine , City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: '
Eric S. Vail, City Attorney