REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 11, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CHERYL BURNS, Management Analyst II
Department of Public Utilities - Administration
SUBJECT
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Actions related to updating water conservation measures and the City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan:
1. Adopt the Addendum to a Negative Declaration prepared for Environmental Assessment No. EA-17-014, dated March 7, 2019;
2. BILL (for introduction) - Amending Fresno Municipal Code Sections 6-501and 6-520 relating to regulations for Urban Water Conservation and Excessive Water Use;
3. ***RESOLUTION - Amending the City of Fresno Water Shortage Contingency Plan (Subject to Mayor's Veto);
4. ***RESOLUTION - 549th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule Resolution No. 80-420 to update water rate penalties relating to conditions of service work in the Public Utilities Department Section. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Addendum to the Negative Declaration prepared for Environmental Assessment No. EA-17-014, dated March 7, 2019; approve a bill for introduction amending Sections 6-501 and 6-520 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) related to water conservation regulations; approve a resolution amending the City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan and repealing Resolution 2018-253; and adopt the 549th Amendment to the Master Fee Schedule (MFS) Resolution adopting an updated schedule of fines for incidents of water waste.
If approved by the City Council, the revisions to the FMC will become effective 31 days after final passage, and changes to the Water Shortage Contingency Plan and the revised fine schedule will become effective upon final passage.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In October 2017, the City Council approved updated water conservation measures in response to state water conservation mandates. The approved measures, which were effective January 1, 2018, updated specific prohibitions against...
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