REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 25, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CHERYL BURNS, Management Analyst II
Department of Public Utilities - Administration
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Actions related to updating water conservation measures and the City's Water Shortage Contingency Plan:
1. ***BILL NO. B-10 (Intro. 4/11/2019) (For adoption) - Amending Fresno Municipal Code Sections 6-501and 6-520 relating to regulations for Urban Water Conservation and Excessive Water Use (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 wasteful water use practices to comport with state regulations, established a new definition for excessive water use, updated outdoor watering restrictions based on drought stage declarations, and changed the enforcement fine schedule for violations of prohibited water use practices. Before implementing a fully automated system of enforcement of water conservation regulations, the Department of ...
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