CC Resolution 10566
RESOLUTION NO.
10566
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAMPBELL IN SUPPORT OF THE GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS AND THE 2005-2006 IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM OF THE WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION
COLLABORATIVE FOR THE PLANNING AND PERMIT
REGULATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER
RESOURCES WITHIN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), along with
representatives of the County of Santa Clara, the fifteen cities in Santa Clara
County, the Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District, the San
Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Board, various business and development
interests, property owners and environmental, agricultural and community
interests have formed and are members of the Water Resources Protection
Collaborative; and
WHEREAS, all Collaborative members share the watershed resource protection
goals of flood management, drinking water quality and quantity, surface and
groundwater quality and quantity, and habitat protection and enhancement; and
WHEREAS, the SCVWD, cities and County are committed to furthering these
goals through the adoption of land development guidelines and standards jointly
developed with other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish these goals, the Collaborative recognizes the
importance of private creek side owners' interest, monitoring and accountability,
and delineation of responsibility for administering mutually agreed-upon policy,
guidelines, and standards to which SCVWD, County and municipal activities, and
permit review, shall conform; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the SCVWD, cities and County through
Implementation of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit, Best Management Practices and other means have
continuously acted to protect the watersheds and water quality in Santa Clara
County; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that Local Control is the Key Principle to the
implementation of resource protection goals, and that cities and the County are
the primary jurisdictions for LAND USE PLANNING and LAND USE PERMIT
REGULATION, and that the broader stakeholder community has a central role in
local stewardship and enhanced resource protection.
Council Resolution
Implementation Program of SCVWD Water Protection Collaborative
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Campbell ratifies and supports the above foundational principles of the Water
Resources Protection Collaborative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Campbell supports the following
specific components of the Collaborative agreement:
1. A commitment by the City of Campbell to make best efforts to incorporate the
Proposed Guidelines and Standards and the Proposed Implementing Tools
into their appropriate land use processes by February 2007.
2. Commitment for appropriate levels of participation in the Adaptive
Management Process.
3. Commitment for participation in the Early Consultation of projects with
SCVWD as appropriate.
4. Commitment for continued attendance by City of Campbell members of the
Collaborative at quarterly meetings through February 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of September
following roll call vote:
, 2005, by the
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Burr, Hernandez, Furtado, Watson, Kennedy
None
None
None
APPROV
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. Kennedy, Mayor
ATTEST: ~~
Anne Bybee, City Clerk