CC Resolution No. 05-128
RESOLUTION NO. 05-128
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO IN
SUPPORT OF THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND THE 2005-2006
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION
COLLABORATIVE FOR THE PLANNING AND PERMIT REGULATION FOR THE
PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), along
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' interests, 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,
WHERAS, 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.
Resolution No. 05-128
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cupertino ratifies and supports the above foundational principles of the Water Resources
Protection Collaborative; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Cupertino supports the following specific
components of the Collaborative agreement:
1. A commitment by the City of Cupertino to make best efforts to incorporate the
Proposed Guidelines and Standards and the Proposed Implementing Tools into
their appropriate land use processes by February of 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 Cupertino members of the
Collaborative at quarterly meetings through February of2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 16th day of August, 2005, by the following vote:
Vote
Members of the Citv Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Kwok, Lowenthal, Sandoval, Wang, James
None
None
None
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City Clerk
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