HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1991-16453 RESOLUTION NO. 16453
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA AUTHORIZING A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE OTAY MUNCIPAL
WATER DISTRICT MASTER PLAN AND THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF
THEIR FUTURE PLAN AS IT RELATES TO THE CHULA VISTA
GENERAL PLAN AREA AND, IF NECESSARY, TO DETERMINE
REMEDIAL ACTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby resolve, order, determine and find as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby directed to conduct a two phase water
study of the management and planning of the Otay Municipal Water
District within the City's planning area, the first phase of
which is to determine i f the facilities planned for said area are
adequate to provide a high quality of water service at the most
cost effective price to Chula Vista customers. If Phase 1 of the
study determines, in the City Manager's sole discretion, that the
Otay Municipal Water District is not planning and operating their
system facilities in the City's planning area in order to deliver
high quality water at a cost effective price, then the City
Manager is authorized to conduct Phase 2 of the study, the
purpose of which is to prepare a recommended implementation plan
designed to remedy the inadequacies in said system. The City
Manager is hereby authorized to take any and all actions he deems
necessary to properly present an implementation plan to the City
Council for their review and approval.
SECTION 2. Authorize the City Attorney to commence litigation against the
Otay Municipal Water District to require them to (a) rescind
their purchase of the 50 acre reservoir site; (b) require them to
conduct a Master Plan of their water system; (c) require them to
performan environmental impact review on their Master Plan prior
to engaging in any design and/or construction on the reservoir
site; and (d) require them to perform an environmental impact
report on the proposed reservoir site acquisition; and to obtain
such other relief as the City Attorney shall deem appropriate.
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SECTION 3. The City Council hereby appropriates from the unappropriated
balance of the General Fund reserves of the City $50,000 to
Account No. 100-0150-5202 for the CEQA litigation and $110,000
for Phase I and Phase 2 of the Study to Account No. 100-0210-
5201.
Presented by Approv d as t~o~~.
John oss Bruce M. Boogaard
/~M~nager City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 17th day of December, 1991, by the following vote:
YES: Councilmembers: Grasser Horton, Malcolm, Moore, Nader
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Rindone
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Tim Nader, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 16453 was duly passed, approved,
and adopted by the City Council held on the 17th day of December, 1991.
Executed this 17th day of December, 1991.