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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-374
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE METRO COMMISSION
TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S
STRATEGY FOR CONCURRENT INITIATION OF AN
APPLICATION TO RENEW THE WAIVER AND TO BEGIN
NEGOTIATIONS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY FOR AN AGREEMENT, OR CONSENT DECREE,
TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF OCEAN
POLLUTION REDUCTION ACT AT THE UPCOMING METRO
COMMISSION MEETING
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista's sewage is transported to the City of San Diego's
(San Diego) Metropolitan Wastewater System, which serves the majority of jurisdictions in the
San Diego region, and ultimately ends up at the Point Lorna Wastewater Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, at the Treatment Plant, the wastewater is treated to an "advanced primary
treatment" level before it is discharged into the ocean; and
WHEREAS, because there is general agreement that the advanced primary treated water
is not impacting the ocean and marine environment, San Diego has received a waiver from the
Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) to the requirement to go to secondary treatment of
wastewater as mandated by the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act [OPRA]; and
WHEREAS, San Diego may have to transition to secondary treatment in the future; and
WHEREAS, San Diego plans to concurrently initiate an application to renew the waiver
and to begin negotiations with the EP A for an agreement, or consent decree, to comply with the
requirements of OPRA; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Commission was created in 1997 as part of an agreement with
San Diego to give participating agencies, including the City of Chula Vista, a means of providing
input on discussions related to the operation and maintenance of the Metropolitan Wastewater
System; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Commission has scheduled a vote on December 14, 2006 to
consider San Diego's plans to concurrently initiate an application to renew the waiver and to
begin negotiations with the EP A for an agreement, or consent decree, to comply with the
requirements of OPRA; and
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WHEREAS, staff seeks City Council's authorization for Chula Vista's representative on
the Metro Commission to vote in support of San Diego's strategy for concurrent initiation of an
application to renew the waiver and to begin negotiations with EP A for an agreement, or consent
decree, to comply with the requirements ofOPRA at the upcoming Metro Commission meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista
that it authorizes the City of Chula Vista's representative on the Metro Commission to vote in
support of the City of San Diego's strategy for concurrent initiation of an application to renew
the waiver and to begin negotiations with EP A for an agreement, or consent decree, to comply
with the requirements of OPRA at the upcoming Metro Commission meeting.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Scott Tulloch
City Engineer
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 12th day of December 2006 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City erk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2006-374 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting ofthe Chula Vista City Council held on the 12th day of December 2006.
Executed this 12th day of December 2006.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City C k