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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-293
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AMONG THE COPERMITTEES OF
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM MUNICIPAL PERMIT, ORDER NO.
R9-2007-0001, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE
MOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) proposed
regulations (published December 8, 1988 in the Federal Register) for the issuance of National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Permits (Permits) to regulate storm
water discharges into the waters of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the USEP A regulations require NPDES permits for discharges from municipal
storm drains on a system-wide or jurisdiction-wide basis; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act and the California Porter-Cologne
Water Quality Act, the Regional Board issued permits to the San Diego County Copermittees in
1990,1999 (Tentative Order), and 2001; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Permit is system-wide, covering all jurisdictions of San Diego
County; and
WHEREAS, the Permit requires all parties (named as Copermittees) - the County of San
Diego, the San Diego Unified Port District, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and
the incorporated Cities of San Diego County - to collaborate in the development and implementation
of regional and watershed urban runoff management plans, including the execution of an agreement;
and,
WHEREAS, since 1990, when the Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board)
first adopted the NPDES Municipal Permit for San Diego County, the City of Chula Vista has been
cooperating with other Copermittees in the implementation of regional programs; and
WHEREAS, this cooperation has necessitated entering into several agreements (or MOUs)
throughout the years for shared program responsibilities and costs; and
WHEREAS, the MOUs are modified approximately every five years, concurrent with the re-
issuance of the NPDES Municipal Permit, to address specific permit requirements, and to define
associated Copermittees' shared regional responsibilities and financial obligations; and
WHEREAS, the proposed MOU will be entered into by the County of San Diego, the San
Diego Unified Port District, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and all of the
incorporated cities of San Diego County (all Copermittees of the Permit, Order No. R9-2007-0001
[Permit]); and
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WHEREAS, the MOU establishes the shared program responsibilities of each party with
respect to compliance with the Permit regulations, which are administered by the Regional Board;
and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2007, the Regional Board adopted a new Permit, Order No.
R9-2007-000I, which supersedes the 2001 NPDES permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Copermittees of San
Diego County, as Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Permit, Order No. R9-2007-
0001
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby
authorized to execute said MOU for and on behalf of the City of Chula Vista.
Approved as to form by
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Arm Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 11 th day of December 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
Councilmembers:
None
Councilmembers:
None
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Cheryl Cox~yor I
ATTEST:
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t Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
1, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certifY that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2007-293 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the II th day of December 2007.
Executed this 11th day of December 2007. /J ~.
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r Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk