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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 3, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE <br />WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT FOR THE <br />MAINPLACE MALL PROJECT LOCATED <br />AT 2800 NORTH MAIN STREET <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3, 3; 5, 21 <br />/s/Kristine Ri <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1"Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving the Water Supply Assessment for the approved MainPlace Mall <br />mixed -use project located at 2800 North Main Street. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In June 2016, the City of Santa Ana filed its 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) (Exhibit <br />1) with the California Department of Water Resources in accordance with California Water Code <br />Section 10610, et seq., which requires UWMPs be filed every five years. The UWMP, among its <br />several functions, estimates water supply sufficiency by forecasting the City's water supply capacity <br />and anticipated consumer water demand to ensure that available water supply will meet or exceed <br />demand. <br />UWMPs are point -in -time estimates that, by their nature, cannot fully capture future effects of large <br />changes not yet known at the time the plan is developed. For this reason, California Water Code <br />Section 10910 requires large projects be reviewed individually for water supply sufficiency by <br />means of a Water Supply Assessment document. The City must concur that adequate water supply <br />exists for residential development projects consisting of more than 500 dwelling units before <br />development may proceed. <br />At its regular meeting on June 18, 2019, the City Council approved a development agreement with <br />MainPlace Shoppingtown, LLC, for the transformation of the MainPlace Mall located at 2800 North <br />Main Street. The proposed redevelopment is a mixed -use project including up to 1,900 residential <br />dwelling units and, therefore, requires a Water Supply Assessment. Staff has reviewed the <br />project's Water Supply Assessment and has concluded that the City has adequate supply to service <br />the project upon completion. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving <br />this assessment (Exhibit 2). <br />This is the third Water Supply Assessment prepared for the City Council's specific review and <br />consideration since the completion of the UWMP. City staff will evaluate future Water Supply <br />55C-1 <br />