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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2020 TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT FOR THE 4TH AND CABRILLO MIXED - USE PROJECT LOCATED AT 1801 EAST FOURTH STREET /s/ Kristine CITY MANAGER CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1� Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution approving the Water Supply Assessment for the 4th and Cabrillo Mixed -Use Project located at 1801 East 4th Street. DISCUSSION In June 2016, the City of Santa Ana filed its 2015 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) with the California Department of Water Resources in accordance with California Water Code Section 10610, et seq., which requires UWMPs be filed every five years (Exhibit 1). The UWMP, among its various functions, estimates water supply sufficiency by forecasting the City's water supply capacity and anticipated consumer water demand to ensure that available water supply will meet or exceed demand. UWMPs are point -in -time estimates that, by their nature, cannot fully capture future effects of large changes not yet known at the time the plan is developed. For this reason, California Water Code Section 10910 requires separate review of water supply sufficiency via a Water Supply Assessment document for large projects. The City must concur that adequate water supply exists for residential development projects consisting of 500 dwelling units or more before development may proceed. The proposed development, located at the northwest corner of East 4th Street and Cabrillo Park Drive, is a mixed -use project which includes commercial space and up to 644 residential dwelling units, and therefore requires a Water Supply Assessment. Staff has reviewed the project's Water Supply Assessment and has concluded that the City has adequate supply to service the project upon completion and recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving this assessment (Exhibit 2). This is the fourth Water Supply Assessment brought for Council's specific review and consideration since the completion of the UWMP. City staff will adjust the demand projections of the UWMP for the anticipated demand of this project to determine the unutilized water supply available for additional development. When a revised 2020 UWMP is filed, any current or projected water 55D-1