Item 27 - Ordinance Amending the Santa Ana Municipal Code

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Oxs 05-14-15) ORDINANCE NO. NS-2877 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 39, ARTICLE VI OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. Article X, section 2 of the California Constitution declares that waters of the State are to be put to beneficial use, that waste, unreasonable use, or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and that water be conserved for the public welfare. B. The State of California continues to experience severe drought conditions. C. Conservation of current water supplies and minimization of the effects of water supply shortages that are the result of drought are essential to the public health, safety and welfare. D. Regulation of the time of certain water use, manner of certain water use, design of rates, method of application of water for certain uses, and installation and use of water -saving devices, provide an effective and immediately available means of conserving water. E. On April 1, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order to cities and towns across California to cut water use by 25% as part of a sweeping set of mandatory drought restrictions, the first in state history. F. On April 1, 2015, State water officials measured the lowest April 1 snowpack in more than 60 years of record -keeping in the Sierra Nevada. G. On April 14, 2015, the Governing Board of the Metropolitan Water District ("MWD") took action to reduce water deliveries to its member agencies, including the City of Santa Ana, effective July 1, 2015. H. Because of the action taken by the MWD, beginning July 1, 2015, the City's water deliveries will be reduced by 15%. Ordinance No. NS-2877 Page 1 of 12