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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />lei III C9916111ZM 10 i,1 :441111ki [rlJ-, 1114 <br />AUGUST 4, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — RESOLUTION TO <br />ADOPT PENALTIES FOR <br />NONCOMPLIANCE WITH WATER <br />CONSERVATION TARGETS DURING <br />PHASE 2 WATER SHORTAGE PERIOD <br />77!;C PLAN NOS. 6--,G�1yH�; 5, 2; 5, 6F} <br />1�_Ci9T/.riZ,� <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />_W•:• •, <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on let Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution establishing a penalty rate of $4.65 per hundred cubic feet on water use above <br />the mandated reduction level of 12 percent set in the June 2, 2015, Phase 2 Water Supply <br />Shortage declaration. <br />Background <br />The state of California continues to experience severe drought conditions. On April 1, 2015, the <br />Governor issued an executive order to cities and towns across California to cut water use. The <br />State has since required that the City of Santa Ana reduce its water use by 12 percent as <br />compared to 2013 or face fines of up to $10,000 per day. <br />On May 19, 2015, Council amended and updated the City's water conservation ordinance to <br />incorporate newly adopted State regulations prohibiting water wasting. Examples of water <br />wasting activities include not fixing broken water pipes, over - irrigation, and washing down <br />driveways and sidewalks. The revised ordinance allowed for enforcement of water wasting <br />prohibitions by fines of up to $500. <br />On June 2, 2015, City Council adopted a resolution declaring a Phase 2 Water Supply Shortage, <br />pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 39 -105, enacting various water <br />conservation measures and use restrictions. The most notable use restriction of the Phase 2 <br />Water Supply Shortage is a requirement for all water users to reduce their consumption by 12 <br />percent as compared to their 2013 consumption as required by the State of California Drought <br />Emergency Water Conservation regulations. The City has mailed notification letters to all of its <br />water customers informing them of the new Phase 2 restrictions, including personalized <br />illustration of their individual 12 percent conservation targets. While allowed in the conservation <br />ordinance, no specific enforcement measures were prescribed with this action. <br />75E -1 <br />