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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 5, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — FIRST READING OF <br />ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING <br />SECTIONS OF SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />CHAPTER 39 RELATED TO WATER AND <br />SEWERS <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2 & 6F} <br />CITYR ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance repealing and re-enacting Articles I, Il, III, and V of Chapter 39 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code; and, revising existing code references to the affected articles. <br />For the purpose of maintaining public health and good order, Chapter 39 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />(SAMC) governs the provision and use of potable water, recycled water, and sanitary sewer services <br />throughout the City. It defines the relationships between the City's Water and Sewer Enterprises and the <br />community, especially its ratepayers, and details the responsibilities, rights, and restrictions attendant to <br />those roles and relationships. Because these are among the most basic and universal services provided <br />within the City, they have an impact on virtually every community stakeholder. The City is well served by <br />municipal code language that is concise and consistent, and provides clear direction to staff and the <br />community. <br />History of SAMC Chapter 39 <br />Since 1952, Chapter 39 has been partially amended several times by the following ordinances <br />• <br />NS -465 <br />9/6/1960 <br />0 NS -1624 <br />4/5/1982 <br />. NS -2178 <br />10/5/1992 <br />• <br />NS -505 <br />2/20/1961 <br />• NS -2005 <br />5/1/1989 <br />0 NS -2233 <br />9/19/1994 <br />• <br />NS -936 <br />9/16/1968 <br />0 NS -2045 <br />12/4/1989 <br />0 NS -2479 <br />9/17/2001 <br />• <br />NS -1084 <br />6/21/1971 <br />• NS -2065 <br />6/18/1990 <br />• NS -2670 <br />11/15/2004 <br />• <br />NS -1219 <br />9/16/1974 <br />0 NS -2073 <br />9/4/1990 <br />0 NS -2781 <br />4/20/2009 <br />• <br />NS -1238 <br />11/18/1974 <br />9 NS -2145 <br />9/16/1991 <br />. NS -2877 <br />5/19/2015 <br />• <br />NS -1497 <br />8/6/1979 <br />Each of these changes has individually served the City well but, in the aggregate, they have left SAMC <br />Chapter 39 in need of comprehensive revision, a simple but important housekeeping action. In order to <br />synthesize the iterations of these various code sections, improve the language, and provide clearer <br />direction to staff and the public, staff recommends that Council adopt an ordinance to comprehensively <br />update SAMC Chapter 39 by repealing and re-enacting Articles I, II, III, and V. <br />75C-1 <br />