CC Resolution No. 4788 ~ ~
RESOLUTION N0. 478$
a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPx',,,RTI:IO
E{PRESSING L:1TE:VT TO L*iPLE`fEi`IT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE dB.~G
~VIRONME.*tPAI. `lA:IAGE"fENT PL1.`I REL~ITI:1G TO W~TER QUaI.ITY
[v'HEREIS, the association oc Bay Area Governmencs (:1BaG) was designated by
the U.S. Environmental Protection dgency (EPA) and State Idater Resourses Control
Board (SWRCB) to prepare aa Environmental `tanagement Plan (E`iP) for the San
Francisco Bay area;
W'HERF~IS, .1BAG has prepared an initial EMP that includes water auality, air
quality, solid vaste aanagement and wacer supply elements;
WHEREe~S, the water quality element of the ~SP contains policies and actlons
ior surface runoif that were developed by the counties of the Bay azea;
WIiERFaS, ABe~,G has received aore than 1,~00 pages of public co¢~ent on the d:ait
and these have been considered fully by the responsible aSaG approving bodies;
WHEREaS, the initial E`SP has been reviewed, modified and approved by the ~1BAG
Eavironmental `Sanagemenc Task Force, Regional Planning Committee, Executive Doard,
and General jlssembly;
WHER~IS, the City of Cupertino has revie~.red the initial EtP:
WHERFIIS, EPa and SWRCS policy is that significant water quality management
agencies named in the EMP must indicate their wi111ngness to imple~ent the E`SP
beiore EPe~ and SWRCB can give unconditional approval and/or certification to the
initial FMP;
WHEREdS, che City of Cupertino is a sigaificant aanageaent agency ior the purpose
of implementing portions of the initial E"1P relating to water quality;
WHEREAS, flexibility in iaplemencation of the initial E"SP is implicit in che
plan so as to include good faith efforts to implement;
WHER&1S, ABAG has developed a continuing planning process so Chac the initial
rtP can be updated and revised on a regular basis;
WHERE~S, alchough addi[ional local expenditures resulcing directly from the E`t°
are not large relative to previous or ongoing environmental management activities,
iocal government fiscal resources are strained by the Statewide passage of Pronosi-
tion 13 on June 6, 1978;
:iOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED TH~1T THE City of Cupertino approves and adopts
those portions of the EfP relating co water quality for iaplementation:
Resolution Vo. 4788
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3E IT F[JRTHER RESOLVID T3.~T THE Cit.~ of Cupertino agrees to con[inue with
ics 3ood :aith ei:ort to iapla~ent those portions oP the initial F.`fP relat:ng
to uater qualicy as per ::chibic chat are aithin this jurisdiction's re-
soansibilicy;
3E ZT FURTHER RESOLVID TH:1T implemencation oi actions financed wholly or
in ?art by Federal and/or S[ate funds will be conditioned on [he availabilit•r
of chat money; ~
dE IT FURTtiER RESOLVED THaT THE Cfty of Cupertino because of the Smpact of
Proposition 13, reserves che right to postpone implementiag any provision in the
~SP involving additional local expendi[ures;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVID TfL•1T THE City of Cupertino will seek to modify the
iaicial E.~IP as appropriate during the continuing planning process if implementa-
ti~n does noc proceed according to the EtP's approved schedule;
BE IT FURTHIIt RESOLV~ TH.aT [his resolution is adopted on the condition chac
the vater quality portion oi the initial FMP vill be certified without change by
t:~e State, with regard to those items on the at:achment;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVID TH?~T upon additional inforsiation regarding the severity
oi water qual3cy problems and/or the effectiveness of various concrol measures,
ac:ions included in this resolution may be modified.
PASSED a.`ID ADOPTID at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 21st day of August , 1978, by the following vote:
Voce Members of the Citv Council
:~YES: Meyers, 0'Keefe, Rogers, Sparks, Jackson
;IOES: None
~BSE:IT: None
~.BSTaIV: None
APPROVID :
-~yor, City,f
-Cupeftino
~1TTE5T :
~ ~ l / r G` '7cF= -f-«--~
Deputy Cit~d Clerk