RESOLUTION NO. 2023-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
APROVING THE WATER SUPPLY ASESSMENT FOR THE VISTA LUCIA SPECIFIC PLAN, PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF SB610
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2023, the City Council received a staff report and presentation of the Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan Area, took public testimony and questioned staff and the professionals familiar with the matter; and WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledged that that the Water Supply Assessment will be used to inform environmental review for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan Project; and WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledged that the WSA may be used as an informational foundation for other development projects under review by the City, including the Rianda Family Cooler Project, the Puente Del Monte Specific Plan, the development of the D’Arrigo Brothers 138 acres within city limits east of Hwy 101, and future buildout of the Gonzales Agricultural Industrial Park; and
WHEREAS, particular language of SB610 states that, “The governing body of each public water system, or the city or county if either is required to comply with this (SB610) act pursuant to subdivision (b), shall approve the assessment prepared pursuant to this section at a regular or special meeting; and
WHEREAS, during the February 21, 2023 review with the City Council, the Council took public testimony, and conducted the review and analysis and confirmations necessary by Council, absent of a resolution to adopt the Water Supply Assessment. The City Council had not been asked to take such an action at that time; and WHEREAS, the adoption of the Water Supply Assessment report is administrative in nature, does not approve of any specific physical development, and does not have the potential to result in individually or cumulatively significant effects on the environment. Information from the WSA will be included within subsequent environmental review documents, and therefore, as needed, will be placed into the context of specific developments whose total effects on the environment will be analyzed comprehensively. Therefore, the proposed adoption of the WSA is exempt from environmental analysis per California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and
WHEREAS, there will be no impact to the budget as the preparation of the SB 610 Water Supply Assessment February 2023 Administrative Draft for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan Project has been paid for by the project proponents, Pembrook. City of Gonzales staff time and city consultant and peer reviews have been paid for through Reimbursement Agreements with the Pembrook group.
NOWTHEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Gonzales hereby adopts the Water Supply Assessment for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan, per the requirements of SB610.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales at a regular meeting duly held on the 2
nd day of October 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk