RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO DESALINATION EXECUTABLE SOLUTION AND LOGISTICS (DESAL) PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Pismo Beach has three sources of water: Lopez Lake, the California State Water Project and the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin; and WHEREAS, these sources have been historically reliable over the past twenty years, two historical droughts have occurred, and expectations have increased that longer dry periods will occur between wetter wet periods; and
WHEREAS, Central Coast Blue remains the City's focus, which has demonstrated that supplemental water projects take a lot of time to move from planning to design to construction; and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District intends to develop the Desalination Executable Solution and Logistics (DESAL) Plan, a study of the feasibility of developing a desalinated water supply over the next several years; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Luis Obispo has commissioned a five -phased study to evaluate and plan for a potential desalination plant in the region; the DESAL Plan, during Phases 1 and 2, offers a no -cost, preliminary/exploratory process to incrementally evaluate a potential regional seawater desalination plant; and WHEREAS, the City has participated in the County coordinated Countywide Water Action Team (CWAT), an informal working group of staff from entities across the county with water supply planning responsibilities, to develop a conceptual five -phase approach to developing a DESAL Plan and project; and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District will be the lead agency and contract administrator for the DESAL Plan and is requesting that water -purveying agencies that wish to be evaluated during the development of the DESAL Plan adopt resolutions approving participation; and WHEREAS, the City anticipates that Central Coast Blue can adequately address future water supply reliability, but it may be valuable to develop a better understanding of the benefits and impacts of a regional desalination project to address possible unanticipated climate change impacts; and
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WHEREAS, there is only minimal cost to the City, in the form of staff time, associated with developing the plan, and the City can opt out at any point in the development of the plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach hereby approves the inclusion of the City of Pismo Beach in the development of the DESAL Plan and wishes to be evaluated as a potential partner in such a regional desalination project in the future in order to inform decision -makers and constituents, and designates the Director of Public Works/City Engineer, or designee, to participate in the development of the DESAL Plan, and to bring forward related recommendations.
UPON MOTION OF Council Member Newton, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Reiss, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 4th day of April 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 Newton, Reiss, Guthrie, Waage
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 1 Inman
ABSTAIN: 0
RECUSED: 0
Approved, :l
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Ed Waage, Mayo
Attest:
ica Iniltvcflerk
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