Attachment 1Attachment 1RESOLUTION NO. 24-27
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY FOR SHARING CONSULTANT COSTS FOR COMPLETION OF LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER CLASS 9 (INSPECTIONS, 14 CCR 15309) OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15309 WHEREAS, on January 15, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) published revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule known as the Lead Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR); and WHEREAS, under the LCRR, US EPA requires all community water systems to conduct a comprehensive inventory of both publicly owned and privately owned service line materials “regardless of ownership”; and WHEREAS, under the LCRR, the City of San Clemente has the responsibility to prepare Initial Service Line Inventories (SLIs) by October 16, 2024; and WHEREAS, MWDOC conducted a procurement process and awarded Hazen and Sawyer a shared services contract to assist member agencies to meet the US EPA regulations; and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente requires assistance to meet the US EPA regulations; and WHEREAS, the anticipated costs of the City of San Clemente’s participation in the cost share agreement with MWDOC is estimated in the amount of $74,288, will enable the City to fulfill its requirements under the US EPA regulations and is in the best interests of the City and the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
Section 1. That the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein as findings.
Section 2. That this project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15309 (Class 9, Inspections) because it consists of activities limited entirely to inspections, to check for performance of an operation, or quality, health, or safety of a project, including related activities such as inspection for possible mislabeling, misrepresentation, or adulteration of products (14 CCR section 15309).
Section 3. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute an Agreement for Sharing Consultant Costs for Completion of Initial Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Lead Service Line Inventory with MWDOC in a form substantially similar to the presented to the City Council on February 20, 2023 and to execute such other documents and take such other and further actions as are necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes of this resolution.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, _______.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-27 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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