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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 046-2009RESOLUTION NO. 46 — 2009 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame (City) has purchased water from the City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco) for many years; and WHEREAS, the "Settlement Agreement and Master Water Sales Contract' between the City and San Francisco, which was entered into in 1984, will expire on June 30, 2009; and WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), which was formed in 2002 pursuant to Water Code Section 81300 et seq. to represent the interests of the communities in Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties that purchase water from San Francisco; and WHEREAS, on August 21, 2006, this Council, by Resolution No. 67-2006 appointed BAWSCA to represent it in negotiations for a new water supply agreement with San Francisco; and WHEREAS, each of the other 26 entities which are members of BAWSCA similarly delegated negotiating authority to BAWSCA; and WHEREAS, BAWSCA has submitted periodic reports to City on progress during the negotiations and has provided detailed briefings on all significant elements of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, a Water Supply Agreement, in the form negotiated by BAWSCA, was presented to and approved by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on April 28, 2009; and WHEREAS, the Water Supply Agreement incorporates provisions which accomplish the majority of the goals which the City sought to achieve in a new long-term contractual relationship with San Francisco; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended to the City Council that the City approve the water Supply Agreement NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: The City Council hereby approves the "Water Supply Agreement Between the City and County of San Francisco and Wholesale Customers in Alameda County, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County" dated July 2009 (Agreement). 2. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City to sign the Agreement, in the form previously approved by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, on behalf of the City. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 2009, by the following vote. AYES: DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, BAYLOCK, O'NAHONY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE &L L4"X �- -,� Ann Keighran, Ma or X EST: " 9& Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk