HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 112-2018RESOLUTTON NO. 1 12-2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GITY OF BURLINGAME AUTHORIZING THE
BAY AREA WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION AGENCY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME TO
AMEND THE WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame is represented on the BAWSCA Board of Directors;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Burlingame has previously approved the water
supply Agreement between the city and county of san Francisco (san Francisco) and the
member agencies in Alameda County, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, BAWSCA has proposed to serve as the representative Of its members in
discussions and negotiations with San Francisco leading toward the resolution of a number of
discrete, but important amendments to address substantive issues that have arisen during the
implementation of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, BAWSCA has the capabilities required to serve in this capacity by virtue of
agency staff and consultants in relevant disciplines including civil engineering, water supply
planning, finance, economics, accounting, and law; and
WHEREAS, BAWSCA,s CEo/General Manager has met with the city of Burlingame's
representatives to update them on the matters at issue in lhis negotiation, and
WHEREAS, the topics of negotiation that are of interest to San Francisco have been
narrowed to the following items: (1) Process for reviewing the Wholesale Capital Fund; (2)
Wholesale debt-coverage ratio for the rate-setting process; (3) Extension of the Water System
lmprovements Program (WSIP) completion date; and (4) Description of the Regional Groundwater
storage and Recovery Project that is being built by San Francisco as part of the wSlP; and
WHEREAS, the topics of negotiation that are of interest to BAWSCA have been narrowed
to the following items: (1) BAWSCA's oversight role over the San Francisco Public Utility
Commission's (SFPUC) 1O-year Capital lmprovemenl Program; (2) Procedure to divide available
water between the SFPUC and its member agencies during droughts; (3) Extension of the deadline
for a decision by San Francisco to make San Jose and Santa Clara permanent customers of the
Regional water system; and (4) Resolution of disputed SFPUC Regional Water system asset
classifications.
and
WHEREAS, in April 2003, the City of Burlingame and other water suppliers in Alameda,
San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties established the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation
Agency (BAWSCA), as authorized by Water Code Section 81300 el seq. pursuant to State
legislation enacted in 2002 (AB 2058); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
1. The City of Burlingame appoints BAWSCA as its authorized representative in discussions and
negotiations with San Francisco for the purpose of amending the Agreement to address issues
arising from implementation of the Agreement.
2, BAWSCA, through its CEo/General Manager, shall confer with and keep the City of
Burlingame informed on the status of these discussions and negotiations.
3. This appointment shall continue unless and until revoked by the City Council of the City of
Burlingame.
4. This resolution confers no authority on BAWSCA to enter into a contract with San Francisco or
to make any commitments legally binding on the City of Burlingame. The authority to enter into
any contracts is expressly reserved to the City Council of the City of Burlingame.
Mayor
l, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City o{ Burlingame, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
4rHday of September, 2018, and was adopted thereafter by the followingvote:
BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, K ORTIZAYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT. COUNCILMEMBERS
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