2005-089 - In Support Of The Guidelines And Standards And The 2005 -06 Implementation Program Of The Water Resources Protection Collaborative For The Planning And Permit Regulation For The Protection Of Water Resources Within The Santa Clara Valley WaterRESOLUTION 2005 - 89
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
IN SUPPORT OF THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND THE 2005 -06
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION
COLLABORATIVE FOR THE PLANNING AND PERMIT REGULATION FOR THE
PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES
WITHIN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), along with staff
representatives of the County of Santa Clara ( "County "), the fifteen Cities in Santa Clara County,
the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, various business and
development interests, property owners and environmental and community interests, have formed
and are members of the Water Resources Protection Collaborative; and,
WHEREAS, all Collaborative members share the water and watershed resources
protection goals of flood management, drinking water quality and quantity, surface and
groundwater quality and quantity, and habitat protection and enhancement; and
WHEREAS, The District, Cities, County are committed to furthering these goals through
the adoption of land development guidelines and standards jointly developed with other
stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish these goals, the Collaborative recognizes the
importance of private creels side owners' interests, monitoring and accountability, and
delineation of responsibility for administering mutually agreed -upon policy, guidelines, and
standards to which District, County, and municipal activities, and permit review shall conform;
and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the Cities and County through Implementation of their
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits, Best Management Practices,
and other means have continuously acted to protect the watersheds and water quality in Santa
Clara County; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that Local Control is the Key Principle to the
implementation of resource protection goals, and that Cities and the County are the primary
jurisdictions for LAND USE PLANNING and LAND USE PERMIT REGULATION, and that
the broader stakeholder community has a central role in local stewardship and enhanced resource
protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos ratified and supports the above foundational principles of the Water Resource Protection
Collaborative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Los Gatos supports the following
specific components of the Collaborative agreement:
A commitment by the Town of Los Gatos to make best efforts to incorporate the
Guidelines and Standards and other implementing tools into their appropriate land
use processes by February of 2007.
2. Commitment for appropriate levels of participation in the Monitoring,
Assessment, and Adaptive Management process.
Commitment for participation in the early consultation of projects with SCVWD
as appropriate.
4. Commitment for continued attendance by the Town of Los Gatos members of the
Collaborative at quarterly meetings through February of 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos, California, held on the 15` day of August, 2005, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector,
Mayor Mike Wasserman.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST: ��
CLE �vllN STRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA