HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 94-260 - Approve transfer & sale of up to 2000 acre feet of water to the Bella Vista Water Dist •
RESOLUTION NO. 94-.2&d
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE TRANSFER AND SALE OF UP TO 2,000 ACRE FEET OF
WATER TO THE BELLA VISTA WATER DISTRICT AT $60 PER SQUARE
FOOT, AS SET FORTH BELOW, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN
THE NECESSARY LETTERS AND AGREEMENTS WITH THE U.S. BUREAU
OF RECLAMATION AND THE BELLA VISTA WATER DISTRICT TO
IMPLEMENT THE TRANSFER AND SALE.
WHEREAS, in 1991 the City of Redding transferred 2,109 acre feet
of water to the neighboring water districts; and
WHEREAS, this spring the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau)
declared a critical water year, caused by California' s fourth driest
year in 85 years; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau reduced water deliveries to their
contractors, including the Bella Vista Water District (BVWD) ; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau' s water delivery cutbacks could indirectly
affect City of Redding residents who reside within the BVWD; and
WHEREAS, on August 22 , 1994, the BVWD requested the transfer of
up to 2,000 acre feet of water from the City of Redding through
December 1994 , to be delivered on a schedule to be negotiated between
the City and BVWD, at an agreed price of $60 per acre foot; and
WHEREAS, staff has advised that this water transfer would come
from unused project water available from the City' s main water rights
contract, and that no impact is expected on City customers; and
WHEREAS, to expedite matters, the Department of Public Works is
requesting Council approval to negotiate with the Bureau and the BVWD
to transfer and sell up to 2,000 acre feet of water (the transfer
process is going quickly and an agreement could be ready by
September 9 , 1994 ) ; the BVWD has agreed to pay for the Bureau' s
review;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council
hereby:
1 . Approves of the transfer and sale of up to 2, 000 acre feet
of City water to the Bella Vista Water District through
December 1994, at the agreed-upon price of $60 per acre
foot, to be delivered on a schedule to be negotiated C�1
between the City and BVWD. ��
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2. Authorizes the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Redding, to
sign the necessary documentation ( letters and agreements)
for the transfer and sale of the water after they have been
signed by the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bella Vista Water
District, and form approved by the City Attorney.
3 . Directs the City Clerk to attest the signature of the Mayor
on said documentation, and to impress the official seal of
the City of Redding thereto.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced,
read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
6t-h day of q=terrber-r 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: P. Anderson, Kehoe, McGeorge, Murray and ' . Anderson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ROBERT C. ANDERSON, Mayor
City of Redding
A ST:
CONNIE STROHMAYER, Pty Clerk
FO PPROVED:
RANDALL A. HAY , City Attorney
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