HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2005-040 - Central Valley Project Water
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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING TO EXECUTE THE LONG TERM RENEWAL OF THE
COMPLETED CONTRACT WITH THE BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION FOR CONTRACT NO. 14-06-200-5272A-LTRl
(BUCKEYE CONTRACT) FOR PURCHASE OF CENTRAL
V ALLEY PROJECT WATER AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE SAME.
WHEREAS, the City has two Municipal and Industrial Contracts with the United States Bureau of
Reclamation (Bureau) for water with the Buckeye Contract having an expiration date of December 31,2009;
and
WHEREAS, The "Buckey,e Contract" is Central Valley Project Water contract for 6,140 acre-feet
of water; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau and the City entered into a Contract No. 14-06-200-5272A, as amended,
which established terms of delivery to the City ofProj eet Water from the proj ect facilities ofthe Bureau from
February 22, 1971, through December 31,2009; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau and the City have, pursuant to subsection 3404( c )(3) of the Central Valley
Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), subsequently entered into a binding agreement contract identified as
contract No. 14-06-200-5272A-BA, which sets out the terms pursuant to which the City agreed to renew the
Existing Contract before its expiration date after the completion of a programmatic erivironmental impact
statement and other environmental documentation and negotiation of a renewal contract; and
WHEREAS, The required environmental compliance, including the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
and National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A) have been completed by the Bureau prior to the execution
of the Long-Term Renewal of the Completed Contract.
WHEREAS, the amount of water available to the City of Redding is a maximuni of 6, 140 acre-feet
of water per year; and
WHEREAS, the City has requested the long-term contract renewal of the Existing Contract,
pursuant to the terms of the Existing Contract, Federal Reclamation law, and laws ofthe State of California
, for water service from the Central Valley Project; and
WHEREAS, the new Completed Contract incorporates all the agreed upon tefms and conditions
between the Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Redding; and
WHEREAS, the new Contract term would be for an additiona140 years and will,?xpire on February
28, 2045. The contract provides for provisions for annual rate increases, new shortage provisions, and
increased water conservation programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the Redding City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute C'
the Renewal Contract between the Bureau of Reclamation and the City of Redding which will provide up 01
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to 6,140 acre-feet of Central Valley Project Water to the City of Redding for 40 years expiring on February
28,2045. It is further directed that the City request a renewal of the contract to be submitted to the Bureau
in writing two years prior to the contract expiration date.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 15th day of March, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Dickerson, Murray, Stegall, and Mathena
None
Kight
None
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Form Approved:
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