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RESOLUTION NO. 8105.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS IN SUPPORT OF
THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND THE 2005-2006
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE WATER RESOURCES
PROTECTION COLLABORATIVE FOR THE PLANNING AND PERMIT
REGULATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES WITHIN
THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), along
representatives of the County of Santa Clara, the fifteen Cities in Santa Clara County, the
Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Conservation District, the San• Francisco Bay Regional
Water Quality Board, various business and development interests, property owners and
environmental, agricultural and community interests have formed and are members of the
Water Resources Protection Collaborative; and,
WHEREAS,All Collaborative members share the watershed resource protection
goals of flood management, drinking water quality and quantity, surface and groundwater
quality and quantity, and habitat protection and enhancement; and,
WHEREAS, The SCVWD, Cities and 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 creek side owners' interests, monitoring and accountability, and
delineation of responsibility for administering mutually agreed-upon policy, guidelines,
and standards to which SCVWD, County and municipal activities, and permit review,
shall conform; and,
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the SCVWD, Cities and County through
Implementation of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Permit, 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of Los
Altos Hills ratifies and supports the above foundational principles of the Water Resources
Protection Collaborative; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town supports the following specific
components of the Collaborative agreement:
1. A commitment by the Town of Los Altos Hills to make best efforts to incorporate
the Proposed Guidelines and Standards and the Proposed Implementing Tools into
their appropriate land use processes by February of 2007.
2. Commitment for appropriate levels of participation in the Adaptive Management
Process.
3. Commitment for participation in the Early Consultation of projects with SCVWD
as appropriate.
4. Commitment for continued attendance by Town of Los Altos Hills members of
the Collaborative at quarterly meetings through February of 2007.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a re: lar meeti g of the City Council of the Town of Los
Altos Hills on this / 'day of - ,i 2005, by the following vote:
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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