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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1142 c � • • RESOLUTION NO. 1142 RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ABAG ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN RELATING TO WATER QUALITY WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) was designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to prepare an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the San Francisco Bay Area; WHEREAS, ABAG has prepared an initial EMP that includes water quality, air quality, solid waste management and water supply elements; WHEREAS, the water quality element of the EMP contains policies and actions for surface runnoff that were developed by the counties of the Bay Area; WHEREAS, ABAG has received more than 1 ,500 pages of public comment on the draft EMP, and these have been considered fully by the responsible ABAG approving bodies; WHEREAS, the initial EMP has been reviewed, modified and approved by the ABAG Environmental Management Task Force, Regional Planning Committee, Executive Board, and General Assembly; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills has re- viewed the initial EMP; WHEREAS, EPA and SWRCB policy is that significant water quality management agencies named in the EMP must indicate their willingness to implement the EMP before EPA and SWRCB can give unconditional approval and/or certification to the initial EMP; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills is a sign- ificant management agency for the purpose of implementing portions of the initial EMP relating to water quality; WHEREAS, flexibility in implementation of the initial EMP is implicit in the plan so as to include good faith efforts to implement; WHEREAS, ABAG has developed a continuing planning process so that the initial EMP can be updated and revised on a regular basis; WHEREAS, although additional local expenditures resulting directly from the EMP are not large relative to previous or ongoing environmental management activities, local government fiscal resources are strained by the Statewide passage of Proposition 13 on June 6, 1978; • • NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills approves and adopts those portions of the EMP relating to water quality for the implementation; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills agrees to continue with its good faith effort to implement those portions of the initial EMP relating to water quality that are within this jurisdiction's responsibility; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT implementation of actions financed wholly or in part by Federal and/or State funds will be conditioned on the availability of that money; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, because of the impact of Proposition 13, reserves the right to postpone imple- menting any provision in the EMP involving additional local expenditures; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills will seek to modify the initial EMP as appropriate during the continuing planning process if implementation does not proceed according to the EMP's approved schedule; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this resolution is adopted on the condition that the water quality portion of the initial EMP will be certified without change by the State, with regard to those items on the attachment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon additional information regarding the severity of water quality problems and/or the effectiveness of various control measures, actions included in this resolution may be modified. REGULARLY passed and adopted this 23rd day of August , 1978 APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL / -- - -----eci ` _ City Clerk Mayor i • ATTACHMENT TO "RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ABAG ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN RELATING TO WATER QUALITY" The City of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby agrees to implement or continue to implement the following surface runoff management activities indicated in the Surface Runoff Management Plan for Santa Clara County: Catch basin cleaning Storm sewer cleaning Erosion control Grading requirement Participation in the establishment of a countywide Surface Runoff Management Coordinating Committee Assisting determination of water monitoring needs and evaluation of effective- ness of existing programs Assist in preparation of an Annual Report for Surface Runoff Management in Santa Clara County The City of the Town of Los Altos Hills further agrees to implement or continue to implement those portions of the following EMP actions applicable to its jurisdiction: Water Quality Management Plan Recommendations Policy II : Improve Waste Water Disposal Practices in Unsewered Areas Action II . I Participate in establishing minimum regionwide standards for on-site disposal systems (incorporate new standards in local building codes and ordinances). Action 11 .2 Inspect periodically new on-site wastewater disposal systems, including septic tanks, and establish procedures to ensure proper maintenance (inspection will be by public agencies). Action II . 3 Establish procedure for inspection and maintenance of existing on-site systems where appropriate (public management and pro- cedures for establishment are determined by California Health and Safety Code, Section 6950 et. seq. ). Solid Waste Management Plan Recommendations Action 13.4 Improve procedures for preventing and handling spills of hazardous wastes. This would include: Participate in a) Evaluating preventive measures for oil and chemical spills on land and recommend improvements as approp- riate. • • • ATTACHMENT Page Two Participate in b) Designating a single responsible agency for each county for notification and handling of spills, such as the County Office of Emergency Services, or the County Health Department. Implementation of the activities indicated above is conditioned upon the pro- visions of the "RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE ABAG ENVIRON- MENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN RELATING TO WATER QUALITY" to which this is attached.