CC - Item 6A - Resolution No. 2014-55 - City of Rosemead Casting Its Full Votes for Mayor Pro Tem Margaret Clark to the Board of The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority AEM
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TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JEFF ALLRED, CITY MANAGERS,
DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2014
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 2014-55-CITY OF ROSEMEAD CASTING ITS FULL
VOTES FOR MAYOR PRO TEM MARGARET CLARK TO THE BOARD OF
THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
SUMMARY
On September 9, 2014, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2014-40 nominating Mayor
Pro Tern Margaret Clark to the Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
(SGBWQA). At this time Resolution No. 2014-55 will serve to cast the City's five (5) votes to
Margaret Clark to represent the cities without pumping rights to the Board of the SGBWQA
pursuant to SB 1679.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 2014-55, casting the City's five
(5) votes to Mayor Pro Tern Margaret Clark to a four year term on the San Gabriel Basin Water
Quality Authority Board.
ANALYSIS
The Water Quality Authority was established by the State Legislature in 1992 for the purpose of
developing, financing and implementing groundwater treatment programs. The seven member
board consists of three members representing the overlying municipal water districts, one
member representing cities with water pumping rights, one member representing cities without
water pumping rights and two member representing water purveyors.
Voting by resolution will only be accepted by the Water Quality Authority before December 17,
2014.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Prepared by:
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GL•RIA MOLLEDA
CITY CLERK
Attachment A-Resolution No. 2014-55
Attachment B-SGBWQA Ballot LA
ITEM NUMBER:
RESOLUTION NO.2014-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, CASTING ITS VOTE(S)
FOR MAYOR PRO TEM MARGARET CLARK TO
REPRESENT CITIES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIVE
PUMPING RIGHTS ON THE BOARD OF THE SAN
GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, On September 22, 1992, Senate Bill 1679 was signed into law by Governor Pete
Wilson authorizing the creation of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority is composed of seven
members with three appointed members from each of the three municipal water districts, one elected city
council person from cities in the San Gabriel Basin with prescriptive pumping rights, and one elected city
council person from cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive pumping rights, and two appointed
members representing water producers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is one of the cities in San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive
pumping rights; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead may cast its vote(s) for a representative by resolution and
delivered to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority no later than December 16, 2014 at 12:00 p.m.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD CALIFORNIA,
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Rosemead casts its full vote(s) for Mayor Pro
Tem Margaret Clark as the representative for cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive pumping
rights.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and
enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of
Rosemead on the 10th day of November,2014
William Alarcon
Mayor
ATTEST:
Gloria Molleda
City Clerk
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
Rachel Richman
City Attorney
EXHIBIT "B-2"
BALLOT
ELECTION OF CITY MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES FROM
CITIES WITHOUT PUMPING RIGHTS
TO THE BOARD OF THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
PURSUANT TO SB 1679
CITY: ROSEMEAD
NUMBER OF VOTES TO BE CAST: 5
TO THE CITY COUNCIL:
The following candidates have been duly nominated by qualified cities for the office of
city member and alternate of the Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority("the
Authority") from cities without pumping rights.
The election of the city member and alternate will take place at an adjourned meeting of
the Board of the Authority set for December 17,2014, at 12:00 p.m., at 1720 W. Cameron Ave.,
Suite 100, West Covina, California.
Your city may cast its votes for one candidate by resolution of the city council. The
number of votes to which your city is entitled, based upon population, is set forth above.
The resolution of the city council casting its votes must be delivered by certified mail,
FedEx, UPS with signature required or hand delivered to the Authority by December 16,2014
at 12:00 p.m. or will not be counted.
This Ballot may accompany the resolution of the city council casting its votes for city
member and alternate from cities without pumping rights.
ELECTION FOR WQA BOARD MEMBER
AND ALTERNATE MEMBER
REPRESENTING CITIES WITHOUT
PRESCRIPTIVE PUMPING RIGHTS
LIST OF NOMINATIONS
(In the order in which they were received)
Name Nominated by
Margaret Clark City of Bradbury
City of Rosemead City of Rosemead
City of La Verne
City of Sierra Madre
Louie Aguinaga City of La Puente
City of South El Monte City of South El Monte
City of Duarte
City of West Covina
Cities without Pumping Rights
2010 U.S.Census Data
City 2010 Population U of Votes
Baldwin Park 75,390 8
Bradbury 1,048 1
Duarte 21,321 2
La Puente 39,816 4
La Verne 31,063 3
Rosemead 53,764 5
San Dimas 33,371 3
San Gabriel 39,718 4
San Marino 13,147 1
Sierra Madre 10,917 1
South El Monte 20,116 2
Temple City 35,558 4
West Covina 106,098 11
Total votes 49
SB 1679,Article 5. Sec. 505(a)
Each City has one vote for each 10,000 residents or majority fraction thereof, as
determined by the most recent U. S. decennial census data.