CC - Item 7A - Resolution Casting Rosemead's Votes for San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board MemberROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BEN KIM, CITY MANAGER
DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2023
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION CASTING ROSEMEAD'S VOTES FOR SAN GABRIEL
BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBER
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The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (WQA) was established by the State Legislature
(SB 1679) on February 11, 1993, to develop, finance and implement groundwater treatment
programs in the San Gabriel Basin. The WQA is under the direction and leadership of a seven
member board. The Board is comprised of one member from each of the overlying municipal
water districts, one from a city with prescriptive water pumping rights, one from a city without
prescriptive water pumping rights, and two members representing water purveyors in the
San Gabriel Basin. The Cities without prescriptive water pumping rights include Baldwin Park,
Bradbury, Duarte, La Puente, La Verne, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra
Madre, South EI Monte, Temple City, and West Covina.
Under the WQA's enabling legislation, the term of the board member and alternate representing
cities without pumping rights expires on January 1, 2024. The thirteen cities without prescriptive
water pumping rights must hold an election. An election to fill this seat is scheduled for
December 20, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., at the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
Headquarters.
The nomination period for the election of the WQA Board Member representing cities without
water pumping rights was closed on October 19, 2023. Council Member Margaret Clark was
duly nominated as a candidate (see Attachment C).
Each city has one vote for each 10,000 residents or majority thereof, as determined by the 2020
U.S. census data. Per the U.S. census (Attachment D), the City of Rosemead has a population of
51,185 and is therefore eligible to cast five votes. The City must cast its votes for a
representative by resolution of the City Council and must be delivered to the San Gabriel Basin
Water Quality Authority no later than December 19, 2023, at 12:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM 7.A
City Council Meeting
November 14, 2023
Page 2 of 2
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-70 casting the City of
Rosemead's votes for Council Member Margaret Clark to represent cities without water
prescriptive pumping rights on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Prepare y:
Eric a l -le m-aAcrez, City Clerk
Attachment A: Resolution No. 2023-70
Attachment B: Election Ballot
Attachment C: List of Nominations
Attachment D: 2020 U.S. Census Data
Attachment A
Resolution No. 2023-70
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-70
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA, CASTING ITS VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
MARGARET CLARK TO REPRESENT CITIES WITHOUT
PRESCRIPTIVE WATER 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 comprised 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 water pumping
rights, one elected city council person from cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water
pumping rights, and two members representing water producers in the San Gabriel Basin; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is one of the cities in the San Gabriel Basin without
prescriptive water pumping rights; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead may cast its votes for a representative by resolution and
delivered to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority no later than December 19, 2023,
at 12:00 p.m.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Rosemead casts its full votes for Council
Member Margaret Clark as the representative for cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive
water pumping rights.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and hereafter the
same shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14`h day of November, 2023.
Steven Ly, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Rachel Richman, City Attorney
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2023-70, was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 14' day of
November, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
Attachment B
Election Ballot
San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
1720 W. Cameron Avenue, Suite 100, West Covina, CA 91790 • 626-338-5555 • Fax 626-338-5775
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BALLOT
ELECTION OF CITY MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES FROM
CITIES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIVE 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:
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 prescriptive 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 20, 2023, 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 sent to the Authority
December 19, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. or may not be counted.
This Ballot may accompany the resolution of the city council casting its votes for city
member and alternate from cities without prescriptive pumping rights.
Attachment C
List of Nominations
San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
1720 W. Cameron Avenue, Suite 100, Wnt Covina, CA91790 • 626-338-5555 • Fax 626-338-5775
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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 Rosemead
City of Rosemead
Valerie Munoz City of La Puente
City of La Puente
Attachment D
2020 U.S. Census Data
Cities without Pumping Rights
2020 U.S. Census Data
City
2020 Population
# of Votes
Baldwin Park
72,176
7
Bradbury
921
1
Duarte
21,727
2
La Puente
38,062
4
La Verne
31,334
3
Rosemead
51,185
5
San Dimas
34,924
3
San Gabriel
39,568
4
San Marino
12,513
1
Sierra Madre
11,268
1
South EI Monte
19,567
2
Temple City
36,494
4
West Covina
109,501
11
Total votes
48
SB 1679, Article S. 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.