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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 04221997 - C100 C. 100, C. 101, and C. 102 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on April 22, 1997 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Uilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, and DeSaulnier NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Correspondence C.100 LETTER, dated April 8, 1997, from John A. Coleman, President, Board of Directors, East Bay Municipal Utility District(EBMUD), 375 Eleventh Street, Oakland, CA 94607, transmitting Resolution No. 33038-97 adopted by the Board of Directors opposing the extension of water service to the Tassajara Project. *****REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT C.101 LETTER, dated April 10, 1997, from Robert I Recker, Jr., President, Orinda Fire Protection District, 33 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563, requesting the Board to authorize Fire Chief Allen Little to participate in discussions for contractual arrangement with the County and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) to provide services to the Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District during the six-month transitional period following the fire district merger election. *****REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT C.102 LETTER, dated April 11, 1997, from Thomas R. Adams, law firm of Adams & Broadwell, 651 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 900, South San Francisco, CA 94080, advising that after serious consideration CBE, the Sierra Club, and the Building Trades will not stipulate to a further suspension of the operation of the Good Neighbor Ordinance. *****ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above recommendations as noted (*****) are APPROVED. I hereby certify that this is a true and correctcopy of C.C. Correspondents (3) an action takenend entered on the minutes o the Board of S ra on th date shown. Director, Community Development Department ATTESTED County Administrator 0iSSI Wd "At aboard Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District s�► C Sao EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT i_ RECEIVED April 8, 1997 [AP:R10997CLEARD OF Mr. Mark DeSaulnier, Chairman CONTRA C01 Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, CA 94553 Dear Mr. mer: —P0f*r A Please be advised that on April 8, 1997, the Board of Directors of the East Bay Municipal Utility District("EBMUD") adopted the attached Resolution in opposition to extending water service to the Tassajara Project. The District does not have sufficient water to provide a reliable water supply to the Tassajara Project and is firmly opposed to any approvals of the Tassajara Project that may be premised in any way upon water service by EBMUD. The water offset mechanisms that have been proposed to mitigate the effects of water service to certain small developments, such as Wendt Ranch and Tassajara Meadows, are neither suitable nor sufficient to mitigate the water supply impacts of the Tassajara Project. The District appreciates your attention to this matter and asks that the Board of Supervisors give serious consideration to EBMUD's concerns in reviewing the Tassajara Project application. Very truly yours, John A. Coleman, President Board of Directors cc: Contra Costa Board of Supervisors EBMUD Board of Directors Attachment - :certified Pesolution No. 33038-97 375 ELEVENTH STREET. OAKLAND. CA 94607-4240. (510) 287-0404 BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN A.COLEMAN. KATY FOULKES . JOHN M.GIOIA FRANK MELLON. MARY SELKIRK . KENNETH H.SIMMONS . DANNY W.WAN Re d.P.P., __ C? /pa RECEIVED cp1rIFIED A TRUE COPY, " APR i 0 1997nd BO MUWQipsl IPMAX Dl90W RESOLUTION NO. 33038-97 CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA CO. RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE DISTRICT'S POLICY AGAINST EXPANSION OF THE DISTRICT'S ULTIMATE SERVICE BOUNDARY AND OPPOSING THE INCLUSION OF THE TASSAJARA PROJECT IN THE SERVICE AREA OF EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Introduced by Director Gioia ; Seconded by Director Selkirk WHEREAS the Tassajara Valley Property Owners Association("TVPOA")has submitted an application to the County of Contra Costa for approval of a General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Preliminary Development Plan, and development agreement for development of a mixed-use community in the Tassajara Valley, including 5,950 dwelling units ("the Tassajara Project"); and WHEREAS the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Tassajara Project ("the.DEIR") states that the project will require an average of 2.55 million gallons per day of potable water when the project is fully built out and that the TVPOA has requested water service from Dublin San Ramon Services District ("DSRSD"); and WHEREAS the DEIR identifies water supply impacts of the Tassajara Project on DSRSD and proposed mitigation measures, and the DEIR acknowledges that EBMUD does not currently have an adequate, reliable supply of water for projected future customers; and WHEREAS this Board of Directors has found and determined in its Findings Regarding EBMUD's Updated Water Supply Management Program that as water demand within EBMUD increases, as water demand by non-district users of Mokelumne River water increases, and as water demand increases for the protection of fisheries and other public trust resources on the lower Mokelumne River, the amount of water available from the district's Mokelumne River supply will not be sufficient to meet EBMUD's water supply needs through the year 2020; and WHEREAS this Board of Directors further determined in said Findings that during periods of protracted drought EBMUD will not have sufficient water to meet the water supply needs of existing customers; and WHEREAS it is the policy of this Board of Directors that EBMUD shall not extend water to areas outside the district if such extension would result in a reduction in the quantity or quality of water available to serve present and future customers within the district's Ultimate Service Boundary or an increase in costs of service; and it is further the policy of this Board of Directors to oppose annexation of territory outside the district's Ultimate Service Boundary; and -1- � goo rA WHEREAS it is the determination of this Board of Directors that EBMUD does not have adequate water supply available to provide reliable water service to the Tassajara Project, and that extending water service to the Tassajara Project would increase the severity and frequency of drought related deficiencies to existing EBMUD customers; and WHEREAS it is further the determination of this Board of Directors that water demand offset mechanisms proposed for mitigation of water supply impacts resulting from certain smaller developments, such as the Wendt Ranch and Tassajara Meadows projects, are neither suitable nor sufficient to mitigate the water supply impacts of the Tassajara Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board of Directors does hereby state its firm opposition to any governmental approval of the Tassajara Project that is premised on EBMUD extending water service beyond EBWUI'i's Uitimate Service Bounuany aid Sp'rlcr:, of I fluence, as amended on March 12, 1997 by action of the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission, and will actively oppose efforts to require EBMUD to extend water service to territory of the Tassajara Project that is outside EBMUD's Ultimate Service Boundary and current Sphere of Influence. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board of Directors will oppose any effort to incrementally expand EBMUD's service area beyond EBMUD's Ultimate Service Boundary and current Sphere of Influence through piecemeal annexation of territory within the Tassajara Project. ADOPTED this 8th day of April, 1997 by the following vote: AYES: Directors Foulkes, Gioia, Mellon, Selkirk, Wan and President Oolenan. NOES: None. ABSENT: Director Simmons. ABSTAIN: None. Katy ulkes, Vice President ATTEST: Secretary APPROVED S TO FO PROCEDURE: General Counsel W resos\v.Wa.res —2—