Resolution No. 5763
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RESOLUTION NO. 5763
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON URGING ITS WATER SERVICE
AREA CUSTOMERS TO REDUCE DEMANDS BY 10
PERCENT TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE
1990 CALIFORNIA DROUGHT
WHEREAS, California is in the fourth consecutive year
6 of below-normal precipitation;
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WHEREAS, precipitation for the current water year
8 has been substantially below normal in the watersheds of the
9 imported supplies serving Southern California;
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WHEREAS,
during
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drought
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1988
Southern
11 California reduced demands an additional 8 percent from what
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13 WHEREAS, the drought of 1990 appears to be more severe
14 than the drought of 1988;
15 WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern
16 California Board of Directors has urged all cities, counties
17 and other local entities to adopt conservation measures to
18 mitigate the effects of the continuing drought; and
19 WHEREAS, there is a need to reduce total demands on
20 all water customers within the City of Vernon Service area by
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22 for shortages for this year and even more severe shortages next
23 year; and to discourage the following activities during this
24 period of voluntary conservation:
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1. Use of a hose to wash walkways, driveways, parking
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Clean, filling, or refilling non-recirculating
28 decorative fountains;
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Serving water to restaurant customers unless
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3 4. watering lawns and landscaped areas between 10:00
4 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.;
5 5. Allowing leaks to continue without repairs.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 :
The City Council of the City of Vernon
9 hereby finds and determines that the reci tals contained
10 hereinabove are true and correct.
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SECTION 2:
The City Council urges all customers in
12 the Vernon Water Service Area to voluntarily conserve water
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SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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16 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
17 APPROVED AND .ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 1990.
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THOMAS A. YARRA, Mayor Pro Tem
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
4 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
5 Resolution No. 5763, was duly adopted by the City Council of
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the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council
duly held on Tuesday, June 5, 1990 and thereafter duly signed
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by the Mayor~of the City of Vernon.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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