Resolution No. 7419I RESOLUTION NO. 7419
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN
IN -LIEU REPLENISHMENT AGREEMENT (CENTRAL BASIN AND
4 WEST COAST BASIN: JULY 1, 1999-JUNE 30, 2000) BY AND
BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND THE WATER
5 REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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7 WHEREAS, the Central Basin Municipal Water District is a
8 member agency of the Metropolitan Water District, and the City of
9 Vernon as a purchaser of water from the Central Basin Municipal Water
10 District is designated a "water producer;" and
11 WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District has adopted a
12 program whereby "water producers" of member agencies may purchase
13 water on a restricted basis during specific months at an "In -Lieu"
14 replenishment rate; and
15 WHEREAS, the Water Replenishment District of Southern
16 California ("Replenishment District")was formed to carry out
17 replenishment functions in the Central Basin and West Coast Basin; and
18 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon first entered
19 into an In -Lieu Replenishment Agreement in 1978 with the Replenishment
20 District and has entered into such agreements annually thereafter; and
21 WHEREAS, the purpose of these "In -Lieu" programs is to use
22 imported water during said In -Lieu periods at a reduced rate in
23 substitution of groundwater which would otherwise be pumped during
24 that period, thereby allowing the groundwater basin to be replenished;
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26 WHEREAS, the City Administrator has recommended the approval
27 of the Replenishment District In -Lieu Replenishment Agreement (Central
28 Basin and West Coast Basin: July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000).
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
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finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
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and correct.
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SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
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approves the In -Lieu Replenishment Agreement (Central Basin and West
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Coast Basin: July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000), a copy of which has been
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presented to the City Council concurrently with this resolution, and
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the City Council hereby orders said Agreement to be received and filed
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by the City Clerk.
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SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
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authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said Agreement for,
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and on behalf of, the City of Vernon.
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SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
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thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 218` day of September, 1999.
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LEONIS C. MAiBURG, Nayor
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY.OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
7419, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a
regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday,
September 21, 1999, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the
City of Vernon.
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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