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URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2092 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.30; WATER CONSERVATION.PLAN TO INCORPORTE THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE WHEREAS, California has been so persistently and extremely dry since 2012 that.the State of California proclaimed a Drought State of Emergency in January 2014, and the State Water Project (which is the source of about 80% of the City's water) has significantly reduced projected water deliveries;and WHEREAS, the State of California has directed that "Local urban water suppliers and municipalities are called upon to implement their local water shortage contingency plans immediately in order to avoid or forestall outright restrictions that could become necessary later in the drought season' and WHEREAS, the City's Urban Water Management Plan (2011) includes water shortage contingency planning and stages of action, but those are not reflected in Municipal Code, Chapter 9.30; Water Conservation Plan, which was adopted in 1991. and has not been updated since; and WHEREAS, the potential severity of drought requires urgent action as directed by the State's drought emergency proclamation to ensure that water shortage contingency stages of action can be implemented immediately to protect the public health, safety and welfare from potential water shortage due to drought. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council adopts the amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 9.30; Water Conservation Plan as shown in the attached Exhibit 1. Section 2. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper Of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted in the City Clerk's office after its adoption. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately pursuant to California Government Code §36937(b).