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Mayor Thorne said that two of the more prevalent questions are how this will affect those who are already conserving, which staff has answered several times, and how the city will address its own efforts that may not necessarily geared towards conservation. Mr. Smith said the city has been in a mandatory reduction stage since this was first brought to the community's attention. He acknowledged that some might wonder why parks are still being watered but noted that the city has taken several measures to conserve, including watering at night and reducing consumption 25%, and that the parks are in fact starting to brown. Councilmember Brown noted the city has two golf courses and asked whether staff has discussed taking water from the Livermore recycling facility for landscaping use at Ruby Hill. Mr. Smith explained that Callippe Preserve, which is under the same 25% restriction, met a 55% reduction in April. Staff has also worked with the fairgrounds to encourage their participation to reduce consumption at the course there. He explained that Ruby Hill is a bit different in that it is a Zone 7 customer, not the city's, but noted that they use non-potable wholesale water directly from the canal. Staff has approached Zone 7 about switching to recycled water there but cannot say whether they have approached Ruby Hill yet. Councilmember Brown asked whether using water from Lake Del Valle or Lake I would be possible. Mr. Smith explained that the city is using water from Lake Del Valle, which serves as storage for the State Water Project. The Chain of Lakes, including Lake I and others, serve as recharge reservoirs for Zone 7. Zone 7 is currently constructing an emergency pipe between the two lakes to facilitate recharge and is considering putting a small package plant out there to treat water directly from the reservoir, though it is unlikely that could be operational this year. Councilmember Brown asked the same with respect to Shadow Cliffs, which is currently used for recreation. Mr. Smith explained that Shadow Cliffs is part of East Bay Regional Parks District, not Zone 7. Councilmember Brown said she received a number of emails and letters sharing concerns over how to reconcile growth management mandates through various agencies as well as recent development approvals in a time where it is so difficult to provide a basic resource like water for existing residents. Mr. Smith said the city's Climate Action Plan contain a number of mitigations that address efficiency in new development as well as how to improve the efficiency of existing systems. Mr. Fialho said the question of what to do on a going forward basis is certainly a difficult one. The general thought at present is that the drought is short term and none of the utilities in the Zone 7 district have declared a moratorium on construction. With respect to recent rezoning and high density project approvals that resulted from the court order, each project has a development agreement that entitles them to pull permits when they are ready to construct. However, of the five that were approved only one is under construction and the remaining four do not appear to be actively moving forward. In considering projects going forward, the availability of resources is something to be mindful of. Several projects, including one on tonight's agenda, clearly speak to economic development and benefit the community as a whole. He conceded that there is a challenge in balancing a moratorium against the natural laws of economics and a discussion to be had around encouraging conservation in future PUDs versus declaring a stop on construction. He said the latter is quite extreme and likely not warranted by Stage 3, though a more aggressive Stage 4 would naturally lead to a discussion about what to do with building permits and things of that nature. City Council Minutes Page 8 of 20 May 6, 2014