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ORDINANCE NO. 2225 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DECLARING A LOCAL DROUGHT EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the U.S. Drought Monitor advises that 45.7% of California, including the City of Pleasanton, is experiencing "Exceptional Drought"; and WHEREAS, the Governor of California on July 8, 2021 made an emergency declaration placing a total of fifty counties, including Alameda County, under the State of California's regional drought state of emergency; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton's water wholesaler, Zone 7 Water Agency, on September 1, 2021 declared a state of drought emergency within its service area and a Stage 2 water shortage with projected 2022 State Water Project water deliveries at 5% of requested allocation; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton needs to be able to react quickly to this exceptional drought situation which involves the public health, safety, and welfare of the community due to intensifying drought; and WHEREAS, Municipal Code Chapter 2.44 Emergency Organization and California Government Code §§8630 et. seq. allow the City Council to proclaim a local emergency, and provides that City staff shall return to the City Council approximately every sixty (60) days to update this Local Drought Emergency situation. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares that there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare due to exceptional drought conditions, and this urgency ordinance must be adopted as an urgency matter necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare. SECTION 2. The City Council proclaims a Local Drought Emergency throughout the City, and areas served by the City of Pleasanton's water service, as provided in Municipal Code Chapter 2.44 and California Government Code §8630. SECTION 3. This Local Drought Emergency shall remain in effect until termination is proclaimed by the City Council. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code §36937 as an urgency ordinance to protect the health, safety and welfare due to the extreme drought conditions and water supply constraints. SECTION 5. The adoption of this urgency ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to California Public Resources Code §21080(b)(4) because adoption of this urgency ordinance is to mitigate an emergency.