HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 17-038 -Green Infrastructure PlanRESOLUTION NO. 17-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
APPROVING A WORK PLAN TO DEVELOP A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISION C.3.J OF THE MUNICIPAL
REGIONAL PERMIT
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga, California as follows
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga is a permittee under the San Francisco Bay Regional
Water Quality Control Board's Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) that regulates stormwater
discharges from municipal storm drain systems throughout Santa Clara Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga is a member of the Santa Clara Valley Santa Clara
Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP), and implements the MRP in
collaboration with other members of the SCVURPPP, and
WHEREAS, Provision C.3 j of the MRP requires each permittee to develop a Green
Infrastructure Plan that demonstrates how permittees will gradually shift from traditional "gray"
storm drain infrastructure to a more resilient and sustainable storm drain system comprised of
"green" infrastructure, which captures, stores and treats stormwater using natural processes, and
WHEREAS, the MRP also requires that Green Infrastructure Plans of Permittees should
achieve specific reductions in mercury, PCBs (polychlonnated biphenyls), and other pollutants
within certain time horizons; and
WHEREAS, all permittees under the MRP are required to approve by June 30, 2017 a
Green Infrastructure Plan Framework for developing a Green Infrastructure Plan, and
WHEREAS, the attached Green Infrastructure Plan Framework descnbes the purpose,
goals, and tasks to develop the City of Saratoga GI Plan, including the schedule for the
development of the City of Saratoga's GI Plan, and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga is committed to complying with requirements of the
MRP and implementing a more sustainable approach to stormwater management that provides
multiple benefits to the community and environment, and
WHEREAS, it is the mtent of the City of Saratoga to allocate sufficient resources to
ensure timely development of a Green Infrastructure Plan in accordance with MRP requirements,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Saratoga approves
the attached Green Infrastructure Plan Framework and authorizes staff to develop a Green
Infrastructure Plan that by September 30, 2019
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 7th day of June 2017 by the following vote.
AYES. Mayor Emily Lo, Vice Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Council Members E Manny
Cappello, Howard A Miller
NOES
ABSENT Council Member Rishi Kumar
ABSTAIN
TEST
C tal Bot e io, City Clerk
Emily Lo, Mayor
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