ITEM:		PUBLIC HEARING
14.	CONSIDER FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 163, REPLACING URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 159, REGARDING REBATE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPANDED WATER CONSERATION AND STANDBY RATIONING PLAN (REGULATION XV)
Meeting Date:			February 18, 2015	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			Stephanie Locke	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: Yes
Committee Recommendation: Water Demand Committee recommends approval.
CEQA Compliance: This ordinance is exempt from CEQA.

SUMMARY: Ordinance No. 163 (Exhibit 14-A) replaces Urgency Ordinance No. 159 adopted in April 2014. Urgency ordinances are effective for one year only. The proposed ordinance amends Rule 141 (Water Conservation Rebates) to clarify eligibility changes as a result of Non-Residential retrofit requirements enacted in 2013. The ordinance creates a new Table XIV-1 to allow Rebates to be amended by Board resolution. The ordinance continues the financial incentives for removal of large irrigated public lawns and retrofits to non-profit buildings that otherwise might not replace toilets due to budget constraints, and revises several outdated areas of the Expanded Water Conservation and Standby Rationing Plan, including triggers for Stages 4-7 and the two day per week watering schedule.

This ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, for modifications to Rule 141, as these amendments relate to replacement of existing facilities with less water intensive uses. Modifications to Regulation XV are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Water Code §10652 and CEQA Guidelines §15282 (v).

RECOMMENDATION: The Board should approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 163 following a public hearing.

EXHIBIT

14-A Draft Ordinance No. 163

14-B Table XIV-1

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