The City of Davis is hereby granted permission to proceed with all steps necessary to participate in the Woodland Davis Clean Water Agency Davis Woodland Water Supply Project. As the city pursues participation in the Davis Woodland Water Supply Project, the city council shall carefully evaluate all options related to the project and shall take into consideration factors including, but not limited to, sizing of the project, the capacity designated for the City of Davis, comparative costs, sharing of costs, efforts to reduce costs where feasible, project partners, and timing in implementing the city's participation in this project. The city council, after a noticed public hearing, may determine to amend or modify the city's participation in the project or may determine not to move forward with the project if the city council determines that the costs of the project are not in the best interests of the city's residents and rate payers.
(Ord. 2399 § 1, 2012)
In approving this article, the city council and the people of the City of Davis understand that the city will continue to use groundwater as necessary or convenient to the operation of the water system such as when demand for water cannot be met with the surface water supply, such as during the summer months.
(Ord. 2399 § 1, 2012)
Implementation of this article and participation in the Davis Woodland Surface Water Supply Project is contingent on increases in customer water rates. While the city is actively seeking ways to reduce the cost of providing surface water to city water customers, water rate increases are necessary to fund the project. Water rate changes will be proposed, considered and acted upon under the then current law in effect at the time the water rates are proposed. Currently, water rates are subject to Article 13D of the California Constitution, commonly known as Proposition 218, including its notice, hearing and protest requirements. If the city receives a majority protest pursuant to Proposition 218 and cannot increase water rates in a manner sufficient to fund the project, the city will not move forward with a surface water project unless, and until, the city is able to increase water rates and water system revenues sufficient to meet project costs.
(Ord. 2399 § 1, 2012)