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Home My Public Portal About07) 10A Nomination of Candidate for the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board Member ElectionAGENDA ITEM 10.A. MANAGEMENT S ERVICES DEPARTMENT DATE: October 16, 2018 TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager By: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 18 -5365 NOMINATING A CANDIDATE FOR THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBER ELECTION TO REPRESENT CITI ES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIVE WATER PUMPING RIGHTS RECOMMENDATION: The City Council (Council) is requested to adopt Resolution No. 18-5365 (Attachment "A") nominating a candidate to fill a vacant board seat to represent City of Temple City and other cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights and instruct the City Clerk to complete resolution attached to reflect Council's decision . BACKGROUND: 1. On August 30, 2018, City Council received a · letter from the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (SGBWQA) seeking nominations for candidates to fill a vacant board seat to represent City of Temple City and other c ities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights. 2. On October 2 , 2018 , staff received a letter from City of Rosemead Mayor ProTem Margaret Clark (Attachment "B") requesting Council's support to nominate her as a candidate to the SGBWQA's upcoming election to fill a vacant board seat to represent City of Temple City and other cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights . 3 . There were no other requests for support f rom councilmembers of c ities without pumping rights . ANALYSIS: The SGBWQA was established by the State Legislature (i.e ., Senate Bill 1679) on City Council October 16, 2018 Page 2 of 3 February 11, 1993 to develop, finance and implement groundwater treatment programs in the San Gabriel Valley. The SGBWQA is under the direction and leadership of a seven member board, one member each from an overlying municipal water district, one from a city with water pumping rights, one from a city without water pumping rights and two members representing water purveyors. Under the SGBWQA's legislation , the term of the board member and alternate representing cities without pumping rights expires on January 1, 2019. An election to fill this seat is scheduled for December 19, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at WQA Headquarters . Nominations of candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Directors of the SGBWQA representing cities without pumping rights may be made by any of the cities without pumping rights, by resolution of the city council of such city . Resolutions nominating a candidate must be received by the SGBWQA at least 60 days prior to the election, by October 19, 2018. A candidate must be a city councilmember from a city without pumping rights; however, a city is not limited to nominating its own council members and may vote in the election whether or not it nominated a candidate. Listed below are cities from which city council members are eligible : CITIES WITHOUT PUMPING RIGHTS Baldwin Park La Puente San Dimas Sierra Madre West Covina Bradbury La Verne San Gabriel South El Monte Duarte Rosemead San Marino Temple City City Council is requested to consider nominating a candidate to the SGBWQA's upcoming election to fill a vacant board seat to represent cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights and instruct staff to complete resolution attached to reflect Council's decision. SGBWQA will accept nominations made only by city council resolution from September 20, 2018 through October 19, 2018 received by 5:00 p.m. After nominations are collected, a ballot listing the candidates will be sent to cities eligible to vote no later than November 2, 2018 . CITY STRATEGIC GOALS: The Council 's adoption of the resolution nominating a candidate to fill the SGBWQA board vacancy to represent City of Temple City and other cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights would promote\ the City 's Strategic Goal of Good Governance. City Council October 16, 2018 Page 3 of 3 FISCAL IMPACT: This item does not have an impact on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 City Budget. ATTACHMENTS: A. Resolution No . 18-5365 B. Letter from City of Rosemead Mayor Pro Tern Margaret Clark RESOLUTION NO. 18-5365 ATTACHMENT A A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA NOMINATING COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF , CALIFORNIA TO REPRESENT CITIES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIVE WATER PUMPING RIGHTS ON THE BOARD OF THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY WHEREAS, on September 22, 1992, Senate Bill1679 was signed into law by Governor Pete Wilson authorizing the creation of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority , and WHEREAS, the Board of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority is composed of seven members with three appointed members from each of the three municipal water districts, one elected city council person from cities in the San Gabriel Basin with prescriptive water pumping rights , and one elected city council person from cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights ; and two members representing water producers in the San Gabriel Basin ; and WHEREAS, the City of Temple City is one of the cities in the San Gabriel Basin wi tho ut prescriptive water pump in g rights; and WHEREAS, the City of Temple City may nominate a representat ive by resolution from September 20, 2018 through October 19, 2018 . NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES HEREBY FIND , DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS : SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Temple City nominates Councilmember __________ of the City of as the representative for cities in the San Gabriel Basin without prescriptive water pumping rights. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 16th day of October, 20 18 . William Man, Mayor ATTEST: A PPROVED AS TO FORM : Peggy Kuo , City Clerk Eric Vail , City Attorney I, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, do hereby certify that the foregoing reso lution, Resolution No . 18-5365, was duly passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on the 16th day of October, 2018, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: A BSENT: ABSTAIN: City Clerk Councilmember- Councilmember- Councilmember- Councilmember- MAYOR: STEVEN LY MA \'OR PR O TEI\1: MARGARET C LARK COUNCIL MEMBERS: SANDRA ARMENTA POLL Y LOW October 2, 2018 Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers C ity of Temple City 970 I Las Tunas Drive Temple City, CA 91780 City of <JWsemead 8838 E. VA LLEY BOULEVARD P.O BOX 399 ROSEMEAD, CALIFORN I A 91770 TELEPHONE (626) 569-2 100 FAX (626) 307-9218 ATTACHMENT B Sent Via Email: pkuo@templecity.us Re: Request for N ominatio n to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Dear Mayor a nd Councilmembers: I h ave always appreciated having your C ity 's nomination and I am asking for it aga in. M y City nominated me to the San Gabriel B as in Water Quality Authority o n September 25, 2018 and I am requestin g your City's nomination. As yo u know, I have represented you r city and the other c ities without pumping ri ghts on the San Gabrie l Bas in W ater Quality Authority which I lobbied to create in 1993 to oversee the cleanup of o ur gro undwater bas in. The period when cities nomin ate by resolution closes on October 191h and then the cities vote agai n by resolution November 2, to D ecemb er 19, 2018. Our projects hav e re moved over 7 1 tons of contam inants, and there is still work to be done. I fee l I can co nti nue to be your voice o n th ese important environme ntal issues and water is so complex, especially with the extremely expensive stormwater regulation s we are fac in g. I t hink it is imp ortant fo r o ur representative t o be involved in the multip le is sues we face as we bu ild re lationships to make a diffe rence . Please feel free to call or em a il me. My cell Is (626) 833-6673 and my email is c larkeeesc@ya hoo .co m. T hanks so much, ~~ Margaret "Maggie" C lark Mayor Pro Tern , C ity of Rosemead A ltern ate Board Member, San Gabriel Bas in W ater Quality Authority Enclos ure Mayor Pro Tern -Margaret Clark City of Rosemead Margaret Clark has served on the Rosemead City Council since March 1991, including six terms as Mayor. Prior to her election to the City Council she was a Commissioner on the Rosemead Planning and Traffic Commissions. In addition to her council responsibilities, Margaret has been an active leader in national, state and regional organizations and agencies. She was elected by 88 cities to serve as President of the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities and has been a member of the California Contract Cities Association executive board . Margaret also represents the City of Rosemead on the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) and serves as the first Vice President. Well respected for her knowledge of water quality and environmental issues , Mrs. Clark was selected by her colleagues from 29 SGVCOG cities to serve as a founding board member on the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountain Conservancy. She has served as a board member or alternate of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority since its establishment in 1992 by legislative action to oversee clean-up of one of the largest Superfund sites in the nation. Margaret's environmental credentials also include membership on the National League of Cities Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee as well as numerous other environmental committee assignments. Prior to matriculating from college, Margaret studied in Europe at the University of Bordeau x through the University of California Education Abroad Program. She holds a bachelor's degree and teaching credential from UCLA, where she met her husband Jim. Soon thereafter, they chose Rosemead in which to reside and raise their family . Feel free to send Council Member Clark an e-mail at clarkeeesc@yahoo .com or call her at (626) 833-6673 .