REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Adopt a Resolution approving the 2825 Lafayette Street Water Supply Assessment [Council Pillar: Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
California Water Code Section 10910 and Section 15155(b) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) require a water utility to prepare a Water Supply Assessment ("Assessment") for any development project that, among other criteria, includes more than 500 dwelling units, 500,000 square feet of retail space, 250,000 square feet of office space, employs more than 1,000 people or would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project (67.8 acre-feet/year). The proponent of 2825 Lafayette Street ("Applicant") provided development details proposing to construct a new 504,715 gross square feet (gsf) data center, 71,405 gsf of office space, and 206,450 gsf of irrigable landscaping. Water demand projections submitted for data center operations by the Applicant indicated an approximate demand of 65.1 acre-feet/year. Projected water use for the proposed office space and irrigation were calculated using current Water & Sewer Utilities Department demand factors, resulting in a total estimated water demand of 90.1 acre-feet/year. Therefore, this Assessment is being brought to Council for the Council's approval, denial, or other direction.
The Assessment requires an analysis of the utility's current and future water supplies as well as the current and projected water demands in the utility's service area. The Assessment must include a determination as to whether additional water supplies are necessary or if sufficient water supplies exist for the proposed development. The law also requires that the water utility's governing body approve water supply assessments. The City Council is the governing body for the City's Water Utility.
DISCUSSION
City staff has ...
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