REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Adopt a Resolution approving the Water Supply Assessment for the Proposed Office Complex at 2901 Tasman Drive
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
California Water Code Section 10910 and Section 15155(b) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires 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 applicant for a project at 2901 Tasman Drive ("Applicant") provided development details proposing to construct an office complex consisting of approximately 1,070,344 gross square feet (gsf) of office space and 74,254 gsf of irrigable landscaping. Because the project proposes to construct more than 250,000 square feet of office space, Water Utility staff prepared this Assessment for the City Council's consideration and approval (Attachment 2).
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 water utility's governing body (the City Council) approve water supply assessments.
DISCUSSION
City staff prepared an Assessment for the proposed project at 2901 Tasman Drive (Attachment 2). The Assessment provides a detailed analysis of the amount of water necessary to meet the needs of the proposed development and the City's ability to supply that amount of water based on the projections...
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