HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-100 - Approving the Revised Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal (SARA) RESOLUTION NO. 2026 - 100
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE REVISED SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REGIONAL
WASTEWATER DISPOSAL AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE
AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the 1998 Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement between the City of San
Diego and the participating agencies previously set planning, capacity rights and cost allocations
of wastewater facilities in the Regional Metro Wastewater System; and
WHEREAS, City of National City Resolution No. 2018-159, adopted on September 4,
2018, approved the First Amended and Restated Wastewater Disposal Agreement, which
addressed amendments related to the Pure Water Program and allocation of costs and financial
protection of wastewater rate payers; and
WHEREAS, further necessary modifications to the First Amended Regional Wastewater
Disposal Agreement precipitated a Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater
Disposal Agreement (the "SARA") clarifying and expanding on items related to the wastewater
billing methodology, agency roles and responsibilities, and cost-sharing approaches for Phase 1
and Phase 2 of the Pure Water Program; and
WHEREAS, the SARA was considered and approved by Metro Commission/Metro
Wastewater Joint Powers Authority ("Metro JPA") on October 2, 2025, with a vote of 11-0 (with
one member absent); and
WHEREAS, each participating agency in the Metro JPA and the City of San Diego are
required to approve the SARA independently; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City approved the SARA on February 3, 2026, per
Resolution No. 2026-14,joining ten other Metro JPA members in approving the SARA; and
WHEREAS, subsequently, one of the Metro JPA members requested additional revisions
to the SARA, resulting in substantive modifications to the SARA that require new approval of the
revised SARA.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby approves the Second Amended and Restated
Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement ("Agreement") and authorizes the Mayor to sign the
Agreement. The revised Agreement is attached to the Agenda Report as Exhibit B.
Section 2: That, should the Agreement be modified and if the modifications are non-
substantive changes, or for Administrative Agreements with non-substantive impacts to the City
of National City, the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign such a modified agreement or
Administrative Agreement at the discretion of the City Manager.
Section 3: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 4th day of August, 2026.
Ro Morrison, Mayor
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Shelley Chapel, MC, Ciq Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Heidi Skinner, City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
August 4, 2026 by the following roll-call vote, to-wit:
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Recused: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison
Mayor of the City of National City, California
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City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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