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1 Report out on Water Forward 2024 Plan, Water Conservation Plan and Drought Contingency Plan Council consideration outcomes 12/3/24 Summary  The Water Forward 2024, Water Conservation, and Drought Contingency Plans were recommended for Council approval by the Water Forward Task Force, Austin Water Oversight Committee of Council, Water and Wastewater Commission, and Resource Management Commission  The plans were approved by Council on November 21, 2024 11/4 Water Forward Task Force 3 • Recommended on a 9-0 vote with Member Lorenz absent, with edits as  Water Forward 2024 Plan noted in the meeting minutes  Water Conservation Plan • Recommended on a 7-1 vote with Member Moriarty voting no and Members Lorenz and Faust absent, with edits as noted in the meeting minutes  Drought Contingency Plan • Recommended on an 8-0 vote with Members Lorenz and Faust absent 4 11/12 Council’s Austin Water Oversight Committee  Water Forward 2024 Plan • Recommended on a 3-0 vote with Mayor Watson absent  Water Conservation Plan • Recommended on a 3-0 vote with Mayor Watson absent  Drought Contingency Plan • Recommended on a 3-0 vote with Mayor Watson absent 11/13 Water & Wastewater Commission 5 • Recommended on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Moriarty and  Water Forward 2024 Plan Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines absent  Water Conservation Plan Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines absent  Drought Contingency Plan • Recommended on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Moriarty and • Recommended on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Moriarty and Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines absent 6 11/19 Resource Management Commission • Recommended on an 8-0 vote, with Chair Stone and Commissioner  Water Conservation Plan Silverstein absent  Drought Contingency Plan • Recommended on an 8-0 vote, with Chair Stone and Commissioner Silverstein absent 11/21 Council Meeting 7  Item 3: Water Forward 2024 Plan • Approved on an 11-0 vote  Item 4: Water Conservation Plan • Approved as amended on an 11-0 vote  Item 5: Drought Contingency Plan • Approved on an 11-0 vote  Item 6: Chapter 6-4 (Water Conservation) Code Changes • Approved on an 11-0 vote 11/21 Council – WCP Amendments 8 WCP, Table 13: Five and Ten-Year Goals for Water Use CM Ryan Alter Motion 1 (included changes to plan language) Amended WCP GPCD goals to 119 in 2029 and 112 in 2034, pp. 6, 28, 31 • Vote to approve CM Ryan Alter Motion 1 passed 9-2, with MPT Pool and Mayor Watson voting no • Vote to approve Mayor Watson motion passed 11-0 CM Ryan Alter motion 2 (included changes to plan language) Adds irrigation statement on MyATX Water notices, p. 36 Mayor motion (provides staff direction - no changes to the plan language) “Austin Water will utilize a quarterly report to share its progress and the progress of our community in achieving our desired water savings, including gallons per capita per day (GPCD) by residential, industrial, and commercial customer classes” “Austin Water will work with the My ATX Water software vendor to develop reporting to identify customers with My ATX Water meters installed who are irrigating outside of the mandatory watering schedule and deliver courtesy notices to those customers. Austin Water will seek to use this system in advance of pursuing the enforcement actions allowed under Article 5 of Austin City Code, Chapter 6-4.” • Vote to approve CM Ryan Alter motion 2 passed 11-0 Final vote on approval of Item 4 – Water Conservation Plan (with motions above incorporated) • Vote to approve Item 4 passed 11-0 Questions