HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-07-11; City Council; Resolution 2017-141EXHIBIT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-141
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE
AND FUND A COST SHARE AGREEMENT ALLOWING FOR THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY
CHOICE ENERGY TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY STUDY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $60,000, AND TO REQUEST ENERGY LOAD DATA FROM SAN DIEGO
GAS &ELECTRIC COMPANY
WHEREAS,Community Choice Energy (CCE)is a mechanism that allows local governments to
purchase and supply electrical power to customers within their jurisdictions as an alternative to the
service provided by an investor-owned utility; and
WHEREAS,the terms 'Community Choice Energy' and 'Community Choice Aggregation' are used
interchangeably; and
WHEREAS,the City of Carlsbad General Plan Sustainability Element includes Policy 9-P.14 to
support a regional approach to study the feasibility of establishing Community Choice Aggregation
(CCA)or another program that increases the renewable energy supply and maintains the reliability and
sustainability of the electrical grid; and
WHEREAS,Community Choice Energy, if determined to be technically and financially feasible,
could provide environmental and economic benefits to residents and businesses in the City of Carlsbad;
and
WHEREAS,Community Choice Energy, if determined to be technically and financially feasible,
could provide an opportunity to fund and implement a variety of energy-related programs of interest
to the community; and
WHEREAS,determining the technical and financial feasibility of Community Choice Energy
requires obtaining and analyzing SDG&E energy load data, and conducting a Technical Feasibility Study;
and
WHEREAS,the City of Carlsbad has been invited to join the cities of Del Mar, Encinitas and
Oceanside in a cost share agreement to prepare a Community Choice Energy (CCE)Technical
Feasibility Study; and
WHEREAS,adoption of this resolution in no way obligates the City of Carlsbad to participate in
any future decision to establish a Community Choice Energy Program.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute a Cost Share Agreement
that may include the cities of Oceanside,Del Mar, Encinitas and Carlsbad to prepare a
CCE Technical Feasibility Study.
3.That the City Manager, or his designee,is authorized to transfer and appropriate from
the City Council Contingency Fund an amount not to exceed $60,000.00 for the City of
Carlsbad portion of the cost to prepare a CCE Technical Feasibility Study.
4.That the City Manager is authorized to request energy load data from SDG&E for the
purposes of preparing a CCE Technical Feasibility Study.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 11th day of July, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:M. Hall,K.Blackburn, M. Schumacher,C.Schumacher, M. Packard.
NOES:None.
ABSENT:None.
M T HALL,Mayor
BARBA ENGLESON,ity Clerk
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