HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10609 Exploration of Community Choice AggregationRESOLUTION NO. 10609 (2015 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPLORATION OF COMMUNITY CHOICE
AGGREGATION (CCA)
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo City Council is committed to supporting actions that
promote local economic benefit and job creation; and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo City Council is committed to promoting choice and
competition for the benefit of its residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo City Council is committed to increasing energy
efficiency, and to supporting more broad availability and use of local renewable power sources;
and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a program through which an
energy district, represented by participating local governments within its jurisdiction, purchases
electrical power on behalf of its residential and commercial customers; and
WHEREAS, the electric distribution utility is an important partner, responsible for
reliable delivery of power and enhancement and maintenance of grid infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation, if determined to be technically and
financially feasible, could provide substantial economic and environmental benefits to all
residents and businesses in the City of San Luis Obispo; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation provides the opportunity to fund and
implement a wide variety of energy related programs of interest to the community; and
WHEREAS, it is intended for the CCA Exploration Advisory Committee (CEAC), to be
an advisory group comprised of local agency staff, local elected officials or their designees, and
members of the public with expertise in energy, finance, law and /or any other pertinent skills;
with the charge to develop CCA feasibility information and to advise the San Luis Obispo City
Council and participating local agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo's adopted Climate Action Plan states that the
City shall evaluate the feasibility of a regional Community Choice Aggregation program to
procure electricity from renewable resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the San Luis Obispo City Council that:
1. The San Luis Obispo City Council agrees to participate in an inter -
jurisdictional investigation into the feasibility of Community Choice
Aggregation (CCA), through a CCA Exploration Advisory Committee
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(CEAC), supported by SLO Clean Energy, California Clean Power, or
similar entity, to guide preparation of feasibility information without
obligation of the expenditure of General Funds unless separately
authorized in a future action by the San Luis Obispo City Council.
2. The San Luis Obispo City Council will appoint at least one designee and
an alternate to participate as a member of the CEAC.
City staff is authorized to execute the appropriate documents to allow the
city, CEAC, SLO Clean Energy, California Clean Power, or similar entity,
and its technical consultants to acquire energy usage load data from the
electric distribution utility so it may be analyzed as part of the exploration
process.
4. Adoption of this resolution in no way binds or otherwise obligates the San
Luis Obispo City Council to establish or participate in a Community
Choice Aggregation program.
Upon motion of Council Member Rivoire, seconded by Council Member Christianson, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Carpenter, Christianson and Rivoire,
Vice Mayor Ashbaugh and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 31St day of March 2015.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, this s day of
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