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AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance No. 1848 Entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending
Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 13.20 — Electrical Service — by Repealing and
Reenacting Section 13.20.200, `Schedule ED — Residential SHARE Program
Service"'
MEETING DATE
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September 7, 2011
City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion waiving reading in full and (following reading by title)
adopting the attached Ordinance No. 1848.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1848 entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council
Amending Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 13.20 — Electrical Service —
by Repealing and Reenacting Section 13.20.200, `Schedule ED —
Residential SHARE Program Service,"' was introduced at the regular City Council meeting of August 17,
2011.
ADOPTION: With the exception of urgency ordinances, no ordinance may be passed,within five days of
its introduction. Two readings are therefore required — one to introduce and a second to adopt the
ordinance. Ordinances may only be passed at a regular meeting or at an adjourned regular meeting;
except for urgency ordinances, ordinances may not be passed at a special meeting. Id. All ordinances
must be read in full either at the time of introduction or at the time of passage, unless a regular motion
waiving further reading is adopted by a majority of all council persons present. Cal. Gov't Code§ 36934.
Ordinances take effect 30 days after their final passage. Cal. Gov (Code § 36937.
This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: None required.
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City Clerk
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APPROVED:
Krinradt Rartlam , City Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. 1848
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCILAMENDING LODI
MUNICIPALCODE CHAPTER 13.20 — ELECTRICAL SERVICE— BY
REPEALINGAND REENACTING SECTION 13.20.200, "SCHEDULE
ED-RESIDENTIALSHARE PROGRAM SERVICE"
BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE LODI CITY COUNCILAS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code Section 13.20.200, "Schedule ED —Residential SHARE Program
Service," is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
APPLICABILITY:
Applicable to domestic service in single-family and multi -family dwellings separately metered by the
City of Lodi where the customer meets all the Special Conditions of this rate schedule including those
on discontinued All Electric SHARE rate schedule, EF.
RATES:
Customers under this schedule will have bills computed using the EA rate schedule less a 30%
discount.
ENERGY COST AJUSTMENT FECAL`
An energy cost adjustment shall be included in each bill for service as provided in Section 13.20.175
Schedule ECA — Energy Cost Adjustment.
BILLING CYCLE CHARGE (MONTHLY BILL
The billing cycle charge is the higher of the sum of Minimum Charge and ECA or the sum of the
Energy Charge and the ECA.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
(a) When a business or commercial establishment is conducted in conjunction with a residence
and both are measured through one meter, this rate does not apply.
(b) This rate does not apply to service used for common area and facilities in multi -family
dwellings.
(c) Single Household Alternative Rate for Energy (SHARE) Eligibility: To be eiigibie to receive
SHARE an applicant must complete an application and qualify based on the income eligibility
criteria for State of California Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
(d) Completed applications must be submittedto the City of Lodi Finance Department. The Cityof
Lodi Finance Department shall certify the eligibility of all applicants.
(e) All applicants will be required to certify income eligibility for the SHARE program. Customers
must sign a statement upon application indicating that the City cf Lodi may verify the
Customer's eligibility at anytime. If verification established that the Customer is ineligible, the
Customerwill be removed from the program and the City of Lodi may rendercorrective billings.
(f) An additional discount is availableas described in Schedule MR, Residential Medical Discount.
SECTION 2. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a mannerwhich imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee thereof, a
mandatory duty of care towards persons or propertywithin the City or outside of the City so as to provide
a basis of civil liabilityfor damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
SECTION 3. Severabilitv. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the
ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the
provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
SECTION 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofaras such
conflict may exist.
SECTION & This ordinance shall be published pursuant to law and shall become effective 30 days
from the date of passage and adoption.
SECTION & The amended Schedules referenced above shall be effective on applicableelectric utility
billings prepared bythe City of Lodi on or after November 1, 2011, or the first date allowable under State
law.
App rov this 7t" of September, 2011
BOB JOHN ON
MAYOR
DI L
ty Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk ofthe City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1848was introduced ata
regular meeting of the City Council of the Cityof Lodi held August 17,2011, and was thereafter passed,
adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held September 7, 2011, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Johnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
further certify that Ordinance No. 1848 was approved an signed by the Mayor on the date of its
passage and the same has been published pursuantp, law.
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City Clerk
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D.STEPHEN S ABAUER
City Attorney
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