HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - April 18, 2012 C-13�5AGENDA ITEM C & I
CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Authorizing the City Managerto Allocate $25,000 in Public
Benefit Program Funds for a Research, Development and Demonstration Grant to
Lodi Unified School District
MEETING DATE: April 18,2012
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Managerto allocate $25,000
in Public Benefit Program funds for a research, development and
demonstration grant to Lodi Unified School District.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: For the 2011/2012 fiscal year, the City Council approved a total of
$50,000 in Public Benefit Program expenditures in the category of
Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D).
The Electric Utility Department seeks to issue a RD&D grant in the amount of $25,000 to Lodi Unified
School District (LUSD). The grantwill assist LUSD in offsetting some of the costs incurredfor a pilot
project pursued at Lodi High School. Specifically, LUSD has purchased and installed 24 solar panels to
powerfour rooftop -mounted heating and air conditioning units. This is a first -of -its -kind project in Lodi,
demonstrating one of the many creative uses of solar energy, which is particularly important during the
peak summer energy periods in our community.
FISCAL IMPACT: Electric utility revenueswill decrease as a result of these HVAC units operating on
solar -powered electricity. The estimated amount is $2,000 annually.
FUNDING: Included in FY 2011/2012 Budget Account No. 164607
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Jordan Ayers
DeputyCity Manager/Internal Services Director
Eliz eth A. Kirkley
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Rob Lechner, Manager, Customer Service & Programs
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APPROVED:
Konradt Bartlam, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE $25,000 IN PUBLIC BENEFIT
PROGRAM FUNDS FORA RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION GRANT
TO LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Lodi City Council has approved a total of $50,000 in the 2011/12 fiscal
year Public Benefits Program budget for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D)
projects; and
WHEREAS, Electric Utility staff has identified an eligible project for Lodi Unified School
District for the purchase and installation of solar panels to power heating and air conditioning
units at Lodi High School; and
WHEREAS, this RD&D project clearly demonstrates a creative use of solar energy by
Lodi Unified School District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to allocate $25,000 in Public Benefit Program Research,
Development, and Demonstration funds to Lodi Unified School District for its solar -powered
heating and air conditioning unit pilot projectat Lodi High School.
Dated: April 18, 2012
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2012-42 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 18, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Mounce
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS —Katzakian
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
RAN IJOHL
City Clerk
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