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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - April 3, 2013 J-02AGENDA ITEM J-02 CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION • TM AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance No. 1873 Entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 13.20 — Electrical Service — by Adding Section 13.20.325, `Schedule EV — Electric Vehicle Pilot Charging Rate"' MEETING DATE: April 3, 2013 PREPARED BY: City Clerk RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion waiving reading in full and (following reading by title) adopting the attached Ordinance No. 1873. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1873 entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 13.20 — Electrical Service — by Adding Section 13.20.325, `Schedule EV — Electric Vehicle Pilot Charging Rate,"' was introduced at the regular City Council meeting of March 20, 2013. 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't Code § 36937. This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney. FISCAL IMPACT: None. FUNDING AVAILABLE: None required. 4 Randi o City Clerk RJ/jmr Attachment ...6 council/co u n co m/O rd i n a n cel. d o c Bartlam, City ORDINANCE NO. 1873 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.20 — ELECTRICAL SERVICE — BY ADDING SECTION 13.20.325, "SCHEDULE EV — ELECTRIC VEHICLE PILOT CHARGING RATE" BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code Section 13.20.325 "Schedule EV — Electric Vehicle Pilot Charging Rate," is hereby added to read as follows: APPLICABILITY: This schedule is applicable to all single-phase electric vehicle charging service in single- family and multi -family dwellings separately metered by the City of Lodi. This schedule shall only be available to customers who purchase and install a separate electric meter dedicated to an electric vehicle charging station. The minimum charge is $5.00. Between the hours of 8:00 pm to 6:00 am Monday through Friday (excluding City observed holidays) the charge for a meter dedicated exclusively to charging electric vehicles shall be a flat rate of $0.1420/kWh plus the ECA set forth in Section 13.20.175 of this Code ("ECA"). At all other times, the charge shall be a flat rate of $0.33000/kWh plus the ECA. This Schedule EV may not be combined with any other electric rate or rate discount and all surcharges, including, but not limited to the California Energy Commission fee, solar surcharge, public benefits charge, state energy tax, and other assessments or charges after the date of this rate schedule shall be in addition to this rate schedule. The Rate Schedule referenced above shall be effective on applicable electric utility billings prepared by the City of Lodi on or after July 1, 2013 and said utility rate discounts shall expire on June 30, 2015. SECTION 2. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law. SECTION 3. Severability. 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 insofar as such conflict may exist. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published pursuant to law and shall become effective 30 days from the date of passage and adoption. AT n City Clerk State of California County of San Joaquin, ss. Approved this 3`d day of April, 2013 (:�;s A qL-- ALAN NAKANISHI MAYOR I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1873 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held March 20, 2013, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held April 3, 2013, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, Mounce, and Mayor Nakanishi NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None I further certify that Ordinance No. 1873 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and the same has been published purs o law. DI J L City Clerk ►a