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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2000-71RESOLUTION NO. 2000-71 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE THE LODI RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE REBATE 2000 PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR LODI RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHEREAS, the State has mandated that beginning January 1, 1998, the City of Lodi is obligated to fund various programs through a Public Benefits Charge (PBC) based on a historical electric revenue requirement; and WHEREAS, the requirement amounts to approximately $1M per year that must be dedicated to qualifying programs such as energy efficiency. A further stipulation is that these efforts must be done on the customer's side of the meter in order to qualify; and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program is comprised of four segments or customer groups: commercial/industrial, residential, community/non-profit, and municipal; and WHEREAS, this project is the fifth in a series of projects specifically designed for Lodi residential electric customers. The Lodi Residential Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate 2000 project will allow residential customers to receive cash rebates of up to $400 per service address, by replacing specked older, less energy efficient appliances with more energy efficient models; and WHEREAS, to participate in the program, residential customers may purchase any or all of the following appliances from the participating dealers and receive a $100.00 rebate for each: • Energy efficient refrigerator; • Upright manual defrost freezer, • Front loading clothes washer, • Single -room air conditioner with 9.0 or higher SEER); - " WHEREAS, the total rebate could be 5400 per qualified residential customer, and the rebate program will run from June 1,2000 until funds are depleted BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to provide a Public Benefits Program grant in the amount of $150,000 to fund the Lodi Residential Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Project, specifically designed for Lodi residential electric customers. Dated: May 3, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2000-71 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held May 3, 2000 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Hitchcock, Land, Nakanishi, Pennino and Mann (Mayor) NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None JACUELIN TA eLR Inte m City Cie 2000-71