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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2001-116RESOLUTION NO. 2001-116 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM GRANT - LODI APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM 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 allows residential customers to receive cash rebates of up to $400 per service address, by replacing specified 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 $400 per qualified residential customer, and the rebate program will run from June 1, 2000 until funds are depleted; and WHEREAS, funds for the appliance rebate program are now exhausted, and staff requests that the City Manager provide a Public Benefits Program Grant in the amount of $125,000.00 for the Lodi Appliance Rebate Program. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to provide a Public Benefits Program grant in the amount of $125,000.00 to fund the Lodi Appliance Rebate Program, specifically designed for Lodi residential electric customers. Dated: May 16, 2001 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2001-116 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held May 16, 2001 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Pennino and Mayor Nakanishi NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None SUSAN J. BLACSTON City Clerk 2001-116