HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2001-291RESOLUTION NO. 2001-291
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A PUBLIC
BENEFITS GRANT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A TWO-YEAR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH
ENERCOWHOMETOWN CONNECTIONS TO PROVIDE
SOFTWARE FOR THE NEW LODI ENERGY AUDIT 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 $1 M 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 Public Benefits Grant will be utilized to purchase a software
program known as Energy Depot. The web -based program will provide residential and
small commercial customers (G1) with a tool enabling them to better understand their
energy consumption, and reduce utility costs; and
WHEREAS, customers will be able to access an online do-it-yourself home and
business energy audit that combines billing histories with information from a
questionnaire completed online by the customer. Other features of the software include:
• An Energy Library, which includes a wide selection of fact sheets that address
home and business energy systems, appliances, and products; and
• An Energy Quick Calculator, which allows customers to calculate the energy use
and costs from energy systems and appliances without completing a full energy
audit; and
• An Energy Advisor, an e -mail -based inquiry tool that customers use to ask
personal energy questions. These inquires can be directed to the City of Lodi
Electric Utility Department, and
• The City will receive an American Public Power Association discount totaling
$7,200 over the course of the contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby
approves a Public Benefits Program Grant, and authorizes the City Manager to execute
a two-year contractual agreement with Enercom/Hometown Connections to provide
software for the new Lodi Energy Audit Program in the amount of $23,200.00.
Dated: December 19, 2001
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2001-291 was passed and adopted by the
Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held December 19, 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Pennino
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2001-291