HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2002-134RESOLUTION NO. 2002-134
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS PROGRAM GRANT — LODI
GREEN MOWER PROJECT
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, Lodi Municipal Code §3.20.070 authorizes dispensing with bids for
purchases of supplies, services, or equipment when it is in the best interest of the City to do so;
and
The Lodi Green Mower Project will work as follows:
➢ on Saturday, July 13, 2002, from 7:00 am to noon, Lodi residents may purchase
one (1) 24 -volt, electric rechargeable lawn mower, manufactured by Black &
Decker (the event will be held at Temple Baptist Church on Lower Sacramento
Road);
➢ to participate, residents must show a current California drivers license, be a
resident of Lodi, and also present a City of Lodi utility bill;
➢ to participate, residents must turn -in a gas-fired lawn mower to receive the
$200.00 voucher for the purchase of the new, Black & Decker 24 -volt, electric
rechargeable lawn mower (the gas-fired mower must first be drained of oil and
gasoline prior to the July 13, 2002 event);
➢ participating residents must purchase the new electric rechargeable lawn mower
during the event on July 13, 2002; two hundred (200) Black & Decker 24 -volt,
electric rechargeable lawn mowers will be available that day for purchase; and
➢ in addition to the two hundred (200) Black & Decker 24 -volt, electric rechargeable
lawn mowers, the Lodi Green Mower Project proposes to provide thirty (30)
additional rebates ($200.00 rebate per unit) for Lodi residents to purchase an
electric rechargeable lawn mower from one of the three participating Lodi retailers
that sell a 24 -volt, electric rechargeable lawn mower, including: A-1 Saw &
Mower, Orchard Super Hardware and Wright Motors (each retailer will receive ten
vouchers).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes
the City Manager to provide funding in the amount of $47,000.00 to fund the Public Benefits
Program Grant — Lodi Green Mower Project, specifically designed for Lodi Electric Utility
customers.
Dated: June 19, 2002
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2002-134 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held June 19, 2002 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
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