HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2004-17RESOLUTION ii,
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M_ 1Mi P BENEFITS PROGRAM
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GRANT TO FUND LODI'S 2 N11 ANNUAL GET
GREEN WEEKEND EVENT
WHEREAS, the state hes mandated that beginning January 1, 1998, the City of Lodi is
obligated to fund various programs t rough a Public Benefits Charge (PSC) based on an
historical electric revenue requirement-, and
WH REAS, the requirement amounts to approximately $1 million 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, nodi 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, March 13, 2004, from 7.09 a.m. to noon, Lodi residents may
purchase one (1)24 -volt, electric rechargeable lawn mower, manufactured by
Mack .Deck r (the event will b held in the front parking lot of Temple Baptist
Church, located at 801 S. Lower Sacramento:Road);
➢ to participate, residents must shove 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 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 larch 13, 2004 event);
A participating residents must purchase the new electric rechargeable lawn mower
during the event on March 13, 2004; fifty (0) Mack & Decker 24 -volt, electric
rechargeable lawn mowers will be available that day for purchase; and
➢ in addition to the fifty (50) Black & Becker 24 -volt, electric rechargeable fawn
mowers, the City of Lodi wilf provide ten (10) additional rebates, $ 00.00 relate
per unit, for Lodi residents to purchase an electric rechargeable lawn ,cower from
participating Lodi retailers that sell a 24 -volt, electric rechargeable lawn mover, or
equivalentequipment; and
➢ eligible customers will also have the opportunity to purchase one (1) electric
rechargeable lawn/edge trimmer 'manufactured by Mack & Decker; the rebate is
$50,00 on the day of the event, and a total of fifty (50) units will be available for
purchase on March 13, 2004.
WHEREAS, City of Lodi Electric Utility will partner with Sims.Metal of Stockton to
haul away and properly recycle the used, gas-fired lawn mowers; and
WHEREAS, staff further recommends partnering with Black & Decker
Corporation, which will provide the fifty (50) 24 -volt electric rechargeable lawn mowers
and the lawn/edge trimmers, as well as staff for the event;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes
the City Manager to provide a Public Benefits Program grant to fund Lodi's 2"d Annual Get
Green Weekend event, not to exceed the amount of $25,000.00, and hereby approves the
program as presented.
Dated: January 21, 2004
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004-17 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting hold January 21, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Beckman, Hitchcock, Howard, Land, and Mayor
Hansen
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SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clark