HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2004-184A RESOLUTION OF THE LOif- I CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
TH E CITY MANAGEA TO ALLOCATE A PUBLIC BENEFITS
PROGRAM GRANT TO FUND A PORTION OF TH L DI
GRAPE FESTIVAL SOLAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
WHE AS, 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 an historical electric revenue requirement; and
WHEREAS, 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, 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, following several months of review and discussion, the Lodi Grape
Festival organization has elected to pursue the purchase and installation of a 43.4
kilowatt (kW) solar energy project; and
WHEREAS, the total project cost for the purchase and installation of the 324
solar panels and associated materials is $217,000. The grant dollars requested from the
City of Lodi Public Benefits Program fund is $50,000, or approximately 23 percent of the
total project cost; and
WHEREAS, the solar panels will be positioned on Jackson Hall located on the
Lodi Grape Festival grounds. The California Construction Authority, chosen by the Lodi
Grape Festival to install the solar demonstration project, is pursuing a grant from the
California Energy Commission's Self -Generation Incentive Program as an additional
funding source for this project; and
WHEREAS, by installing the solar panels, the Lodi Grape Festival is projected to
reduce electric energy consumption by some 75,000 kilowatt hours per year, with an
actual energy cost savings of approximately $11,000; and
WHEREAS, this project will serve as an excellent display for the general public,
promoting the use of the sun as a renewable energy source, which generates a clean or
94green" source of electricity; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Utility staff recommends approval of this grant as a
qualifying component of the City of Lodi Public Benefits Program fund, under the
category of Renewable Energy Resources & Technologies. During the fiscal year
2004-05, staff has budgeted to expend $125,000 of Public Benefits Program funds in the
area of renewable energy technologies, such as the proposed Lodi Grape Festival Solar
Demonstration Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Councif hereby
authorizes the City Manager to allocate a Public Benefits Program grant to fund a portion
of the Lodi Grape Festival Solar Demonstration Project in the amount of $50,000.00,
Dated: September 15, 2004
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004-184 was passed and adopted by the
Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held September 15, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Beckman, Hitchcock, Howard, Land, and
Mayor Hansen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS ® None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
SUSAN J. �L4CICS ON
City Clerk