HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2004-265WHEREAS, the state has mandated that beginning January 1, 1998, the City of Lodi is
obligated to tend 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, the Lodi House -As -A -System Inspection Program was started in
September 2003, providing a computer diagnostics test of the customer's heating and air
conditioning duct system; and
WHEREAS, the test, performed by the Electric Utility, measures room -by -room air flow
and air return and is the critical first step in addressing whether the home's central heating and
cooling system is designed correctly and functioning property; and
WHEREAS, once the computer diagnostics testing is complete, the residential
customer is provided with the results along with recommendations for improving the system if
problems are identified; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Utility Department, through the City of Lodi Public Benefits
Program, then provides rebates to residential customers who repair or entirely replace duct
work within their home; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends amending the Lodi House -As -A -System Inspection
Program by increasing the rebate amount for air duct replacement from $600 to $1,0M
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve amending the Lodi House -As -A -System Inspection Program by increasing the rebate
amount for air duct replacement from $600 to $1,000.
Dated: December 1, 2004
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004-265 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held December 1, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Hitchcock, Howard, Land, and
Mayor Hanson
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN-
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk