HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 19, 1999 E-13CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Public Benefits Program — Comprehensive Engineered Analysis/Energy Assessment of City
of Lodi public structures and facilities ($42,000)
MEETING DATE: May 19, 1999
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve a Public Benefits Program expenditure in an amount
not to exceed $42,000.00. The funds will be utilized for a detailed energy
assessment or "Comprehensive Engineered Analysis" on designated City of Lodi
public buildings and other public facilities. The report will be prepared by Energy
Masters International, Inc. (EMI).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program is comprised of four segments or
customer groups: commercial/industrial, residential, community/non-profit,
and municipal.
To date, several Public Benefits Program grant requests have been approved by the City Council. This particular
expenditure, not to exceed $42,000.00, is specifically designated under the municipal category. In an effort to clearly
identify existing electric energy consumption at various city -owned and —operated structures and facilities, it is
recommended that we embark upon a highly detailed energy assessment, commonly referred to as a "Comprehensive
Engineered Analysis." (Please see Attachment 'A' for the designated buildings, structures and/or facilities to be
incorporated in this first round energy assessment report). Currently, the City of Lodi expends in excess of $800,000
per fiscal year on the cost of electricity, not including enterprise accounts.
Upon completion, the report will include: project design/scope of work, engineered energy conservation
recommendations/measures, precise energy savings calculations, financial analysis/ payback, detailed project costs,
and computerized energy efficiency models. The "Comprehensive Engineered Analysis" is the essential first step prior
to the actual implementation of identified energy saving measures or applications. Similar reports have been
produced for a number of commercial/industrial customers in recent months. These reports serve as the basis for a
customer determining the merit of proceeding with the installation of proposed energy conservation measures.
The City of Lodi Electric Utility, having been involved in a series of "Comprehensive Engineered Analyses" with energy
partner EMI since November of last year, respectfully recommends approval of this funding request as a qualifying
component under the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program.
FUNDING: 160604 — Public Benefits Program Fund (Category- Demand-side Management)
FUNDING AVAILABLE: ; .kg -1k �._, M ` SI I " -
Vicky McAthi , Finance Director
Prepared by: Rob Lechner, Manager.
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Alan N. Vallow
AMV/RL/1st Electric Utility Director
APPROVED:a4l&&J. _A� "162= W
H. Dixon Flynn --City anager
Attachment `A' — Public Benefits Program; City of Lodi Council Communication,
May 19, 1999
Description:
In consultation with several City of Lodi representatives, as well as energy partner EMI, it
is recommended that the following City of Lodi public buildings and facilities be
incorporated in the first round "Comprehensive Engineered Analysis" or detailed energy
assessment:
➢ City Hall
➢ City Hall Annex
➢ Carnegie Forum
➢ Hutchins Street Square
➢ Library
➢ Fire Station #2
➢ Fire Station #3
➢ Public Safety Building ("Courts" only)
➢ Municipal Service Center ("Equipment Maintenance Building" only)
➢ White Slough Wastewater Treatment Facility
➢ Parks & Fields (includes all external lighting & on-site buildings/structures)
➢ Sewer/water/storm drain and pumping station facilities
These structures and facilities were identified for a first round "Comprehensive
Engineered Analysis" because they are considered "static" in nature (the current
occupancy and use of these buildings and facilities will stay consistent for the
foreseeable future). Other structures, such as the downtown fire station, may undergo
renovation or other options in the near future.
*Note: Energy Masters International (EMI) was selected in 1995 by the Northern
California Power Agency (NCPA) to serve as an energy services company to NCPA's
11 member municipally -owned electric utilities in northern California. EMI competed with
dozens of other energy service companies in a competitive bidding process.
RESOLUTION NO. 99-77
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO APPROVE A PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM EXPENDITURE
FOR THE "COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERED ANALYSIS" ON DESIGNATED
CITY OF LODI PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES, TO BE
PREPARED BY ENERGY MASTERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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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 $1M 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: commerciallindustrial, residential, community/non-profit, and municipal; and
WHEREAS, this request for a Public Benefits grant is specifically designated under the
municipal category; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to clearly identify existing electric energy consumption at various
City -owned and operated structures and facilities, it is recommended that the City embark upon
a highly detailed energy assessment, commonly referred to as a "Comprehensive Engineered
Analysis"; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Utility Department recommends approval of this funding request
as a qualifying component under the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Utility Department recommends that the City provide a Public
Benefits Program expenditure in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00 for the "Comprehensive
Engineered Analysis" on designated City of Lodi public buildings and other public facilities, to be
prepared by Energy Masters International, Inc.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to
approve a Public Benefits Program expenditure in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00, for the
"Comprehensive Engineered Analysis" on designated City of Lodi public buildings and other
public facilities, to be prepared by Energy Masters International, Inc.
Dated: May 19, 1999
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 99-77 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held May 19, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Mann, Nakanishi, Pennino and Land
(Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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