HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2016-47RESOLUTION NO. 2016-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING THE
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN POWER CONNECT TO ENSURE FUTURE
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY FOR THE CITY OF LODI AND
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Northern San Joaquin Power Connect is being proposed to serve the
City of Lodi and northern San Joaquin County's growing population and ensure future electric
reliability for homes, farms, and businesses in the region; and
WHEREAS, the Northern San Joaquin Power Connect will provide much-needed
economic benefits from construction and tax revenues for local governments; and
WHEREAS, the proposed new 230 kV high capacity transmission lines will connect
PG&E's existing Lockeford and Eight Mile substations with Lodi Electric Utility's existing
Fred M. Reid Industrial Substation to provide superior reliability and efficiency over the current
system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi and Lodi Electric Utility have a longstanding reputation for
providing safe, cost-effective, and reliable energy to our customers, which greatly enhances the
City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, Lodi Electric Utility has desired for many years a more reliable, redundant,
efficient, and cost-effective transmission line to better serve customers in the City of Lodi; and
WHEREAS, the California Independent System Operator, a nonprofit public benefit
corporation, agrees that the Northern San Joaquin Power Connect is a needed project with
tremendous benefits.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby supports the
need for the Northern San Joaquin Power Connect to ensure reliable and efficient energy for
our future, without supporting any specific route for the transmission lines.
Dated: April 6, 2016
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2016-47 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 6, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Kuehne, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
NNIFE ZLOLO
ity Clerk
2016-47