HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 15, 1999 E-12AGENDA TITLE: Public Benefits Program Grant — City of Lodi Public Library Energy Education Project
($15,000)
MEETING DATE: December 15, 1999
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve a Public Benefits Program grant request in the
amount of $15,000 to partially fund the City of Lodi Public Library Energy
Education Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi Public Library is developing a new computer lab facility, to be
located inside the library at 201 West Locust Street. The Public Benefits
Program grant would assist in facilitating the construction of the computer
lab. The $15,000 would be dedicated towards the implementation of a new energy education and outreach
component incorporated into the computer programming. Patrons of the library will be able to access the City of Lodi
Electric Utility web site (which displays various energy efficiency programs and tips offered by the City of Lodi, along
with information regarding the Public Benefits Program, electric rates, and other pertinent information), as well as
numerous other energy-related web sites. The computer lab will also allow students of all ages to utilize the energy
education project for researching and writing term papers regarding new energy technology and related subjects. The
computer lab itself is designed to promote the use of computers in searching for information. The initial plan calls for
six (6) computer stations with a CDROM server to provide tutorials and reference works on a wide variety of subjects.
Classes introducing computer usage and language, standard software applications and Internet searching are being
developed. The component linking energy-related subject material for the education of the community is a natural
partnership for the overall project
The City of Lodi Electric Utility and City of Lodi Public Library staff respectfully recommends approval of this grant as a
qualifying component of the City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program.
FUNDING: 164604 — Public Benefits Program Fund — Category: Demand-side Management
Funding Available:
Vicky McAthie, Finance Director
Ala N. Vallow
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Rob Lechner, Manager of Customer Programs
Attachment
ANVIRUIst
City Attorney
APPROVED: City Manager
H. Dixon Flynn
RESOLUTION NO. 99-201
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAM GRANT TO
THE CITY OF LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY ENERGY EDUCATION PROJECT
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 $11M 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 Lodi Public Library is developing a new computer lab facility; and
WHEREAS, a Public Benefits Program grant would assist in facilitating the construction
of the computer lab; and
WHEREAS, the Public Benefits Program Grant would be dedicated towards the
implementation of a new energy education and outreach component incorporated into the
computer programming, allowing the patrons of the library access to the City of Lodi Electric
Utility web site which displays various energy efficiency programs and tips offered by the City of
Lodi, along with information regarding the Public Benefits Program, electric rates and other
pertinent information; and
WHEREAS, the computer lab will allow students of all ages to utilize the energy
education project for researching and writing term papers regarding new energy technology and
related subjects; and
WHEREAS, the initial plan calls for six (6) computer stations with a CDROM server to
provide tutorials and reference works on a wide variety of subjects; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Utility Department recommends that the City provide a PBC
grant of $15,000.00 to the City of Lodi Public Library Energy Education Project.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to
provide a Public Benefits Program Grant in the amount of $15,000.00 to the City of Lodi Public
Library.
Dated: December 15, 1999
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 99-201 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held December 15, 1999 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Land, Nakanishi and Mann (Mayor)
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Pennino
CE M. R IMCHE
Clerk
99-201