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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2017-104RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -104 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTNo.2ToTHEPRoFESSIoNALSERVICES AGREEMENTWITHEFFICIENCYSERVICESGRoUP,LLc, FoRPUBLICBENEFITSPRoGRAMADMINISTRATIoN =================================================================== WHEREAS, on December 5, 2014, by Resolution No. 2014-207, the City Council approved a Professional services Agreelent_wfl Efficiency services.Group, LLC, tgbCl (,,Agreement"), for administration of the Public Benefits Program, in an amount àot to'eiceed $90,0Ó0, with a one-year renewal option; and wHEREAS, on September 16, 2015, by Resolution No. 2015-174, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Ãði"èrànt with ESG for continued public Benefits Program administration, in an amount nıt to exceed g40b,125, and further authorized the City Manager to execute a two-year extension, at CitY's option; and WHEREAS, Lodi Electric utility (EU) residential customers continue to express an interest in reducing their consumptión of electricity and lowering their utility bills; and WHEREAS, in an effort to meet this challenge, with the assistance of ESG, staff implemented: 1) a quarterly newsletter designed to improve the communication of auäilabl" EU programs and recommended best practices for energy conservation, and 2) an in-home residential audit service coupled with a direct install program that identifies immediate opportunities for energy conservation; and WHEREAS, the energy audit and energy efficiency installation measures are paid with public benefits funïs, and water efficiency measures are paid with water conservation funds; and WHEREAS, customer demand for the residential audit and direct install program has exhausted the original $200,000 not-to-exceed allocation within the Agreement; and WHEREAS, staff recommends utilizing savings from other components of the Agreement, i.e., reduction in the cost of publishing the quarterly newsletter by posting thã newsletter electronically on the website and social media, and lower than anticipated administrative costs, by reällocating approximately $45,000 to the residential audit and direct install program to serve additional customers; and WHEREAS, staff further recommends that the City Council approve_ Amendment No. 2 to the professional Services Agreement with ESG, thereby reallocating cost savings to the residential audit and dirèct install program, subject to the terms of the existiñg Agreement, and within the previously-approved total contract not-to-exceed amount of $405,125. NOW, THEREFORE, BE ¡T RESOLVED that the Lodi city council does hereby authorize the reallocation of cost savings as set forth above, in the approximate amount of g4S,000 to the residential audit and direct install program to serve additional customers; and BE tT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Efficiency Services Group, LLC, of Hillsboro, Oregon, for Public Benefits Program administiation, amending the Scope of Services, subject to the terms of the existing Agreement, and within the previously-approved total contract not-to-exceed amount of $405,125. Dated: June7,2O17 =================================================================== I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2017-104 was passed a1d ado¡ted by the City Counc¡l ofthe Ciiy of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 7,2017, by the following vote: AYES: NOES ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chandler, Johnson, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne COUNCIL MEMBERS - None COUNCIL MEMBERS - None COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ,T^r*-{^ NIFER Clerk FERRAIOLO 2017-104