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
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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
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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
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NIFER
Clerk
FERRAIOLO
2017-104