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CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Supporting the Northern San Joaquin Power Connect to Ensure
Future Electric Reliability for the City of Lodi and Northern San Joaquin County
MEETING DATE: April 6, 2016
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution supporting the Northern San Joaquin Power
Connect to ensure future electric reliability for the City of Lodi and
Northern San Joaquin County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Northern San Joaquin Power Connect (NSJPC) 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. In addition, the NSJPC will provide much needed economic
benefits from construction and tax revenues for local governments.
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.
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. The 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. 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.
Therefore, staff recommends that the Lodi City Council 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.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Reduced transmission expenses after the completion of this project will pay
for the debt service necessary for the expansion of the Fred M. Reid
Industrial Substation.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable at this time.
Elfza'beth A. Kirkley
Electric Utility Director
APPROVED:
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RESOLUTION 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
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City Clerk
2016-47