HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 20, 2002 E-11CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to provide funding in the amount of $75,000 to
extend the Public Benefits Program Grant Lodi Air Duct Testing and Attic Insulation Rebate
Program
MEETING DATE: November 20, 2002
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to extend the
Lodi Air Duct Testing, Attic Insulation & Programmable Thermostats Rebate Program,
and allocate $75,000 in Public Benefit Program funds to this rebate program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In late 1999, the City of Lodi Electric Utility began the Lodi Air Duct Testing & Attic
Insulation Rebate Program. To date, over 1000 residential customers have participated in this program, which
provides up to $375 in rebates for increasing attic insulation (to an R-38 energy efficiency standard), and/or repairing
leaky air ducts. A new element of this program will be a $25 rebate towards the purchase and installation of a
programmable thermostat (one per customer service address).
The heating and cooling costs account for 40 percent of a residential customer's annual energy bill. By repairing leaks
in the air delivery system (air ducts), and/or by adding more attic insulation, a residential customer can trim, on
average, 10 percent off their annual energy consumption.
The program specifics are as follows:
must be a City of Lodi electric utility customer;
one rebate per customer service address;
➢ total rebate amounts- up to $175 for air duct repair, up to $175 for additional attic insulation, and $25 for a
programmable thermostat (maximum rebate per customer service address is $375).
By way of this Council action, this highly successful program will be funded at $75,000, and be extended until these
new funds are exhausted. The City of Lodi Electric Utility respectfully recommends approval of this item as a
qualifying component of the City of Lodi Public Benefits Program.
FUNDING: 164605 — Public Benefits Program (Category — Demand-side Management)
FUNDING AVAILABLE: A /�
Alan N. allow
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Rob Lechner, Manager of Customer Programs
ANV/kst
C: City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-232
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFITS
PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE LODI AIR DUCT TESTING & ATTIC
INSULATION REBATE PROGRAM
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 $1 M 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 City of Lodi's Public Benefits Program is comprised of four segments
or customer groups: commercial/industrial, residential, community/non-profit, and municipal;
and
WHEREAS, this project is the fourth in a series of projects specifically designed for Lodi
residential electric customers. The Lodi Residential Air Duct Testing & Attic Insulation Rebate
Project will provide up to $375.00 in rebates for increasing attic insulation (to an R-38 energy
standard), and/or repairing leaky air ducts; and
WHEREAS, a new element of this program will be a $25.00 rebate towards the
purchase and installation of a programmable thermostat (one per customer service address);
and
WHEREAS, a residential customer can trim, on average, 10% off their annual energy
consumption; and
WHEREAS, other specifics or guidelines of the project include:
• Must be a City of Lodi Electric Utility customer;
• One rebate per customer service address; and
• Total rebate amounts — up to $175.00 for air duct repair, up to $175.00 for
additional attic insulation, and $25.00 for a programmable thermostat (maximum
rebate per customer service address is $375.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes
the City Manager to provide a Public Benefits Program Grant in the amount of $75,000.00 to
fund the Lodi Residential Air Duct Testing & Attic Insulation Rebate Project, specifically
designed for Lodi residential electric customers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this project shall be extended until the funds are
exhausted.
Dated: November 20, 2002
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2002-232 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held November 20, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Pennino
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2002-232