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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager to allocate a Public Benefits grant to fund the
Lodi Home Electronics Rebate Program ($30,000) (EUD)
MEETING DATE: November 5, 2003
PREPARED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to allocate a
Public Benefits Program grant for $30,000 to fund the Lodi Home Electronics Rebate
Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi Electric Utility is proposing to create the Lodi Home
Electronics Rebate Program, offered to Lodi electric utility customers from
November 28, 2003 until December 24, 2003. This new program, funded
through the City of Lodi Public Benefits Program, will provide rebates on
designated, EnergyStar-rated home electronics products, including: televisions, DVD players, television combination
units, cordless telephones, computers, CD recorders/burners, compact stereo systems, printers/copiers/scanners,
and other (as approved by the City of Lodi Electric Utility and EnergyStar).
The aforementioned home electronics must be purchased at a Lodi retailer, and eligible customers must receive their
electricity from the City of Lodi Electric Utility. The rebates, which will be provided back to the customer in the form of
a "credit" on their City of Lodi electric utility account, will vary, based upon the following formula:
> purchases ranging from $50 to $200= $20 rebate (credit on electric utility account);
• purchases ranging from $201 to $300= $30 rebate (credit on electric utility account);
> purchases ranging from $301 to $500= $40 rebate (credit on electric utility account); and
> purchases of $501 or more= $50 rebate (credit on electric utility account).
In order to receive a rebate (only one per customer service address/electric utility account), customers must provide
the City of Lodi Electric Utility with the original (copy's of the original will be accepted) receipt of purchase, a
description of the product purchased, the EnergyStar logo as it appears on the product packaging, AND the packaging
bar code (customer will need to cut out the EnergyStar branding and bar code from the box or container that the home
electronics product was packaged). The receipt provided for the qualifying home electronics product(s) by the
participating Lodi retailer, must display a date of November 28, 2003 through December 24, 2003. Note: customers
must be current on their Lodi utility account in order to qualify for a rebate%redit.
The purchase of designated and approved EnergyStar-rated home electronics products can reduce monthly energy
consumption from one percent to as much as five percent, depending upon the quantity of such products purchased.
The City of Lodi Electric Utility respectfully recommends approval of this item as a qualifying component of the Lodi
Public Benefits Program, and as a nationally recognized energy efficiency campaign.
APPROVED: LLAA�_ ldc6ts_ MN
xon Flynn — City Manager
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FUNDING: 164605 -- Public Benefits Program Fund (Category: Demand-side Management)
Funding Approval:
Vicky McAthie, Ffnance Director
Alan N. Vallow
Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Rob Lechner, Manager of Customer Service & Programs
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C: City Attorney
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- City Manager
WHER AS, the state has' mandated that beginning January 1, 1998, the City of
Lodi is obligated to fundi various programs. through a Public Benefits Charge (PBC)
based on an historical' electric revenue requirement; and
WHEREAS, the requirement amounts to approximately 1 million per year that
must be dedicated to qualifying programs. such as energy efficiency. A further stipulation
is that these efforts roust 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, corramunitydnon-profit,
and municipal; acid
WHEREAS, this project will.provide provide rebates on designated, EnergySta.r-rated
home electronics products, including, televisions, DVD players, television combination
units, cordless telephones, computers, CD recorders/burners, compact stereo systems,
printerstcopiers1scanners, and.other qualifying components as approved by the City of
Lodi Electric utility and EhergyStaq and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned home electronics must be purchased at a Lodi
retailer, and eligible customers mint receive their electricity from the City of Lodi Electric
Utility. The rebates, which will be'provided back to the customer in the form of a "Credit'
on their City of Lodi electric utility account, will vary, based upon the following formula:
s purchases ranging fro $50 to $240 $20 rebate (credit on electric utility account)
Purchases ranging from $241 to` 300 - $80 rebate (credit on electric utility account)
a purchases "ranging from. $501 to $ UQ $49 rebate (credit on electric utility account)
Purchases of 501 or more = $50 rebate (credit on electric utility account)
WHEREAS, ;in order to receive. a rebate (only rine per customer service
addresslelectric uNity account), customers must provide the City of Lodi Electric .Utility
with the original (copy's of the original will be accepted) receipt of purchase, a
description of the product purchased{, the Energy Star logo as it appears on the product
packaging, AND the packaging bar cede (customer will need to clot out the Energy tar
branding and bar code from the box or container that the home electronics product was
packaged.). The receipt provided fear the qualifying home electronics products) by the
participating Lodi retailer, must display a date of November 28; 2003 through December
24, 2003. Note: customers rust be current on their Lodi utility account in order to
qualify fora rebatelcreuif; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of designated and approved EnergyStarwrated home
electronics products can reduce monthly energy consumption from one percent to as
much as five percent, depending upon the quantity of such products purchased; and
WHEREAS, the Vty;of Lady Electric Utility respectfully recommends. approval. of
this item as a:qualifying component:of the Lodi public Benefits Program and as a.
nationally recognized energy efficiency campaign.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby
authorizes the City Manger to provide a public Benefits Program grant in the amount of
X30,000.00 to fund t.he'Lodi Home Electronics Debate Program.
I hereby certify that Resodution .lVo.. 2003-208 was passed and adopted by the
Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held November 5, 20030 by the following viae:
AYES= COUNCIL MEM1 S — Beckman, Hansen, Toward, Land, and
Meyer Hitchcock
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
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SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk