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Janua ry 4, 1980
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Proposed Workplan for Municipal Solar Utillty (MSU)
Introduction
This report presents a proposed work plan for the California Solar Utility
Development Authority for reVlew and comments by Council prlor to submission
to the California Energy Commisslon.
Background_
On November 13, 1979, (Item ll-C), the City approved a Joint Powers Agreement
whereby the City is a member of the California Solar Utility Development
Authority. The City is requested to file a Work Plan by January 15, 1980,
for the work WhlCh the C1ty intends to do.
The staff intends to file a Work Plan Outl1ne on the above date, wlth the final
Work Plan to be submitted after several Community meetlngs and public hearings
to ensure adequate public input.
The commitment to date Wh1Ch was a part of the Joint Powers Agreement which the
Counell approved is as follows:
II The City of Sa nta Mon i ca s ha 11 undertake a study of pos sib 1 e
development of a solar util1ty which will be speciflcally addressed
to multi-family residential housing, and if otherWlse feasible, will
include implementation plans of a community development corporation,
or other similar organizational format for the MSU as at least one
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of the alternative implementation plans to be developed under
the terms of this agreement. II
The proposed Work Plan Outllne is as follows:
1. Determine prelimlnary heating needs for typical target projects
(multi-family residentlal projects).
2. Select preliminary alternatives with regard to scope of solar
Solutlons (l.e. hot water heating only or space heating also).
3. Select alternative system approaches (l.e. active or passive systems,
or both).
4. Calculate projected benefits and costs of typical projects.
5. Meet with technical persons in communlty and revise data generated
ln Items 1 through 4.
6. Hold public hearings with interested community groups to gain input
(citlzens, business groups, solar bUSlness persons, bankers, City board
membe rs ) .
7. Develop report to present to City Council for reVlew and comment.
8. Develop final work plan and submit to City Council and California
Solar Utility Development Authority (CSUDA) for adoption.
9. ReVlew and Revise Items 1 through 5 and determlne economic, legal, and
marketlng feasibllity of establishing a munlcipal solar utllity
in the City.
10. Present report to City Council, either recommendlng or not recommendlng
establishment of MSU, with flndings.
11. Submit Council actlon to CSUDA by November, 1980.
It should be noted that the CSUDA will be engaging a consultant within the next
few weeks at an approximate fee of $35,000 (from State Grant Funds). This consul-
tant will be available to provlde technical assistance to staff in the areas of
solar engineering, legal, and marketing advice.
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Recommendation
It 15 recommended that City Council approve Proposed Work Plan Outline as
presented above and instruct the City Attorney to investigate legal ramifica-
tions of a solar utllity as a proprietary municipal function by February 15, 1980.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
with asslstance of Counci1member Rhoden