R-9990
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9990 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY ENERGY PARTNERSHIP'S IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE FLEX YOUR POWER NOW ALERT SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the California Independent System Operator is
responsible for managing California's electrical power grid; and
WHEREAS, the California Energy Commission in consultation with the
California Independent System Operator has determined that high temperatures
combined with increasing local demand and localized transmission constraints
can resulf in localized shortages of electricity; and
WHEREAS, the ability of consumers to reduce their energy usage at times
when overall energy usage is placing strains on the state's electrical system can
improve the stability of the grid, reduce the cost of electricity, and result in
significant savings; and
WHEREAS, in Executive Order No. S-12-04, the Honorable Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, encourages local governments to
reduce energy usage during peak periods and to participate in the demand
response programs offered by California's power utilities and other entities in the
California electric power industry; and
WHEREAS, Flex Your Power Now is an electricity conservation alert
system designed to prevent Stage One Electrical Emergencies - times when
electricity reserves are low; and
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WHEREAS, the Flex Your Power Now alert will notify California
businesses, governments and residents when they should follow specific
conservation and load-shifting measures to immediately reduce their electricity
use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is a member of the Community
Energy Partnership, with the cities of Brea, Cathedral City, Corona, Hermosa
Beach, Irvine, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, San Bernardino, Santa Clarita, and
Santa Monica, as well as Southern California Edison; and
WHEREAS, the Partnership serves as a means by which city
governments, utilities, small businesses, and residents of local communities can
work together to understand their options, change attitudes and behaviors, and
ultimately take on the responsibility for a healthy and sustainable energy future;
and
WHEREAS, the Community Energy Partnership has been selected as the
subject of a demonstration project to verify the effectiveness of community
organizing as a means of disseminating information to local residents in the
event of critical and emergency stages as declared by the Independent System
Operator;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City Council hereby supports the Community Energy
Partnership in its implementation of the State of California's Flex Your Power
Now alert system, and hereby directs City Staff to:
(a) Reduce energy usage at City facilities during critical peak periods
as defined and declared by the California Independent System Operator;
(b) Commit the City's available resources to the Partnership's alert
system, to reach as many local residents and businesses as possible with news
and information in the event of a system alert;
(c) Encourage local residents and businesses to fully participate in the
Community Energy Partnership, the City's energy efficiency program, and other
demand response programs administered by investor-owned utilities and other
entities.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and
effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 9th day of November, 2004.
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I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 9990 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 9th day of November, 2004, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tern McKeown,
Genser, Holbrook, Katz
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: Feinstein, O'Connor
ATTEST:
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