r-10509Council Meeting: July 13, 2010 Santa Monica,
California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10509 (CCS}
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CONSENTING TO INCLUSION OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE
INCORPORATED AREA OF THE CITY IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ENERGY PROGRAM TO FINANCE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY
IMPROVEMENTS, APPROVING THE REPORT SETTING FORTH THE
PARAMETERS OF THE REFERENCED PROGRAM AND CERTAIN MATTERS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, Chapter 29 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the California Streets
and Highways Code {the "Act") authorizes cities and counties to assist free and
willing property owners in financing the installation of distributed generation
renewable energy sources and energy and water efficiency improvements (the
"Improvements") that are permanently fixed to residential, commercial, industrial
or other real property through a contractual assessment program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors {the "Board of Supervisors") of the
County of Los Angeles, a political subdivision of the State of California (the
"County"), has established a contractual assessment program named the Los
Angeles County Energy Program ("LACED") pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, the parameters of LACED are set forth in the Report attached
hereto as Exhibit A {the "Report") and such Report has been prepared by the
Director of the Internal Services Department of the County, as Program
Administrator (the "Program Administrator"}, pursuant to Section 5$98.22 of the
Act and approved by the Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes the County to enter into oantractual assessments
with property owners located within inoorporated cities only subsequent to the approval
of the legislative body of the related city to participate in LACEP; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica desires to participate with the County in
LACEP, under terms and conditions agreed to by the City and the County, and provide
for participation in LACEP by property owners located within City limits; and
WHEREAS, this City has reviewed the Report prepared by the County Director
Internal Services and aonours with its conclusions.
NOW: THEREFORE, THE .CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~r10NICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.The recitals set forth hereinabove are true and correct in all
respects.
SECTION 2.This City Council fnds and declares that properties in the City's
inoorporated area will be benefited by participation in LACEP.
SECTION 3.This City Council ratifies the resolution adopted by the Board of
Supervisors on April 6, 2Q10 deofaring the Board of Supervisors' intention to order the
implementation of a oantractual assessment program to finance Improvements pursuant
to the Act.
SECTION 4.This City Council hereby approves the Report substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A and finds and determines that changes to the
parameters of LACEP that are not material in nature do not require the approval of this
Council.
SECTION S.This City Council hereby approves the inclusion in LACEP of all of
the properties in the inoorporated area within the City, as same may be amended
through annexation from time to time, the acquisition; construction and installation within
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SECTIC}M1f 6.The City Clerk is directed to fle a certified copy of this Resolution
with the Las Angeles County C~{fiiae of ~ustainability, located at 1100 Barth pastern
Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90063.
APPRC7VED AS TC} FCSRf~:
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Adopted and approved this 13th day of July,
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10509 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 13th day of July, 2010, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Day
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Mayor Shriven
Noes: Councilmembers: Nona
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, ity Clerk