R10854City Council Meeting: January 13, 2015 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10854 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA MONICA CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A FEASIBILITY STUDY RELATED TO COMMUNITY
CHOICE AGGREGATION
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has demonstrated its commitment to an
environmentally sustainable future through its policy goals and actions, including energy
reduction, and clean energy programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has identified Community Choice
Aggregation as a potential strategy to meet local clean energy goals and projected
greenhouse gas reduction targets; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation is a mechanism by which local
governments assume responsibility for providing electrical power for residential and
commercial customers in their jurisdiction in partnership with Southern California
Edison; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation, if determined to be technically and
financially feasible, could provide substantial environmental and economic benefits to all
residents and businesses in the South Bay of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation also provides the opportunity to
fund and implement a wide variety of energy - related programs of interest to the
community; and
WHEREAS, in addition to understanding the technical and financial feasibility of
Community Choice Aggregation, it is important to determine whether there is adequate
public support for Community Choice Aggregation; and
WHEREAS, determining technical and financial feasibility, as well as public
support, requires an analysis of energy load data from Southern California Edison and a
focused public education and outreach effort.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby directs staff to participate in the pre-
development and feasibility phase of Community Choice Aggregation ( "CCA ") for the
City of Santa Monica. Beyond staff time, the City shall not be obligated to expend any
City funds, unless separately authorized by the City Council.
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SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate
documents to allow the City and /or its technical consultants to request energy usage
load data from Southern California Edison so that it may be analyzed as part of a CCA
technical feasibility study.
SECTION 3. 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 13th day of January, 2015.
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Kevin McKeown, Mayor
I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10854 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 13th day of January, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Himmelrich, O'Connor, Winterer
Mayor McKeown , Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: None
RECUSED: Councilmember: O'Day
ATTEST:
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Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk