O2568City Council Meeting: December 12, 2017 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY
CHOICE AGGREGATION THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
CHOICE ENERGY (LACCE) JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY PURSUANT
TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica ("City") is a charter city and a political
subdivision of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City is pursuing alternative energy solutions in hopes of bettering
the current and future environmental and economic conditions of its community and
region; and
WHEREAS, the City has been actively investigating options to procure and
provide electric power to its citizens with the intent of achieving greater local involvement
over the provision of electric services and promoting competitively priced renewable
energy; and
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2002, the Governor signed into law Assembly Bill
117, which consists of amendments to and additions of Sections 218.3, 331.1, 366, 366.2,
381.1, 394 and 394.25 of the California Public Utilities Code (the "Act'), and which
authorizes any California city or county, whose governing body so elects, to combine the
electricity load of its residents and businesses in a community -wide electricity aggregation
program known as Community Choice Aggregation; and
WHEREAS, the Act allows two or more cities, counties, or cities and counties to
participate as a group in a Community Choice Aggregation through ajoint powers agency
("JPA") established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7
of Title 1 of the California Government Code, if each entity adopts an ordinance to
implement Community Choice Aggregation within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles and the cities of Rolling Hills Estates, City
of South Pasadena, City of Calabasas, City of West Hollywood, Alhambra, Downey,
Sierra Madre, Claremont, and Carson have formed a JPA named the Los Angeles
Community Choice Energy Authority ("Authority") to participate as a group in a
Community Choice Aggregation within the respective jurisdictions of each member of the
Authority; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica desires to implement a Community Choice
Aggregation within the City's jurisdiction through the Authority; and
WHEREAS, through Docket No. R.03-10-003, the California Public Utilities
Commission ("Commission") has issued various decisions and rulings addressing the
implementation of Community Choice Aggregation, including the issuance of a procedure
by which the Commission will certify Implementation Plans, which are required for
submittal under the Act as the means of describing the Community Choice Aggregation
and assuring compliance with various elements contained in the Act; and
WHEREAS, an initial technical study concluded that Community Choice
Aggregation would serve the City and provide benefits to include the use of renewable
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energy at or above the required Renewable Portfolio Standard level while providing
economic benefits to the City; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Authority received certification of its
Implementation Program by the Commission on November 13, 2017, a copy of which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, as described in the Implementation Plan, Community Choice
Aggregation by and through the Authority, appears to provide a reasonable opportunity
to accomplish all of the following: (a) provide greater levels of local involvement in and
collaboration on energy decisions; (b) increase the amount of locally supplied renewable
energy available to the City's citizens; and (c) provide initial price stability, long-term
electricity cost savings and other benefits for the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the public interest and
welfare to establish a Community Choice Aggregation through the Authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby approve and direct that the City proceed
with the implementation of Community Choice Aggregation through the Authority, as
described in the Implementation Plan.
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SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LANE DILG
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY CHOICE ENERGY (LACCE)
AGGREGATION PROGRAM
Approved and adopted this 12th day of December, 2017.
ed Winterer, Mayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Esterlina Lugo, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2568 (CCS) had its introduction on
December 5, 2017, and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting
held on December 12, 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, McKeown, O'Connor, O'Day, Vazquez,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Esterlina Lugo, Deputy City
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Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2568 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to
California Government Code Section 40806.