HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 15-2016 RESOLUTION NO. 15-2016
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS
AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL ESTABLISH THE PENINSULA
CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY WITH THE CITY AS A
CHARTER MEMBER AND APPOINTING THE CITY'S
DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD AND THE CITY'S ALTERNATE
DIRECTOR.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco ("City") has
investigated options to provide electric services to customers within the City, with the intent of
achieving greater local control and involvement over the provision of electric services,
competitive electric rates, the development of clean, local, renewable energy projects, reduced
greenhouse gas emissions, and the wider implementation of energy conservation and efficiency
projects and programs; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo ("County") has prepared a Feasibility Study for a
community choice aggregation ("CCA") program in San Mateo County under the provisions of
the Public Utilities Code section 366.2. The Feasibility Study shows that implementing a
community choice aggregation program would provide multiple benefits, including:
a. Providing customers a choice of power providers;
b. Increasing local control and involvement in and collaboration on energy rates and
other energy-related matters;
c. Providing more stable long-term electric rates that are competitive with those
provided by the incumbent utility;
d. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions arising from electricity use within San Mateo
County;
e. Increasing local renewable generation capacity;
f. Increasing energy conservation and efficiency projects and programs;
g. Increasing regional energy self-sufficiency; and
h. Improving the local economy resulting from the implementation of local renewable
and energy conservation and efficiency projects; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to be a community choice aggregator and has introduced
the Ordinance required by Public Utilities Code Section 366.2 in order to do so; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has already become a community choice
aggregator and believes that other cities and towns within San Mateo County also wish to be
community choice aggregators; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 366.2, two or more entities authorized to be a
community choice aggregator, may participate as a group in a community choice aggregation
program through a joint powers agency established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, if each entity adopts the
aforementioned ordinance; and
WHEREAS, there has been presented to the City Council for its consideration and
acceptance a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further
particulars, whereby the City shall participate in the creation of the Peninsula Clean Energy
Authority ("Authority") with the County and at least one other city and/or town and become a
charter member; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement entered into between the County
and the participating cities of the Peninsula will create and form the Authority. Under the Joint
Exercise of Powers Agreement, the County and cities and towns within San Mateo County
choosing to participate in the CCA program will have membership on the Board of Directors of
the Authority as provided in the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement if they execute the
Agreement and adopt the ordinance required by the Public Utilities Code; and
WHEREAS, the newly created Authority will enter into agreements with electric power
suppliers and other service providers, and based upon those agreements the Authority will likely
be able to provide power to residents and businesses at rates that are competitive with those of
the incumbent utility ("PG&E"). Once the California Public Utilities Commission approves the
implementation plan created by the Authority, the Authority will provide service to customers
within the jurisdiction of those cities who have chosen to participate in the CCA program and
within the unincorporated area of San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, under Public Utilities Code section 366.2, customers have the right to opt-
out of a CCA program and continue to receive service from the incumbent utility. Customers
who wish to continue to receive service from the incumbent utility will be able to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been presented with a form of such Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement and the City Council has examined and approved same as to both form and
content and desires to enter into same.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco hereby takes the following actions:
1. Authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
with the County and other participating Cities and Towns of the Peninsula, which will establish
the Authority with the City as a charter member; and
2. Vice Mayor Pradeep Gupta is hereby appointed to be the City's Director on the
Authority's Board and City Manager Mike Futrell is hereby appointed to be the City's Alternate
Director.
3. The City Manager is authorized to execute any and all other necessary documents to
enter into the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to form the Peninsula Clean Energy
Authority, and to take any action consistent with the intent of this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of
February, 2016 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Karyl Matsumoto, Richard A. Garbarino, and Liza Normandy
Vice Mayor Pradeep Gupta and Mayor Mark N. Addiego
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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