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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Adjourned Study Session
A. CALLTO ORDER
An adjourned study session of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday,
June 6, 2001 in the Tri Communities Room of the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center
Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 4:15 p.m. by Mayor
William J. Alexander.
Present were Councilmembers: Paul Biane, Bob Dutton, Diane Williams, and Mayor William J.
Alexander.
Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager; Joe O'Neil,
City Engineer; Michelle Dawson, Management Analyst III; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk.
Absent was: Councilmember Grace Curatalo
B. ITEM OF BUSINESS
B1. PRESENTATION BY RELIANT ENERGY
Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, introduced Rick Darnel, Reliant Energy (formerly with Edison
Company), and Doug Harris and Dan Torme with the Environmental Department of Reliant
Energy.
Doug Harris talked about Reliant Energy which is an energy services company out of Houston.
He stated they are in the top ten in gas and electrical sales in the nation. He continued to give
background information on their company. He talked about purchasing the Etiwanda Station and
that they want to be part of the energy supply problem solution. He stated they are trying to get
some energy sites approved and that the Etiwanda Station is one of those. He stated they are
planning on purchasing property from Edison Company where they would like to build.
Dan Torme told about the project. He stated they will have 8 gas fired turbines and told about the
capability of the turbines which would not be ready this year, but would be ready next year in the
summer of 2002. He stated this will be fast tracked to get it completed. He told about the
process to get this approved, and added part of this is to get the community's input.
Mayor Alexander stated h~ felt people feel they are being ripped off and felt the public hearing
wo.uld. ~b.e~?y interesting.
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Mayor Alexander asked if they would open their books for people to see their profit and loss
statement.
Councilmember Dutton asked what the cost would be and how would it benefit Rancho
Cucamonga. He asked if there was a way that the energy product can be kept in Rancho
Cucamonga instead of shipped out.
Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, stated there was nothing in place right now to do this, but that it would
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be looked at.
Councilmember Biane asked if they felt there will still be an energy shortage next summer.
Dan Torme stated all the projections he has seen indicate there will be an energy shortage.
Councilmember Biane asked about the noise this will create.
Dan Torme stated it will create more noise than is allowed, but they are working with the Planning
Department on this. He stated they have determined that at night they will be exceeding the noise
limit.
Mayor Alexander asked where the closest residence would be.
Dan Torme stated 2800 feet east of the facility.
Councilmember Dutton stated he would like to know how the economy would benefit for the
community.
Dan Torme stated there would be no benefit as far as energy savings to the residents of Rancho
Cucamonga.
Councilmember Dutton asked if there was something they can do to create more of a power
supply for the City.
Doug Harris stated some of these questions should be answered by their vice president and felt
they could be answered at another meeting. He stated they are currently ready to file their
application in July.
Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, stated they would schedule another meeting to get more information to
answer the Council's questions.
C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
No communication was made from the public.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m.
City Clerk
Approved: July 18, 2001