HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-199 - Resolutions RESOLUTION 13-199
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA ADOPTING A RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCES PROCUREMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga is authorized under various provisions
of the California Constitution and the general laws of California (including, specifically, Article XI,
Section 9(a) of the California Constitution, Public Utilities Code Section 10004, and Government
Code section 39732(a))to establish, purchase, and operate a public utility to furnish its inhabitants
with, among other things, electricity; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga operates a municipal electric utility
("City"); and
WHEREAS, as a municipal electric utility, the City is generally subject to the
legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to local publicly owned electric utilities
("POUs"); and
WHEREAS, the State of California passed Senate Bill 2 (1st Extraordinary
Session) ("SBX1-2"), effective as of December 10, 2011, requiring POUs, including the City, to
adopt and implement, among other things, a renewable energy resources enforcement program
and procurement plan that requires the City to procure a minimum quantity of eligible renewable
energy resources over certain periods; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Public Utilities Code section 399.30(e) (added by
SBX1-2), the Rancho Cucamonga City Council, as the governing board of the City, adopted
Resolution No. 11-183 on December 11, 2011, adopting and establishing a renewable energy
resources enforcement plan ("Enforcement Plan") for the enforcement of the City's obligations
under SBX1-2; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Public Utilities Code section 399.30(a), the
Enforcement Plan directs City staff to develop and present a renewable energy resources
procurement plan ('RPS Procurement Plan") to the Rancho Cucamonga City Council, and
WHEREAS, based on information and factors analyzed by the City, the City has
developed a RPS Procurement Plan that(1)describes the resources the City plans to use to meet
the procurement targets described in the Enforcement Program, and (2) includes the flexible
compliance measures that the City is requesting under SBX1-2; and
WHEREAS, the Rancho Cucamonga City Council, as the governing board of the
City, has provided notice and material related to its Procurement Plan, and hold a publicly noticed
meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Procurement Plan is hereby adopted as set forth in Attachment
A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein ("RPS Procurement Plan").
SECTION 2. As authorized in SBX1-2, flexible compliance measures including
Excess Procurement, Cost Limitation and Waiver of Timely Compliance as set forth in Attachment
A are hereby approved and adopted.
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SECTION 3. The City Manager or his/her duly authorized designee is authorized
and directed to do and perform all acts required in the RPS Procurement Plan to fulfill obligations
pertaining to the City under SBX1-2.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 201h day of November 2013.
AYES: Alexander, Michael, Spagnolo, Steinorth, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
L. Dennis Michael, Mayo
ATTEST:
nice C. Reynolds, City CI rk
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 201h day of November 2013.
Executed this 21s' day of November 2013, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
P� 1- U " , A�A
Ja 'ce C. Reynolds, City Clerk
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