HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-038 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 96-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE PUC'S
PROPOSED INCREASE TO THE SEASONAL RATE STRUCTURE
WHEREAS, the command and control system for setting electrical rates has
contributed to the rise in electricity costs in California; and
WHEREAS, State mandated programs have raised the costs of electricity for all
California customers; and
WHEREAS, the division of ratepayer advocates and an administrative law judge
have recommended to the California Public Utility Commission Commissioners an increase in
electrical rates to residential and small business customers in the Southern and Central regions
of California; and
WHEREAS, Fourteen counties and 176 incorporated cities will be impacted by this
proposed decision. The counties impacted are: Mono, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Tulare, San
Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Imperial and Madera; and
WHEREAS, the seasonal rates proposal pending before the CPUC will increase the
cost of electricity by seven percent during the four months of the summer season; and
WHEREAS, the CPUC staff defends this proposal by advocating that this rate
increase is revenue neutral to the impacted privately-owned utility company, Southern California
Edison. However, Edison has opposed this rate proposal because of the additional burden it will
put on their customers during the hottest months of the year; and
WHEREAS, Edison is the only electrical utility under the jurisdiction of the Califomia
Public Utilities Commission that is mandated to have seasonal rates. These higher rates will be
applied to their residential and small business owner customers; and
WHEREAS, seasonal rates will adversely impact senior citizens and all families and
individuals who are living on fixed incomes. They will be forced to pay additional and burdensome
dollars for their electrical costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby
resolves and requests that the California Public Utilities Commission reject the recommendations
of their staff which would impose a seasonal rate on residential and small business customers in
Southern and Central California.
Resolution No. 96-038
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of April, 1996.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Gutierrez, Williams
None
None
ATTEST:
VVilliam J. A~kander, M~yor
I DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Califomia, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga, Califomia, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 3rd
day of April, 1996.
Executed this 4th day of April, 1996, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.