HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2012-097RESOLUTION NO. 2012-097
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) APPROVING A $22,209 AGREEMENT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ROOFTOP SOLAR CHALLENGE, (2)
APPROPRIATING $2,600 OF GRANT FUNDS INTO THE
CITY STAFF SERVICES BUDGET CATEGORY OF THE
ENERGY CONSERVATION FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012,
AND (3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative is a national initiative
to make solaz energy technologies cost-competitive with other forms of energy; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative's latest grant solicitation offered funds to local governments
and regional partners in order to significantly reduce the administrative or "soft" costs associated
with solaz photovoltaic (PV) systems; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista partnered with the California Center for Sustainable
Energy and 11 other jurisdictions to develop the "Southern California Rooftop Solar Challenge"
proposal in response to the DOE grant solicitation; and
WHEREAS, the Southern California Rooftop Solar Challenge was subsequently awarded
grant funds, administered through the California Center for Sustainable Energy, from the
Departrnent of Energy to focus on four action areas (permitting, zoning, interconnection, &
financing) that will be critical for solar market growth in the region; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds provide up to $22,209 (based on population size) to the City
of Chula Vista to support staff time to participate in regional working groups centered on the
four focus azeas; and
WHEREAS, the project will allow the City to more effectively identify current
administrative barriers encountered by local residents and businesses interested in installing solar
PV arrays; and
WHEREAS, the Southern California Rooftop Solar Challenge supports Chula Vista's
greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts and specifically helps to implement the City Council-
approved Climate Mitigation Measure #5.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve
that it:
Approves the $22,209 agreement with the California Center for Sustainable
Energy to participate in the Southern California Rooftop Solar Challenge,
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2. Appropriates $2,600 of grant funds into the "City Staff Services" budget
category of the Energy Conservation Fund for Fiscal Yeaz 2012, and
3. Authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all documents
required to implement the agreement.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Richard A. o ~ s len oogins
Director of P lic Works Attorn y
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 5th day of June 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Cheryl Cox, Ma o
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, CM ,City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2012-097 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 5th day of June 2012.
Executed this 5th day of June 2012.
Donna R. Norris, MC, ity Clerk