HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1999-19514 RESOLUTION NO. 19514
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING RENEWAL OF COMMONWEALTH ENERGY
POWER SERVICES AGREEMENT AND GREEN POWER
ADDENDUM FOR THE CITY'S ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDER
AND INCLUDE GREEN POWER IN ALL FUTURE BID REQUESTS
AND ELECTRICITY PURCHASING CONTRACTS
WHEREAS, SANDAG developed a Power Pool for the purpose of providing agencies a
lower priced alternative to the electricity costs offered by SDG&E and the power exchange;
and
WHEREAS, SANDAG's Power Pool is expected to purchase 450 million kilowatts of
power this year on behalf of seventy-eight local governmental agencies; and
WHEREAS, Council has previously approved joining the Power Pool for a limited number
of meters and requested staff to pursue a green power option for Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, due to Chula Vista's participation in the Power Pool, SANDAG was directed
to explore green power options, in turn requiring its supplier, Commonwealth Energy, to
provide a green power option to the entire pool; and
WHEREAS, the option offered to all agencies in the pool was to switch all meters to
a renewable power or "green power", with an anticipated savings of five percent off the entire
bill and a twenty percent savings on the electricity portion of the bill; and
WHEREAS, staff is bringing this Green Power option forward for approval to switch the
eight existing meters in the pool from brown to green power and recommending additional
meters to the pool; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby approve renewal of Commonwealth Energy Power Services Agreement and Green
Power Addendure for electric services for the electric meters listed in Schedule A, a copy of
which shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby
authorized and directed to execute .said contract for and on behalf of the City of Chula Vista,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Purchasing Agent is directed to include green
power in all future bid requests and electricity purchasing contracts.
Presented by Approved as to form by
rt A. Le J M. Kaheny
ector ey
Resolution 19514
Page 2
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 29th day of June, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Moot, Padilia, Salas and Hotton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Davis
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
Shirley Ho;r~, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Sigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 19514 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 29th day of June, 1999.
Executed this 29'h day of June, 1999.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk