HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-027RESOLUTION NO. 2019-027
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE TWO-PARTY CONTRACT
WITH EES CONSULTING, INC. TO PROVIDE A
COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION TECHNICAL
FEASIBILITY STUDY AND A RELATED COST-SHARING
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LA MESA AND THE
CITY OF SANTEE
WHEREAS, Chula Vista has been a nationally-recognized leader in implementing a
Climate Action Plan to address the threat of climate change to the local community; and
WHEREAS, greenhouse gas emissions from community-wide sources have been reduced
5% from their baseline, but more reductions are needed to meet our 2020 and 2030 respective
goals of 15% and 55% below their baseline; and
WHEREAS, based on Climate Change Working Group Recommendations, City Council
instructed City staff to conduct a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) feasibility study in
implementation action 3.2.2.A of the 2017 Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation enables various entities to serve as
‘community choice aggregators’ to combine electrical loads of multiple end-use customers and
provide power supply services, including facilitating the sale and purchase of electrical energy,
transmission, and other services on behalf of the end-use customers; and
WHEREAS, City requires CCA energy consulting services in order to evaluate and
quantify the environmental, financial, economic, and technical implications and overall viability
of establishing a CCA program; and
WHEREAS, funds were included in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget to pay for a CCA
Feasibility Study; and
WHEREAS, due to the aligned goals and timelines the City partnered with the City of La
Mesa and the City of Santee to conduct the CCA feasibility study; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista will serve as the lead agency for project
administration but participating jurisdictions have signed a cost-sharing agreement that will
allow for the project costs to be covered by all jurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it approves the Two Party Contract with EES, Inc. to provide a Community Choice
Aggregation Technical Feasibility Study and the Cost-Sharing Agreement with the City of La
Mesa and the City of Santee, in the forms presented, with such minor changes as may be
required or approved by the City Attorney, copies of which shall be kept on file in the Office of
the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute both agreements.
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Resolution No. 2019-027
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Eric C. Crockett Glen R. Googins
Director of Economic Development City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 19th day of February 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2019-027 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 19th day of February 2019.
Executed this 19th day of February 2019.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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