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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. DocuSign Envelope ID: 3179F58E-4CA0-42E4-9B05-EAA53BB0D321 Resolution No. 2019-027 Page No. 2 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 3179F58E-4CA0-42E4-9B05-EAA53BB0D321