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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-097
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, THE
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE AND THE CENTER FOR
ENERGY STUDIES AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, IN
A PARTNERSHIP TO ESTABLISH AND TO OPERATE THE
NATIONAL ENERGY CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
SIGN SAID AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista will partner with the Gas Technology Institute and
the Center for Energy Studies at San Diego State University (SDSU) to establish and operate the
National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities (NECSC); and
WHEREAS, the execution of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) will initiate the
necessary planning and fundraising activities for construction of the permanent research facility
at the University Park and Research Center in Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the Gas Technology Institute (GT!) is the leading natural gas research,
development and training organization dedicated to meeting the nation's energy and
environmental challenges through technology-based solutions for consumers, industry, and
government; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Energy Studies (CES) was founded in 1981 to facilitate,
promote and support research and academic programs at SDSU relating to the study of energy
and its impact on society; and
WHEREAS, the three partners will co-administer the NECSC while the NECSC conducts
a two-year capital campaign to fund the construction of the permanent 40,000 square foot facility
in the University Park and Research Center in Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Manager will act on behalf of the City on the
NECSC management team; and
WHEREAS, the NECSC will pursue initiatives within the context of four focus areas:
I) primary and applied research; 2) professional education and training; 3) technology and
management practice demonstration; and 4) the capital campaign to construct a permanent
NECSC building and demonstration site in Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the NECSC will develop and disseminate education and training materials
and courses for public planners and building officials and for private developers and builders that
enhance their capacity to design and construct more energy-efficient communities.
Resolution No. 2006-097
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Chula Vista, the
Gas Technology Institute, and the Center for Energy Studies at San Diego State University to
establish and to operate the National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities, and authorize
the Mayor to sign said agreement.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Dana M. Smith
Assistant City Manager/
Community Development Director
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista,
California, this 28th day of March 2006 by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, Chavez, McCann, Rindone and Padilla
Councilmembers:
None
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Cler
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. 2006-097 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of March 2006.
Executed this 28th day of March 2006.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City C k
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