HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-256RESOLUTION NO. 2009-256
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) ACCEPTING $1,974,300 IN ENERGY
EFFICIENCY & CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
TO REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL AND ENERGY USE, (2)
ESTABLISHING TWO NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS -MUNICIPAL SOLAR PV (GG208) AND PWC
BIODIESEL TANK (GG209), (3) AMENDING THE FISCAL
YEAR 2010 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND (4)
APPROPRIATING $1,974,300 IN GRANT FUNDS TO THE
CITY'S AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT
ACT FUND
WHEREAS, as part of the Federal Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007,
Congress authorized a new Department of Energy program entitled Energy Efficiency &
Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) which was designed to provide local governments funding
to implement strategies to reduce energy use and lower fossil fuel emissions; and
WHEREAS, although the original 5-year EECBG program never received Federal
appropriations, the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, did include $3.2 billion to
support limited EECBG funding throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has been allocated $1,974,300 in EECBG funding
based on its population (daytime and fulltime) size; and
WHEREAS, at the May 12, 2009, City Council meeting, the City Council approved
staffs strategy for using the grant funds and authorized the City Manager to execute all
documents necessazy to obtain and manage EECBG grant funds (Resolution #2009-116); and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista's EECBG funds will directly support 3 key projects, Above-
Ground Biodiesel Tank, Home Upgrade, Carbon Downgrade Program, and Municipal Solar
Installations which will help lower energy demand and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
at municipal facilities and in the community; and
WHEREAS, these projects balance the City's goals of reducing annual municipal energy
costs by installing more energy efficient technologies and renewable energy systems at
municipal facilities with supporting acommunity-focused energy efficiency and solar conversion
program to help residents and businesses reduce monthly energy use and costs; and
WHEREAS, as previously approved by City Council (Resolution #2007-241 & #2009-
116), the Federal EECBG funds will be leveraged with over $8 million in California Energy
Commission Loans (3.0% or lower interest rate) or San Diego Gas & Electric On-Bill Financing
(0% interest rate) to implement additional municipal retrofit projects which would further reduce
municipal energy use and generate General Funds savings (once the loans are repaid in typically
4-7 years); and
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WHEREAS, in addition, the EECBG funds will be supplemented with over $20 million
in private, property-secured financing which Home Upgrade, Carbon Downgrade program
participants can also access to fund building retrofit projects; and
WHEREAS, property-secured financing, commonly called AB811 financing, is emerging
as a novel tool for local governments to facilitate the installation of water conservation, energy
efficiency, and renewable energy upgrades in the community, and allows homeowners to finance
cazbon-saving improvements through a voluntary tax assessment on their property; and
WHEREAS, the homeowners' new assessments aze offset by their resulting utility
savings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it hereby: (1) accepts $1,974,300 in Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant funds to
reduce fossil fuel and energy use; (2) amends the fiscal year 2010 Capital Improvement Program
to include two new Capital Improvement Projects -Municipal Solaz PV (GG208) and PWC
Biodiesel Tank (GG209); and (3) amends the fiscal year 2010 budget by appropriating $444,000
to the Services and Supplies category, $456,000 to the Other Expenses category, and $1,074,300
to the CIP Project expenditure category of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Fund to
be offset by grant revenue.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Michael T Meacham Bart C. Mies d
Conservation & Environmental Services City Atto y
Director
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 3rd day of November 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, Thompson and
Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris~MC, 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. 2009-256 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 3rd day of November 2009.
Executed this 3rd day of November 2009.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk