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RESOLUTION NO. 14-6916
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY
OF FEASIBILITY OF COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION FOR
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach has demonstrated its commitment to al
environmentally sustainable future through its Strategic Plan, Sustainability Plan, General Plat
update process, grant programs, commissioning of various studies and various actions, including
greenhouse gas emission and energy reduction, clean energy programs, and the expansion of :
local renewable power supply; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach commissioned two studies prepared by
Practicum Classes which identified Community Choice Aggregation as one key strategy to meet
local clean energy goals and projected greenhouse gas reduction targets; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation is a mechanism by which local governments
assume responsibility for providing electrical power for residential and commercial customers
their jurisdiction in partnership with Southern California Edison; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation, if determined to be technically and
financially feasible, could provide substantial environmental and economic benefits to all residents
and businesses in the City of Hermosa Beach; and
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation also provides the opportunity to fund
implement a wide variety of energy -related programs of interest to the community; and
WHEREAS, In addition to technical and financial feasibility, it will be important to
determine whether there is adequate public support for Community Choice Aggregation; and
WHEREAS, determining technical feasibility and public support requires the analysis
energy load data from Southern California Edison and a focused public education and outreach
effort.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA THAT:
1. The City of Hermosa Beach indicates its commitment to participate in the pre -development
and feasibility phase of Community Choice Aggregation for the City of Hermosa Beach.
2. The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents to allow the City
and/or its technical consultants to request energy usage load data from Southern California Edison
so that it may be analyzed as part of a Community Choice Aggregation technical feasibility study.
3. The City may choose to participate on an inter jurisdictional Community Choice
Aggregation Steering Committee (if one is formed) and authorizes City staff to participate in the
preparation of the Community Choice Aggregation technical study and explore funding
opportunities for early planning and development costs.
4. Adoption of this resolution in no way binds or otherwise obligates the City of Hermosa
Beach to incur any cost or to participate in Community Choice Aggregation.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, shall enter the
same in the book of original Resolutions of said city; and shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed
and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and
this 9th day o eptember, 2014.
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of t1}0 City
ATTEST:
City Clerk
sa Beach, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
--city Attorney l 1
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 14-6916 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on September 9, 2014.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: Barragan, DiVirgilio, Fangary, Petty, Tucker, Mayor Tucker
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Dated September 9, 2014
Elaine�ling, City Cler