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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH ORDINANCE NO. 22-1451
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
APPROVING THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does ordain as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach has been actively investigating
options to provide electric services to constituents within its service area with the
intent of achieving greater local involvement over the provision of electric
services and promoting renewable energy at competitive rates;
WHEREAS, on September 24, 2002, the Governor signed into law Assembly
Bill 117 (Stat. 2002, Ch. 838; see California Public Utilities Code section 366.2;
hereinafter referred to as the “Act"), which authorizes any California city or
county, whose governing body so elects, to combine the electricity load of its
residents and businesses in a community-wide electricity aggregation program
known as Community Choice Aggregation;
WHEREAS, the Act expressly authorizes participation in a Community Choice
Aggregation (CCA) program through a joint powers agency;
WHEREAS, through Docket No. R.03-10-003, the California Public Utilities
Commission has issued various decisions and rulings addressing the
implementation of CCA programs, including a procedure by which the California
Public Utilities Commission will review “Implementation Plans," which are required for submittal under the Act as the means of describing the CCA program and
assuring compliance with various elements contained in the Act;
WHEREAS, the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (CPA) is a joint
powers authority established pursuant to California Government Code section
6500 et seq. and California Public Utilities Code section 366.2(c) and a Joint
Powers Agreement (“Joint Powers Agreement"), which purposes include the following:
To form a Joint Powers Authority known as “Clean Power Alliance of
Southern California” (formerly known as “Los Angeles Community Choice
Energy Authority”); and
To specify the terms and conditions by which participants may participate
as a group in energy programs, including the implementation of a CCA
program;
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WHEREAS, an Implementation Plan Addendum will be submitted for review
and adoption by the CPA Board of Directors;
WHEREAS, Community Choice Aggregation by and through CPA appears
to provide a reasonable opportunity to accomplish all of the following:
To provide greater levels of local involvement in and collaboration on
energy decisions;
To significantly increase the amount of renewable energy available to CPA energy customers;
To provide price stability, long-term electricity cost competitiveness and
other benefits for the community; and
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to the electricity sector.
WHEREAS, the Act requires CCA program participants to individually adopt
an ordinance (“CCA Ordinance") electing to implement a CCA program within
its jurisdiction by and through its participation in CPA;
WHEREAS, it is in the public's interest and welfare to establish a CCA
program within the City of Hermosa Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Powers Agreement expressly allows the City to vote to
withdraw its membership in CPA (and its participation in the CCA program) by
providing no less than 180 advance written notice to CPA.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Based upon the findings and declarations set forth in this
ordinance, and in order to provide businesses and residents within the
jurisdictional boundaries of the City with a choice of power providers and with the
benefits described in the recitals above, the City Council hereby elects to implement a CCA program within the City's jurisdictional boundaries. Upon
approval and execution of the Joint Powers Agreement, the City will implement
the CCA program by and through the City's participation in CPA).
SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby approves the Joint Powers
Agreement, and directs that the City proceed with the participation in CPA.
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SECTION 4. That the City Council declares that, should any provision,
section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared
invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason
of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted shall remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after
its adoption.
SECTION 6. That the City Council finds that it has the authority to adopt this
ordinance, that the ordinance is constitutionally valid and that the ordinance is
consistent with the general powers and purposes of the City.
SECTION 7. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the
passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published
once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 2022.
AYES: Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tem Jackson, Councilmembers Campbell,
Armato, and Massey. NOES: None ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
____________________________________________________________ Mayor Michael Detoy PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ _______________________________
Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC Michael Jenkins
City Clerk City Attorney
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State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Hermosa Beach )
October 19, 2022 Certification of Council Action ORDINANCE NO. 22-1451
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH APPROVING THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR CLEAN
POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AUTHORIZING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
PROGRAM
I, Myra Maravilla, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 22-1451 was duly
approved and adopted by the City Council of said City at its regular meeting
thereof held via hybrid on the 11th day of October, 2022 and passed by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tem Jackson, Councilmembers Campbell,
Armato, and Massey NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None
________________________________
Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC
City Clerk
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