HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-28 - RESOLUTIONS - CMTY ENERGY PARNTERSHIP (2)—' RESOLUTION NO. 04-123
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY ENERGY PARTNERSHIP IN ITS LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE FLEX YOUR POWER NOW! ALERT SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the California Independent System Operator, a not-for-profit corporation, is
responsible for managing California's electrical power grid; and
WHEREAS, the California Energy Commission in consultation with the California
Independent System Operator has determined that high temperatures combined with increasing
local demand and localized transmission constraints can result in localized shortages of
electricity, and
WHEREAS, the ability of consumers to reduce their energy usage at times when overall
energy usage is placing strains on the state's electrical system can improve the stability of the
grid, reduce the cost of electricity, and result in significant savings; and
WHEREAS, in Executive Order No. S-12-04, the Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Governor of California, encourages local governments to reduce energy usage during peak
periods and to participate in the demand response programs offered by California's power
utilities and other entities in the California electric power industry; and
WHEREAS, Flex Your Power Now! is an electricity conservation alert system designed
to prevent Stage One Electrical Emergencies – times when electricity reserves are low; and
WHEREAS, the Flex Your Power Now! alert will notify California businesses,
governments and residents when they should follow specific conservation and load -shifting
measures to immediately reduce their electricity use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is a member of the Community Energy Partnership,
with the cities of Brea, Cathedral City, Corona, Hermosa Beach, Irvine, Moreno Valley, Palm
Desert, San Bernardino, and Santa Monica, as well as Southern California Edison; and
WHEREAS, the Partnership serves as a means by which city governments, utilities, small
businesses, and residents of local communities can work together to understand their options,
change attitudes and behaviors, and ultimately take on the responsibility for a healthy and
sustainable energy future, and
WHEREAS, the Community Energy Partnership has been selected as the subject of a
demonstration project to verify the effectiveness of community organizing as a means of
disseminating information to local residents in the event of critical and emergency stages as
declared by the Independent System Operator.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve
as follows:
Resolution No. 04-123
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SECTION 1. The City shall reduce energy usage at City facilities during critical peak
periods as defined and declared by the Independent System Operator.
SECTION 2. The City shall commit as many City staff and outreach resources to the
Partnership's alert system as feasible, to reach as many local residents and businesses as possible
with news and information in the event of a system alert.
SECTION 3. The City shall encourage local residents and businesses to fully participate
in the Community Energy Partnership, the City's energy efficiency program and other demand
response programs administered by investor-owned utilities and other entities.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28`h day of September, 2004.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 28 day of September, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Weste, Ferry, Smyth, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARTTA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 04-123 adopted by the City Council of the City
of Santa Clarita, California on September 28, 2004, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of
20_.
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Coffman
Deputy City Clerk