HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. UB- 09-C0680
RESOLUTION NO. 09-C68
A RESOLUTION OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD/CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, COMMITTING TO
MATCH ANY GRANT FUNDS THAT MAY BE AWARDED
BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR A SMART
GRID PROJECT IN THE CITY OF AZUSA UP TO ONE
MILLION DOLLARS.
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the President of the United States signed into
law the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA"); and
WHEREAS, the ARRA is intended to stimulate U.S. economic recovery, through,
among other things, the implementation of innovative projects that improve the efficiency,
reliability and usability, of electric distribution systems through "smart grid" technologies; and
WHEREAS, grant fund applications for "smart grid" projects need to be submitted
by interested parties by August 6, 2009, to the U.S. Department of Energy, to be considered for
ARRA funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa owns and operates a municipal electric utility which
serves approximately 16,000 residential and commercial customers in Los Angeles County,
California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa's municipal electric utility makes an ideal candidate
to demonstrate how smart grid technologies can be deployed to enhance electric utility services
and establish operational efficiencies; and
WHEREAS, in the Azusa's 2005 Electric System Master Plan, a much needed
project was identified and proposed to provide "smart grid" substation monitoring and
distribution line automation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa desires to implement a "smart grid" project
consistent with its Master Plan and ARRA grant program guidelines for "smart grid" projects;
and
WHEREAS, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), requires project applicants to
provide a fifty percent match of funding toward "smart grid" projects awarded any ARRA grant
funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE UTILITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND AND DECLARE THAT:
SECTION 1. Authorization to Submit Application. The Utility Board/City Council
hereby authorizes the City Manager or his or her designee to submit a grant application for a
smart grid project to the U.S. Department of Energy for up to two million dollars.
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SECTION 2. Matching Fund Commitment. The Utility Board/City Council hereby
is committed to match dollar -for -dollar up to one million dollars, any grant funds awarded to the
City of Azusa in response to its grant application submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy for
a "smart grid" project.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of July 2009.
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r Joseph R. Rocha
Mayor
ATTEST:
era Mendoza
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, Vera Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 09-C68 was duly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Azusa Utility Board/City Council on the 27th day of July 2009, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, HANKS, ROCHA
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: MACIAS
Vera Mendoza
City Clerk