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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. UB- 12-C45RESOLUTION NO. 12-C45 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY BOARD OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE "EDR-2-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATE" PROVIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR QUALIFIED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 78-37 of the Azusa Municipal Code, the City Council is required to adopt rules and regulations governing the operation and services provided by the Azusa Light & Water Department; and WHEREAS, the City of Azusa owns and operates an electric utility that provides electricity to over 15,000 customers; and WHEREAS, the City of Azusa has a comprehensive program to promote economic development in the community; and WHEREAS, discounted electric rates for new commercial and industrial entities will help attract such businesses to the City of Azusa; and WHEREAS, discounted electric rates for qualifying commercial and industrial businesses that are existing customers of Azusa Light & Water will help them expand their operations in the City of Azusa; and WHEREAS, the expansion of commercial and industrial business activity inside the City of Azusa is vital to the local economy and provides jobs to residents of Azusa; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY BOARD DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the "Schedule EDR-2—Economic Development Rate", attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby modified and included in Azusa Light & Water Rules and Regulations. 2. That the EDR-2 Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall become effective on July 1, 2012. 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. Joseph Rocha, Mayor ATTEST: Vera Mendoza, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF AZUSA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council/Utility Board of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the Azusa Utility Board on the 25th day of June, 2012. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, HANKS, ROCHA NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO Vera Mendoza, City Clerk �_ EXHIBIT A SCHEDULE EDR-2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATE Applicability: Applicable to qualified eamiflereWlindustfialnon-residential customers receiving electric service from Azusa Light & Water for the purpose of (i) incenting businesses occupying new buildings/facilities or vacated commercial space or (ii) industrial business attraction and/or expansion; as provided below or (iii) develop properties which had becneerrenNv owned by the City of Azusa or its redevelopment agencv for development purposes. Territory: Within the electric service area of the City of Azusa. Rate: Non-residential customers occupying space in (i) new buildings/facilities or (ii) existing commercial buildings/facilities that have been vacant for ninety (90) days or longer, are eligible to receive a discount equal to 150% of the electric bill associated with the qualifying certttnere411facility electric load. Premium for New r'^�^.,..:��^-^'�' Non-residential Customers developing esseeiated-with City of AzusaRedevelepmew owned property-preiecis ''-� ereial Non-residential customers who are otherwise qualified to receive an EDR-2 discount and whodevelop City of Azusa Oewned P roe are eligible to receive an additional 325% discount to their electric bill for the first 12 months and an additional] 0% discounAto their electric wrmatrea: unaer�ine bill for the next 24 months. "City of Azusa Owned Property" shall mean Property owned by the City of Azusa or the Azusa Redevelopment Agency on January 1. 2012. Premium for New or Expanded Industrial Load Industrial customers otherwise qualified for an EDR-2 discount are eligible to receive an additional 25% discount to their electric bill for the first 12 months and an additional 100o discount to their electric bill for the next 24 months°O'-,%d,�' ra;t-te-their-e'e.�etFie'-i! if the new or expanded industrial load is (i) sized at 100 KW or greater and (ii) has a monthly load factor of 50 percent or higher. An Industrial Customer is one who operates facilities that are primarily used for the manufacturing of goods are eligible to receive an additional 25% discount to their electric bill for the first 12 months and an additional 10% discount to their electric bill for the next 24 months.: 118 Special Conditions: 1. Schedule EDR shall become effective on July 1, 20120 and applies to customers who receive a permit or development agreement from the City of ' Azusa on and after July 1, 20120 to build/modify qualified serFwr�arsialllndus4Fialnon-residential facilities. Formatted: Indent Left: 0", First line: 0" 2. Customers desiring to take advantage of Schedule EDR-2 must file an application with Azusa Light & Water for approval prior to initiation of electric service to the qualified new or expanded load. Applicants are encouraged to submit an application as early as possible in (heir siting process in order to ensure the applicability of the EDR-2 rate and the level of associated discounts to their planned location. 3. Upon approval and initiation of electric service, EDR-2 discounts shall apply for a period of 04ky-si*sixty (6036) months subject to paragraph 7 below. 4. The EDR_ discounts shall not apply to the CEC fee, State Energy Tax, Public Benefits charge or any other assessment or charge levied on electric bills after the effective date of this rate schedule unless specifically provided otherwise. The EDR-2 discounts shall apply to the p' e.,�, as Power Cost Adjustment Nwte"r any successor surcharge/factor related to power supply costs. 5. Expanded industrial load must be separately metered or sub -metered to enable verification of the minimum additional load requirement. Such metering shall be at the customer's cost. The industrial discount premium shall not apply for any billing period that the qualified industrial load does not meet the minimum size or load factor. 6. Light & Water shall be responsible for (i) establishing/enforcing rules and procedures for administering this rate schedule and (ii) determining whether customers meet the qualifications set forth herein. Customers shall provide information on a timely basis for the purposes of verifying eligibility and administering the terms of this rate schedule. 7. Schedule EDR-_ shall remain effective for new qualified customers through June 30, 201452 (i.e. 2 -wears). No discounts will be applied for billing periods after Beserttber.lune 30, 20445920. 8 The Director of Utilities shall be responsible for impleirlentinp this rate schedule to include determination of whether or not an applicant qualifies hereunder for a discounted service. 9. The Azusa Utility Board may modify or eliminate EDR-2 at any time provided that such modifications or elimination shall not affect entities who have heen previously approved for service under EDR-2.