HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2010-023RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 023
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING, ENDORSING AND
PARTICIPATING WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON,
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND ITS
PARTICIPATING MEMBER CITIES IN AN ENERGY
LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP TO BE KNOWN AS "THE
WESTERN RIVERSIDE ENERGY LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP"
WHEREAS, the Western Riverside Energy Leadership Partnership
("WRELP") (a Local Government Partnership), representing Western Riverside
Council of Governments ("WRCOG"), its participating member cities, and
Southern California Edison ("SCE"), supports "energy efficiency" initiatives,
policies, and construction standards in order to ensure that local communities
follow and encourage sustainable practices; and
WHEREAS, local demand for electricity has grown, and it is expected that
demand for electricity will continue to grow in the near future to support a growing
population and economy; and
WHEREAS, because citizens and businesses spend significant amounts
for energy, it makes economic sense and is good public policy to encourage
energy efficiency in the Western Riverside County region (`Region") and its
communities; and
WHEREAS, energy efficiency programs enhance the local environment by
improving air quality, reducing greenhouse gases and other pollution, and
conserving natural resources; and
WHEREAS, it is vital for local communities to promote investment in
energy efficiency and to encourage innovations in the way they behave, build,
and incorporate energy into everyday business and personal lives; and
WHEREAS, there is a growing movement within California communities
and businesses to improve everyday practices and create more sustainable and
"greener" cities; and
WHEREAS, the participating member cities of the WRELP seek to
promote innovative methods and state-of-the-art technologies used in the design,
construction and rehabilitation of new and existing residential and commercial
buildings within the Region, in order to bring energy and natural resource
consumption in line with sustainability goals; and
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WHEREAS, WRCOG has been identified by the participating member
cities to enter into an agreement with SCE and act on their behalf as necessary
to further the goals of the WRELP; and
WHEREAS, WRELP brings together WRCOG, SCE and the participating
member cities in a cooperative program, the Energy Leader Partnership Program
("Program") to promote energy efficiency, regional sustainability goals, and
collaboration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore ("City") has
identified the suite of programs within the proposed Program as being consistent
with the WRELP members' customer service goals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to participate in the WRELP and the
Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council supports the City's commitment to
sustainable practices through energy efficiency, and will provide leadership and
guidance in promoting, facilitating, and instituting such practices in the Region.
SECTION 3. The City Council supports and endorses the WRELP and
the Program as effective methods to help meet long-term regional economic and
environmental goals.
SECTION 4. The City Council approves the city's participation as a
member city in the WRELP and the Program.
SECTION 5. The City Council authorizes WRCOG to act on the City's
behalf as necessary to further the WRELP's goals and objectives.
SECTION 6. One (1) individual shall be designated to be the City's
primary contact for both WRCOG and SCE and is authorized to act on behalf of
the City in carrying out the Program. Such individual shall be designated as the
"Energy Champion."
SECTION 7. With the assistance of SCE, WRCOG and the WRELP, the
City will identify and support implementation of the Program's community energy
efficiency and sustainability goals within its own municipal facilities.
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SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and the same shall thereupon take effect and be in force.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 8th day of June, 2010.
MELISSA A. MELENDEZ, MAYO
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
A
INTERIM CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BARBARA ZEfD LEI BOLD
CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE } ss
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE }
I, CAROL COWLEY, Interim City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2010-023 was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on the
Stn day of June 2010, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, MAGEE, MAYOR
PRO TEM BHUTTA AND MAYOR MELENDEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
INTERIM CITY CLERK