REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
THROUGH: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ANN D. KLOOSE, Sustainability Division Manager
Public Works Department, Sustainability Division
JOHN ELLIS, Governmental Affairs Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a consultant agreement with Baker Tilly US, LLP in the amount of $256,443, plus a not-to-exceed contingency amount of $10,000, to provide consulting services on development of an assessment - along with recommendations for options - to improve the services and affordability of electricity in the City of Fresno; authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all related documents. (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve a consultant agreement with Baker Tilly US, LLP in the amount of $256,443, plus a not-to-exceed contingency amount of $10,000, to provide consulting services to develop an assessment, and recommendations for options, to improve services and affordability of electricity in the City of Fresno and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all related documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On September 2, 2021, the Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2021-240, a Resolution of the Mayor and Council in opposition to Pacific Gas & Electric Company's June 2021 filing to the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting substantial rate increases. The resolution called on the CPUC and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to freeze rates and implement electricity rate reform. Since 2021, electricity rates have increased more than 26% through 2022, and are projected by PG&E to increase up to an additional 36% this year. Taken together, this represents a 62% increase in just two years. In addition to these unsustainable rate increases, PG&E has failed to provide new utility connections and service in a timely or reasonable manner. The on...
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