REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 15, 2018
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management
THROUGH: KELLI FURTADO, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management
BY: JOSE R GONZALEZ, Division Manager
Sustainability Division
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Director of the Development and Resource Management Department to execute a Contract Work Authorization Agreement between the City of Fresno and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council authorize the Director of Development and Resource Management (DARM) Department, or her designee, to execute a Contract Work Authorization Agreement (Agreement) between the City and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018, to receive a total of $477,000 in funding for energy efficiency programs.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The DARM Sustainability Division has historically received annual funding through similar Agreements between the City and PG&E. The most current two-year agreement (Attachment 1) with PG&E expired on December 31, 2017, and totaled $5,694,000. The proposed one-year Agreement (Attachment 2) through December 31, 2018, for a total of $477,000, continues to provide funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for the City's energy efficiency programs under the Local Government Partnership (LGP) Program. Although reductions in service will result from a substantial decrease in the funding amount, the proposed Agreement continues to provide resources for the City's administration of Energy Programs as well as for the City's professional services agreements to provide residential energy efficiency education, training, and related services to the community.
BACKGROUND
On January 14, 2010, the City Council authorized the Director of the Planning and Development Department to enter into a Service Provider Agreement between the City and PG&E to administer the LGP program using ...
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