TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Ryan Heise, Acting Community Development Director
Britny Coker-Moen, Environmental Programs Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving Participation in Clean Power Alliance's Reach Code Program for Building and Transportation Electrification and Grant Funding Opportunity, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement (No Budget Impact) (Acting Community Development Director Ryan Heise).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)Body
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0016
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting a resolution to approve the City's participation in Clean Power Alliance's Reach Code Program for Building and Transportation Electrification and grant funding opportunity.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Clean Power Alliance's Reach Code Program for Building and Transportation Electrification (Reach Code Program) is offered as a community benefit to the City at no additional cost. Should the City decide to participate, the City may receive $12,500 in grant funding to offset staff time to coordinate with Clean Power Alliance and their contracted technical consultant, TRC Companies Inc. Grant funds are received after a proposed reach code ordinance has been presented to City Council for consideration, however, adoption of a reach code ordinance is not required to receive funds.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach joined Clean Power Alliance (CPA) in 2017 to bring clean energy and local benefits to the City. CPA is a Community Choice Aggregation Joint Powers Authority that works with Southern California Edison to provide renewable energy to its members. CPA is comprised of 35 member cities and unincorporated county areas in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. As a non-profit organization, CPA's revenues are reinvested back into their member's communitie...
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