TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Sustainability Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Memorandum Of Understanding with Clean Power Alliance for the Power Ready Program to Install Solar and Energy Storage at the Joslyn Community Center Parking Lot as a Critical Community Facility (Community Development Director Tai and Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 45 Min.)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0070
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting a resolution to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to participate in the Power Ready program to install solar and energy storage at a critical community facility.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
CPA's Power Ready program is offered as a community benefit to the City at no additional cost. As part of the City's participation in CPA, staff time is used for programs and activities associated with CPA. The City spent approximately $2,000 on newspaper advertisements and $1,500 to print and mail the City Council-requested public notifications to all addresses within 1,000 feet of the Joslyn Community Center.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach has been a member of CPA since 2017 in order to bring clean power, local control, and local benefits to the City. As a member agency, the City has representation on CPA's board.
In response to the increasing risk of weather and disaster related electricity outages, including Public Safety Power Shutoffs and grid emergency events, CPA's board authorized CPA staff in January 2020 to conduct a Request for Information (RFI) with member agencies. The purpose of this RFI was to gauge interest in a program that would provide a solar-paired battery energy...
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