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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 16, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIP <br />AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN <br />CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY TO <br />DELIVER ENERGY EFFICIENCY <br />PROG AND UCATION <br />CITY MAMAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Southern <br />California Gas Company in the not -to- exceed amount of $56,000 in pass- through funds to <br />implement energy efficiency programs in the community, subject to nonsubstantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Public Utilities Commission has authorized Southern California Gas Company <br />(SCG), in partnership with cities, to deliver energy efficiency programs to utility customers in SCG's <br />service area. Staff applied for, and the City was awarded, an Energy Efficiency Partnership with <br />SCG for 2013 -2014 to jointly deliver energy efficiency information, training, and materials that <br />would benefit Santa Ana customers. <br />The Partnership would optimize the City's opportunities for achieving short- and long -term energy <br />savings and reduced utility bills, and would assist residents and businesses in understanding, <br />managing, and reducing their energy use and costs. Moreover, the program would show that <br />Santa Ana has made commitments to energy efficiency and would demonstrate leadership in <br />energy management practices. <br />SCG has allocated a maximum of $56,000 to the Partnership with Santa Ana for 2013 -2014. The <br />City seeks to leverage existing SCG energy efficiency strategies and programs and to increase <br />participation in those programs. The initial focus would include municipal building retrofits, public <br />education on energy efficiency and low- income programs, and community events. The exact <br />scope, timeline, and working plan of the Partnership will be defined once the agreement is in place. <br />The Partnership will begin upon Council approval and will end on December 31, 2014. This is the <br />City's first Energy Efficiency Partnership with SCG in delivering energy efficiency information and <br />programs to the community. <br />25C -1 <br />