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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE. <br />MARCH 21, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING <br />SUPPORT FOR AN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP <br />BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA <br />EDISON COMPANY AND SOUTHERN <br />CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 2) <br />� /" <br />CITY IMANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1 at Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For,.,,,,,,_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution declaring support for an energy partnership between Southern California <br />Edison Company and Southern California Gas Company to be known as "Energy Partnership." <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorized Southern California Edison <br />(SCE) and Southern California Gas Company (SCG), in partnership with cities, to deliver energy <br />efficiency programs to utility customers in their service area. <br />The City was awarded a single -city Energy Leader Partnership with SCE for 2010 -2012. The <br />agreement was subsequently extended with first, second, and third amendments through March <br />31, 2017. The City was also awarded a single -city Energy Leader Partnership with SCG for <br />2013 -2014. That agreement was subsequently extended with first and second amendments to <br />March 31, 2019. The focus of these partnerships is to jointly deliver energy efficiency <br />information, training, and materials that benefit Santa Ana customers. The partnerships also <br />optimize the City's opportunities for achieving short- and long -term energy savings and reduced <br />utility bills, and assist City residents and businesses in understanding, managing, and reducing <br />energy use and costs. <br />SCE and SCG have maintained a multi - jurisdiction "Energy Partnership" with the Cities of <br />Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Westminster for the <br />same purposes in those cities. The individual City of Santa Ana partnerships are now being <br />combined with this regional Energy Partnership. <br />Instead of executing individual agreements and amendments, as in the past, SCE and SCG now <br />simply request a Resolution declaring support for the Energy Partnership. SCE and SCG will <br />55A -1 <br />