Resolution 14808CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 14808
APPROVE THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS
AGREEMENT CREATING THE ENERGY COUNCIL AND
AGREEING TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ENERGY
COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (herein
referred to as StopWaste.Org) is asking its fifteen member agencies to approve a Joint
Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) creating an Energy Council and to become
members of the Energy Council; and
WHEREAS, there is an opportunity to continue and expand energy-
efficiency programs through funding from multiple sources, including regional, state, and
federal agencies, investor-owned utilities and private foundations; and
WHEREAS, based on input from potential funders, a Joint Exercise of
Powers agency that is expressly authorized to seek and expend energy-related funds,
separate from Stopwaste.Org, would provide a clear signal that our region prioritizes
energy management and has established a dedicated governance structure for this
purpose; and
WHEREAS, the attached JPA would create an independent Energy
Council to seek funding; develop and implement sustainable energy initiatives that
reduce energy demand and increase energy efficiency; and advance the use of clean,
efficient, and renewable resources available in the region for the benefit of the member
agencies and their constituents; and
WHEREAS, no debt, liability, or obligation or obligation of the Energy
Council shall constitute a debt, liability or obligation of City of Alameda pursuant to
Government Code Section 6508.1 and the terms of the agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Alameda
approves the attached JPA for the Energy Council, and authorizes and directs the City
Manager to execute the agreement and agrees to become a member of the Energy
Council.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting
assembled on the 21st day of May, 2013, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and
Mayor Gilmore – 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 22nd day of May, 2013.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda