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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-191 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CONSENTING TO INCLUSION OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION IN THE CALIFORNIA HERO PROGRAM TO FINANCE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO ADD THE CITY AS A MEMBER, AND APPROVING AN INDEMNITY AGREEMENT WITH THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
On June 6, 2015, per Resolution 2015-115, City Council approved Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program Guidelines to help guide expansion of PACE program offerings available to Chula Vista property-owners. Currently, Chula Vista property-owners can only choose between two different PACE programs: the local Clean Energy Chula Vista program (administered by Ygrene Energy Fund) and the statewide CaliforniaFIRST program (administered by the California Statewide Community Development Authority & Renewable Funding). The City is adding the HERO Program as another PACE program offering in order to provide property-owners with more choices, potentially create more competitive rates in the market, and maximize the number of completed energy and water efficiency retrofits in the community.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
On October 13, 2014, the Resource Conservation Commission recommended that the City Council expand Property Asse...
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