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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-15725 the utilities. 26 (g) Utilities do not allow energy -conserving means of 27 efficient lumination except for high pressure sodium vapor street 28 11lights in their system. 1 RESOLUTION NO. 82-157 t 2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO SOLICITING RELIEF FROM CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITIES' ENERGY POLICIES. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 4 SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: 5 SECTION 1. Recitals. 6 (a) The rates for street lighting charged by utilities 7 governed by the California Public Utilities Commission do not 8 reflect the actual energy used by the street lights. 9 (b) Local agencies are discouraged from acquiring the 10 components of the utility -owned street light system because 11 procedures for acquisition of the components are vague and 12 unnecessarily cumbersome. 13 (c) Joint -tenancy of utility poles has been discouraged or 14 conditioned in such a manner as to be unfeasible. 15 (d) Utilities' rate structure adjusted and approved by the 16 Commission from time to time included provisions for the 17 amortization of utilities' installation and replacement costs of 18 street lighting facilities. 19 (e) Utilities' method of evaluating its street lighting 20 facilities (Reproduction Cost New Less Depreciation) does not 21 reflect the actual saleable worth of these facilities. 22 (f) Utilities require local public agencies to purchase 23 street lighting facilities which were previously installed by 24 property owners and developers and then dedicated at no cost to 25 the utilities. 26 (g) Utilities do not allow energy -conserving means of 27 efficient lumination except for high pressure sodium vapor street 28 11lights in their system. 1 lCommission SECTION 2. Implementation. The California Public Utilities 2 ( is requested to consider, amend and adopt regulations 3 igoverning and regulating street lighting which would provide as 4 follows: 5 (a) Rates charged for street lighting reflect the actual 6 energy used by the lights; and 7 (b) procedures for acquiring components of the utilities' 8 street lighting system be stated in a clear and precise manner; 9 and 10 (c) utilities be required, if requested by a local public 11 agency, to allow joint use of their utility pole system, without 12 charge, to install street light fixtures owned and maintained by 13 the local public agency; and 14 (d) the method utilized by utilities for valuating street 15 lighting facilities to be purchased by public entities be based on 16 actual cost of the facilities when installed less depreciation and 17 11any other amounts recovered through utility rate charges, not to 18 11exceed salvage value; and 19 (e) utilities be required, if requested by a local public 20 agency, to transfer to the agency, without charge, any street 21 lighting facility which utilities acquired from property owners 22 and developers at no cost to the utility; and 23 (f) utilities be directed to utilize any and all forms of 24 energy-efficient, economical street lighting including but not 25 limited to both high and low pressure sodium vapor street lights, 26 when requested to do so by a public entity. 27 SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a 28 copy of this resolution to the following individuals and -2- 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 organizations: CPUC Commissioners Attn: Bill Ahern California Public Utilities Commission 350 McAllister San Francisco, CA 94102 Mr. Don Benninghoven Executive Director League of California Cities 1400 "K" Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. Larry Naake Executive Director County Supervisors Association of California 11th & L Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Senator Robert Presley 2 East Citrus Avenue Redlands, CA 92373 Senator Ruben Ayala 515 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 100 San Bernardino, CA 92401 Assemblyman Terry Goggin Suite 802, 290 North "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92401 Assemblyman William R. Leonard 405 East Citrus Avenue Redlands, CA 92373 Frank J. Addiego Director of Public Works 1017 Middlefield Road P. O. Box 391 Redwood City, CA 94064 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of April 1982, by the following , to wit: 2711..... 28 -3- , 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 organizations: CPUC Commissioners Attn: Bill Ahern California Public Utilities Commission 350 McAllister San Francisco, CA 94102 Mr. Don Benninghoven Executive Director League of California Cities 1400 "K" Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. Larry Naake Executive Director County Supervisors Association of California 11th & L Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Senator Robert Presley 2 East Citrus Avenue Redlands, CA 92373 Senator Ruben Ayala 515 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 100 San Bernardino, CA 92401 Assemblyman Terry Goggin Suite 802, 290 North "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92401 Assemblyman William R. Leonard 405 East Citrus Avenue Redlands, CA 92373 Frank J. Addiego Director of Public Works 1017 Middlefield Road P. O. Box 391 Redwood City, CA 94064 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of April 1982, by the following , to wit: 2711..... 28 -3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AYES: Council Members Castaneda, Reilly, Botts," Ouiel, Nrikvha-_--Rtri�kInr NAYS: None ABSENT: Council Member Hernandez City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approves -— day of April 1982. �Iity At as to form: -4- ty San Bernard