HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-04ORDINANCE NO. 2017-04
APPROVING THE MCE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
PROGRAM
The Danville Town Council does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Town of Danville has been actively investigating options to provide
electric services to constituents within its service area with the intent of promoting use
of renewable energy and reducing energy related greenhouse gas emissions.
SECTION 2. On September 24, 2002, the Governor signed into law Assembly Bill 117
(Stat. 2002, ch. 838; see California Public Utilities Code section 366.2; hereinafter referred
to as the "Act"), which authorizes any California city or county, whose governing body
so elects, to combine the electricity load of its residents and businesses in a community-
wide electricity aggregation program known as Community Choice Aggregation.
SECTION 3. The Act expressly authorizes participation in a Community Choice
Aggregation (CCA) program through a joint powers agency, and on December 19, 2008,
MCE was established as a joint power authority pursuant to a Joint Powers Agreement,
as amended from time to time.
SECTION 4. On February 2, 2010 the California Public Utilities Commission certified
the "Implementation Plan" of MCE, confirming MCE's compliance with the
requirements of the Act.
SECTION 5. In order to become a member of MCE, the Act requires the Town of
Danville to individually adopt an ordinance electing to implement a Community
Choice Aggregation program within its jurisdiction by and through its participation in
MCE.
SECTION 6. Based upon all of the above, the Town Council elects to implement a
Community Choice Aggregation program within the Town of Danville's jurisdiction by
and through the Town of Danville's participation in MCE. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to execute the MCE Joint Powers Agreement.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect on the later of (a) the date the Board of
Directors of MCE adopts a Resolution adding the Town as a member of MCE, or (b) 30
days after its adoption. The City Clerk should have a summary of this ordinance
published twice in a newspaper of general circulation, once within five (5) days before
adoption and once within fifteen (15) days after adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced on May 16, 2017 and approved and adopted
by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting held on June 6, 2017, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Arnerich, Blackwell, Morgan, Stepper, Storer
None
None
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, Marie Sunseri, City Clerk of the Town of Danville, hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 2017-04 of said Town and that said
ordinance was published according to law.
Dated:
a
City Clerk of
Town of Dan
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