11-246 IRESOLUTION NO. 11-246
A*RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE
SUPPORTING, ENDORSING AND PARTICIPATING WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON,
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER
CITIES IN AN ENERGY LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP TO BE KNOWN AS "THE WESTERN
RIVERSIDE ENERGY LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP"
WHEREAS, the Western Riverside Energy Leadership Partnership ("WRELP") (a Local
Government Partnership), representing Western Riverside Council of Governments ("WRCOG"), its
participating member cities, and Southern California Edison ("SCE"), supports "energy efficiency"
initiatives, policies, and construction standards in order to ensure that local communities follow and
encourage sustainable practices; and
WHEREAS, local demand for electricity has grown, and it is expected that demand for
electricity will continue to grow in the near future to support a growing population and economy; and
WHEREAS, because citizens and businesses spend significant amounts for energy, it makes
economic sense and is good public policy to encourage energy efficiency in the Western Riverside
County region ("Region") and its communities; and
WHEREAS, energy efficiency programs enhance the local environment by improving air
quality, reducing greenhouse gases and other pollution, and conserving natural resources; and
WHEREAS, it is vital for local communities to promote investment in energy efficiency and to
encourage innovations in the way they behave, build, and incorporate energy into everyday business
and personal lives; and
WHEREAS, there is a growing movement within California communities and businesses to
improve everyday practices and create more sustainable and "greener" cities; and
WHEREAS, the participating member cities of the WRELP seek to promote innovative
methods and state-of-the-art technologies used in the design, construction and rehabilitation of new
and existing residential and commercial buildings within the Region, in order to bring energy and
natural resource consumption in line with sustainability goals; and
WHEREAS, WRCOG has been identified by the participating member cities to enter into an
agreement with SCE and act on their behalf as necessary to further the goals of the WRELP; and
WHEREAS, WRELP brings together WRCOG, SCE and the participating member cities in a
cooperative program, the Energy Leader Partnership Program ("Program") to promote energy
efficiency, regional sustainability goals, and collaboration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Menifee ("City") has identified the suite of programs
within the proposed Program as being consistent with the WRELP members' customer service goals;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to participate in the WRELP and the Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Menifee does hereby resolve, determine,
find and order as follows:
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1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. The City Council supports the City's commitment to sustainable practices through
energy efficiency, and will provide leadership and guidance in promoting, facilitating, and instituting
such practices in the Region.
3. The City Council supports and endorses the WRELP and the Program as effective
methods to help meet long-term regional economic and environmental goals.
4. The City Council approves the City's participation as a member city in the WRELP and
the Program.
5. The City Council authorizes WRCOG to act on the City's behalf as necessary to further
the WRELP's goals and objectives.
6. Ohe (1) individual shall be designated to be the City's primary contact for both
WRCOG and SCE and is authorized to act on behalf of the City in carrying out the Program. Such
individual shall be designated as the "Energy Champion."
7. With the assistance of SCE, WRCOG and the WRELP, the City will identify and
support implementation of the Program's community energy efficiency and sustainability goals within
its own municipal facilities.
8. The City Clerk shall attest as to the adoption and execution of this Resolution and
cause the same to be maintained in the permanent records of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 6 1 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010.
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Wallace W. Edgerton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
APPROV D AS TO FORM:
Joseph . F er, C t or
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Wallace W.Edgerton STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
Mayor COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
John V.Denver
Mayor Pro Tem 1, Kathy Bennett, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
Darcy Kuenzi foregoing Resolution No. 11-246 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City
Councilmember of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 6th day of December, 2011 by the
following vote:
Thomas Fuhrman
Councilmember Ayes: Denver, Edgerton, Fuhrman, Kristjansson, Kuenzi
Sue Kristjansson Noes: None
Councilmember Absent: None
Abstain: None
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Kat—hy' Bennett, City Clerk
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