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HomeMy WebLinkAbout81-74 - Participation in Orange County Energy Association_.3 RESOLUTION NO. 81-74 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION IN THE ORANGE COUNTY ENERGY ASSOCIATION. WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa is concerned about energy conser- vation and the future availability of energy resources to serve the citizens of this community; and WHEREAS, the City has actively participated in energy related efforts with other governmental jurisdictions which share similar concerns; and WHEREAS, there is a need for joint efforts between government and business to meet present and future needs; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does hereby resolve as follows: 1. To become an active member of the Orange County Energy Association. 2. To adopt the Memorandum of Understanding as attached hereto as Exhibit I. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of August, 1981. Mayor of the City-df-CostMesa ATTEST: XAJ CC ty Clerk of the City of Cost1esa STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF COSTA MESA ) I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 81-74 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 17th day of August, 1981. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 18th day of August, 1981. -07e Cilty Clerk an ex -o icio — er o City Council of the City of Costa Osa 0 EXHIBIT I PROPOSAL FOR ORANGE COUNTY ENERGY ASSOCIATION I PREAMBLE This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into by the Cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Habra, and Orange, and the County of uranae, for the purpose of assuring the most cooperative, expeditious, and ; ., co economical introduction of energy management procedures and technologies within 1 o rn� M +� Orange County. X .- w o V) v II RECITALS A. The County is a legal subdivision of the State of California pursuant to Section 23000 of the California Government Code. B. The Cities are municipal corporations organized under the laws of the State of California. C. The Cities and the County have a common interest in reducing their respective energy costs, vulnerability to energy shortfalls and accelerating the utilization of new cost-effective energy management systems and renewable energy technologies. D. The Cities and the County recognize the need to enhance their respective energy management programs through cooperative arrange- ments without increasing administrative costs as a result of such cooperative arrangements. PROPOSAL FOR ORANGE COUNTY ENERGY ASSOCIATION Page 2 E. The Cities and the County recognize that there will be specific instances when it is in their mutual best interest to collectively support and participate administratively and financially in the application of new energy management programs and technologies. III 70 m COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT N NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to the parties ct :i - - fD hereto, to the expeditious introduction of cost-effective energy management programs coN and technologies within the County of Orange, and in consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained, the parties do hereby agree as follows: A. To the establishment of the Orange County Local Government Energy Association. B. To jointly engage, through the Association, in efforts to review new or existing energy management programs and technologies as they may relate to city/county operations and/or responsibilities. C. To, without necessarily committing funds, provide policy support for grant applications submitted by the Association to Federal and State agencies. D. To consider the testing and application of new energy programs and technologies on behalf of the Association, and to provide Association members with test results. E. To designate a specific position/person to represent their respective entity. F. That unless there is specific action taken during public meetings of the member parties in support of any proposed action of the Association, the member parties are not obligated in any manner or form. f PROPOSAL FOR ORANGE COUNTY ENERGY ASSOCIATION G. Additional Orange County Cities may become members of the Page 3 Associaition if they agree to the conditions of this Memorandum of Understanding. H. This Memorandum of Understanding may be amended or modified by a majority of the Association members. Notification of intent to modify this Memorandum must be made not less than three weeks prior to such modification.