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CC RESOLUTION 4837 RESOLUTION NO. 4837 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("AUTHORITY") TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIGTREE ENERGY FINANCING PROGRAM ("PROGRAM"); AUTHORIZING THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTION FOR INCLUDING PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION IN THE PROGRAM; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THIS RESOLUTION. The City Council does resolve as follows: SECTION 1: Recitals. The City Council finds as follows: A. The California Enterprise Development Authority ("Authority") is a joint powers authority established pursuant to Chapter 5 of Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California (Section 6500 and following) (the "Act") and the Joint Power Agreement (the "Authority JPA"); B. Authority participates in the Figtree Energy Financing Program ("Program") to provide for the financing of renewable energy distributed generation sources, energy and water efficiency improvements and electric vehicle charging infrastructure (the "Improvements") to Chapter 29 of the Streets and Highways Code ("Chapter 29") within counties and cities throughout the State of California that elect to participate in such program; C. El Segundo (the "City") is committed to development of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency improvements, reduction of greenhouse gases, protection of our environment, and reversal of climate change; D. Pursuant to Chapter 29, cities may assist property owners in financing the cost of installing Improvements through a voluntary contractual assessment program; E. Installing such Improvements by property owners within the City's jurisdictional boundaries if it participates in the Program would promote the purposes cited above; F. The City wishes to provide innovative solutions to its property owners to achieve energy and water efficiency and independence, A - 1 and in doing so cooperate with Authority in order to efficiently and economically assist property owners the City in financing such Improvements; G. The City's property owners may participate in the Program, which will be such a voluntary contractual assessment program, once the City joins the Authority and the Authority properly establishes the voluntary assessment districts in accordance with Chapter 29. Consequently, the City finds it is in the public interest for the City of El Segundo to enter into an amendment to the Authority JPA adding the City of El Segundo as an Associate Member of the California Enterprise Development Authority to Permit the Provision of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program Services within the City (the "JPA Amendment"), by and between Authority and the City, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit "A," and incorporated by reference, to assist property owners within the incorporated area of the City in financing the cost of installing Improvements; and H, The City is not responsible for conducting any assessment proceedings; the levy and collection of assessments or any required remedial action in the case of delinquencies in the payment of any assessments or the issuance, sale or administration of any bonds issued in connection with the Program. SECTION 2: Authorization. The City Council takes the following actions: A. Following Authority's actions to create a voluntary assessment district pursuant to Chapter 29, the City Council consents to including all of the properties within the City of El Segundo's jurisdictional boundaries and to the Improvements, upon the request by and voluntary agreement of owners of such properties, within the Program in compliance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to such program; B. Upon City becoming part of the Program, the City Council consents to Authority assuming jurisdiction of all administrative functions under Chapter 29 and of the Program. The City will not have any administrative or legal responsibility for such matters; C. The consent of this City Council constitutes assent to the assumption of jurisdiction by Authority for all purposes of the Program and authorizes Authority, upon satisfaction of the conditions imposed in this resolution, to take each and every step required for or suitable for financing the Improvements, including the levying, collecting and enforcement of the contractual A - 2 assessments to finance the Improvements and the issuance and enforcement of bonds to represent and be secured by such contractual assessments; D. This City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the JPA Amendment in a form approved by the City Attorney; E. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to implement the intent of this Resolution and the JPA Amendment; SECTION 3: This Resolution is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and CEQA regulations (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.) because it consists only administrative actions for joining a joint powers authority. Adopting this Resolution will not have the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or required findings. SECTION 4: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded. SECTION 5: The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; will enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and will make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the record of proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th da • " ugust 201 . Bill Fisher, Mayor ATT ST: Ul I A AWL. Tracy Wea r, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mark D. ensley, City Attorn • By. tom] K rI H. Berger, Assistant City Attorney A - 3 EXIBHIT A ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT by and between the CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and the • CITY OF -, CALIFORNIA THIS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT (this "Associate Membership Agreement"), dated as of by and between CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (the "Authority") and the CITY OF , CALIFORNIA, a municipal corporation, duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (the "City"); WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Cities of Selma, Lancaster and Eureka (individually, a "Member" and collectively, the "Members"), have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006 (the "Agreement"), establishing the Authority and prescribing its purposes and powers; and WHEREAS, the Agreement designates the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and the President of the California Association for Local Economic Development as the initial Board of Directors of the Authority; and WHEREAS, the Authority has been fonned for the purpose, among others, to assist for profit and nonprofit corporations and other entities to obtain financing for projects and purposes serving the public interest; and WHEREAS, the Agreement permits any other local agency in the State of California to join the Authority as an associate member (an"Associate Member"); and WHEREAS, the City desires to become an Associate Member of the Authority; WHEREAS, City Council of the City has adopted a resolution approving the Associate Membership Agreement and the execution and delivery thereof; WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Authority has determined that the City should become an Associate Member of the Authority; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual promises herein contained, the Authority and the City do hereby agree as follows: 4833-7301-9141.1 1 Section 1. Associate Member Status. The City is hereby made an Associate Member of the Authority for all purposes of the Agreement and the Bylaws of the Authority, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. From and after the date of execution and delivery of this Associate Membership Agreement by the City and the Authority, the City shall be and remain an Associate Member of the Authority. Section 2. Restrictions and Rights of Associate Members. The City shall not have the right, as an Associate Member of the Authority, to vote on any action taken by the Board of Directors or by the Voting Members of the Authority. In addition, no officer, employee or representative of the City shall have any right to become an officer or director of the Authority by virtue of the City being an Associate Member of the Authority. Section 3. Effect of Prior Authority Actions. The City hereby agrees to be subject to and bound by all actions previously taken by the Members and the Board of Directors of the Authority to the same extent as the Members of the Authority are subject to and bound by such actions. Section 4. No Obligations of Associate Members. The debts, liabilities and obligations of the Authority shall not be the debts, liabilities and obligations of the City. Section 5. Execution of the Agreement. Execution of this Associate Membership Agreement and the Agreement shall satisfy the requirements of the Agreement and Article XII of the Bylaws of the Authority for participation by the City in all programs and other undertakings of the Authority. 4833-7301-9141.1 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Associate Membership Agreement to be executed and attested by their proper officers thereunto duly authorized, on the day and year first set forth above. CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By: Gurbax Sahota, Chair Board of Directors Attest: Michelle Stephens, Asst. Secretary CITY OF , CALIFORNIA By: Mayor City Council Attest: City Clerk 4833-7301-914I.1 3