HomeMy Public PortalAbout78-130 (12-19-78)RESOLUTION N0. '7g_130
"A RESOLUTTON_OF THE CITY COUNC~:L OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD REQUESTING THE PUBLT:C.UTILITIES.COMMISSIOIV TO
RE-EVALUATE HIGH PRESSURE: SODIUM: STREET. LIGHTING RATES."
. WHEREAS.., it 3.s the policy of the C~.ty Council of the City
of Lynwood to.foster and promote the conservation of energy within
the City of Lynwood;~and
WHEREAS.:,., the,:..C:ity., as pant.. o~~. its... conservation program,
intends to provide for the conversion of'incandescent~and mercury
vapor streetlights to the more energy efficient sodium.vapo.r street.
lights as. rapidly as pass3b,le; and
WHEREAS, .the magnitude of the. savings, in. the Los Angeles
County area by this conversion is illustrated by the fact that Los
Angeles County,. alone, administers approx~mately.65,000 low intensity
lights of 1I,000 lumens or less, mainly on local streets; and
WHEREAS..,. Edison .rates for.- high, pressure sodium lighting as
approved b.y th.e. Public.. Utilities Commission appear-to be dispropor-
tionately high.. when compared to mercury vapor aighti.ng, especially
in the low. intensity categories, the present Edison base cost for
a 7,000.lu.rnens mercury vapor ,light being $5..72 per month fo.r all
night service verses $7.00 for the same service for the smaller
5,800 .lumens high,.. pressure sodium_light;
NOW..,. THEREFORE., BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Lynwood .requests the Public Utilities Commission to rem
evaluate high. pressure sodium street lighting rates anal establish
such rates at the lowest. amount possible 'to encourage anal enable
the use of sodium lights to conserve energy; a'nd'
. BE IT FUR.THER..RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be instructed
~._:._ ~to~no~tify__the Pub_l~ci~Uf,°~..litie,~_Commission _an.d the Southern. Ca.li~orn~a_ ___
. `Edison Company of this action. .
APPROVED. AND ADOPTED this 19th da.y of~ December , 1978.
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. Georg W. H° gins, ayor
ATTEST:
aurene. Coffey, City~lerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
' I, the undersigned,• City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
passed and adopted by the~City Council o'f'the~City of Lynwood
at a regular meeting held on the '19 day
of" December 1978,
AYES: Councilmen BYORK, GREEN, MORRIS, ROWS, HIGGINS.
NOES: Councilmen NONE.'
ABSENT: Councilmen NONE.
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December 19, 1978
TO :.. H.ONORA$LE..~MAYOR,...AND•..:. MEMB:EAS ~..:.OF.:.:TI~E:_,_.C ITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT.: SOUTHE-R-N::.CALI-FQRN:IA.._.EDISON:.. COMP.A-N:Y.:..RATE INCREASE
PROPOSAL
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Gentlemen:
Despite the fact, that: the.'. Southern California ••
Edison. Company,.. will.. realize...a. cons.i.derab.le. savings. in
property tax expenditures as a result. of Proposition 13,
.they currently have a 15%•rate..increase proposal. before
the Public Utilities Commission. (PUC,)... Tf .this rate in-
crease is approved, it would result in higher energy cost
for our lighting district... Staff recommends the City.
Council to request the PUC to deny the rate.~increase pro-
posed by the Edison .Company .and. to assign to local.govern-
ment., portions of the savings in property, taxes to be
realized by the Edison Company in .relation to the. passage
of Proposition. l3, b.y reducing. rate below the current level.
,. Furthermore, the current rate structure requires
. approximately 25% more for a 5,800 lumen high-pressure
sodium light than a 7,000 lumen mercury vapor light. This "
does not lend itself towards the replacement of mercury
vapor light with the energy saving high-pressure sodiums.
Staff'; -trierefore, ~r. ecommends---the City Council to -request - . _ _ _
the PUC to re-evaluate the existing.rate structure of the
. Edison Company.
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RECOMMENDATION
The City Council adopt the following resolutions entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF::.THE:CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD REQUESTING.THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
TO RE-EVALUATE HIGH. 'PRESSURE SODIUM. .STREET LIGHT-
ING RATES."
"'A~RESOLUTION OF., THE. C.ITY:C-O~UNCIL OE .THE CITY OF
LYNW00. `EQUESTI~N^G%T~PUBLIC. UTILITIES COMMISSION
TO"ASSIGN'`T0,`OCAL GOVERNMENT PORTIONS OF THE SAVINGS
IN PR~ERTY TAXES~O BE REALIZED. BY 'THE SOUTHERN
- CA~:~-IFORNIA EDISON COMPANY PURSUANT TO PASSAGE OF
l ROPOSITION 13 BY DENIAL'~OF. REQUESTED.. RATE INCREASE
. AND FURTHER, IF SAVINGS..'ARE~AVAILABLE, TO REDUCE
-RATE:-BELOW. CURRENT LEVEL." ~~
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RAYMOND C.K. PANG
- Associate-Civil Engineer
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned,. City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held.
in the City Hall of said City on the 19th day of necember ~ 19?8
and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN - BYORK, GREEN, MORRIS, RO~~JE, HIGGINS.
NOES: COUNCILMEN - NONE.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN - NONE.
' /s/ Laurene.Coffey .
City Clerk, City of Lynwood
STATE_OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) i
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and clerk
of the.City Council of said City; do hereby certify that the above and. ~
foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 78-130
on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted°on~the date
and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 20th- dray of December 1978.
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