HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2414 CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2414
WHEREAS the City of Renton recognizes the growing problem
of energy conservation and development in the Puget Sound Region,
and
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States identified a
program for meeting the energy needs of this area in the Northwest
Power Act , and
WHEREAS , the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) will
be making available $100 million annual for energy conservation and
development projects , and
WHEREAS the Puget Sound Council of Governments is the
local agency for making application to BPA for funding , and
WHEREAS the Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG)
has developed an eligibility analysis program (Exhibit A, attached)
NOW THEREFORE ,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : The above recitals and statements are found
to be true and correct in all respects
SECTION II : The City of Renton hereby supports the
application of the Puget Sound Council of Governments to the
Bonneville Power Administration described in Exhibit A,
SECTION III : The Administration is directed to participate
in the Phase I project identification program of the PSCOG, and
report the findings to the City Council
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 3rd day of August , 1981.
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Delores A. Medd,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of Au t , 1981
BarEara Y. inpoc i, Mayor
APPr &-iL.�s--t form:
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Lawrence J . rren , City Attorney
Resolution No . 2414
Exhibit A
II
Section 1
GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND NEED STATEMENT
General Description
This program is designed to provide technical assistance to
encourage and support local general purpose governments and
Indian tribes in the four-co onservationet oand reund sourceion ndevelop-
undertaking electric energy
that will help BPA
ment planning for local jment of
meet or reduce its load: BPndsetec technical
assessewable
resources
potential for conservation170 average megawatts
estimates that there are potentially ,
g
of electrical energy avlab If onee incmakes theoassumptonservatin and ionithat
scale renewable resources .
these energy resources will be generallyavailable
in
nOS0eas
where there is also population, then app
available in the
average megawatts of electrical energy areroximately 30% of
Puget Sulationregion
thesince
BPAlservicesents area.app
the pop
The purpose , then, of this program is to help local govern-
ments and BPA identify the location, the local agency delivery
mechanisms , energy potential, cost and cost effectiveness
for thousands of average megawatt potential .
Theproject begins by conducting workshops in each of the
study area' s local general
er al pse se through thehworkbook' s
e work-
shops will guide the government
in two-to-three hour meetings with key
20-question exercise
local staff, elected officials , and their utilities .
oneand
workshops will result in a list of specific
small scale renewable resource activities to be evaluated by
each local government in cooperation with their utilities .
During this same period an orientation meeting for local
energy advocacy and economic interestgroups
he
study area will be hosted. Attendees will be briefed on the
scope and expectations of the project and asked if and how
they might like to participate ortthe unitformulation
or o fithe
energy resource inventory. OPP pation
ecial citizens ' advisory
in the project will be offered by a sp
group made up of appointed local representatives and other
citizens .
ncil of
The Subregional Councils of c
Governments will become the coordihe nating bodieet Sound snfor develop-
ment of the energy resource inventory. Technical advisory
committees to the Subregional Councils will be asked to
expand to include local electrical utilities' staff and
other local experts
advise
the course ofCouncils
the projehcntical
issues to be addressed in
s in the
dy
After all eligible local g° texercise ,saureportaonathe
completed the 20-question workbook
findings will be prepared and circulated. The second step
is to assist each local government
p rticition ant i co inr tion
with its
utility in analyzing
each workshop and evaluate its cost-effectiveness . ifeaction
is potentially cost-effective, a detailed implementation
plan will be developed identifying o the pr oject willbee
implemented, what agency oragencies
implementation, and specific steps for implementation includ-
ing feasibility studies , if necessary.
Problem Statement
Leaders of communities throughout
facedthe
withlthe dilemmaincluding
ofmany
in the Puget Sound region, are
trying to decide what eeeeby realizeemonetary nt nsavingskfor
o
conserve energy, and th y
both the community-wide economy
energyand emanagemeng choices
of
the local government . Numhich
exist for various kinds of fuels . Decidingriate drone
are the most cost-effective, the most app o P
or the
community , and/or which will
decision.the
Manyslocalenergy
governments
times a highly technical
do not have sufficient technical
to dentifyto define hsourcesy
management potential provide the technical
of technical and financial help ,
entnenergyp�nagement decisions .
management expertise to implement
The purpose of this project is to implement a proven, self-
help , technical assistance
program
effectgvedelectrical energy
to assist local
governments define and implement
management actions at the local level.
A process to coordinate the actiities of local
itgo governments
and the utilities that serve thema crib a forum
The project will also serve this need by providing
identi
where utilities and tioal forernmbothntypesloflagenciesf in
energy management acns
their areas of jurisdiction.
i
Section 2
OBJECTIVES , PRODUCTS AND BENEFITS
Objectives
an inventory of potential electro elrnments
° Complete
energy management actions for the loSound area•
and utilities in the four-county Pugetunity
Identify actions that will make the community
° energy
rocess responsive to e
planning P and development of small scale
conservation.
renewable resources .
�
hasize those types of actions that can be taken .
without additional state or federal legislation.
o
0
Identify actions which do the following, with
emphasis on conservation and renewable resources :
Reduce the electrical energy demand through
a. management actions ;
conservation and ma g forms in
Shift electricity ergy demand
mingreater
b• 1 to energy
short supply
supply;
C .
Increase energy forms currently in short
supply •
Prepare gy projects acquir-
° Prep a list of potential ener
able by BPA. slot
o Transfer the e entire
Pu results
Counche il of
project to the enter g
Governments region.
products
at workshops and implementing ces to aid
° Peffective
Participation
local governments in implem g resources .
conservation and renewable energy
al
Implementation of the successful
o government assistanceproject.
throughout the PSCOG area
management
port on the energy eur-
o A task completion regovernments in the four-county
potential of local g
Puget Sound area.
o An inventory of potential electrical energy projects
in the PSCOG region.
o Task completion report for the technical assistance
task. This report will include a description of
the experiences encountered, organizational rela-
tionships , conclusions , recommendations , and a
statement of accomplishment keyed to the program
design.
Benefits
An electrical energy management potential project
inventory for the four-county Puget Sound area
identifying appropriate energy management actions
to be taken by local governments .
o An identification of the energy potential of local
governments in the four-county Puget Sound area.
o A community awareness of the energy potential of
the area .
o Identification of potential conservation and
renewable resource programs and projects acquirable
by BPA.
o Transfer of the successful PSCOG pilot project
results to other local governments within the
PSCOG Puget Sound area.
Section 3
PROJECT COORDINATION
Coordination of the Application
The Puget Sound Council of Governments is composed of 56
local governments including four Indian tribes in the four-
county region of central Puget Sound in Washington State.
Through a committee
bod Cethe all
app�ovedrithave
prioretoesubmisthis
application. As a y, Y
sion to BPA for funding.
The Standing Committee on Regional Energy has recommended to
our Executive Board the funding of this project . The Standing
Committee on Regional Energy (SCORE) includes representatives
from many local jurisdictions and the state . Seattle City
Light , Tacoma City Light , Snohomish County Public utility
District No. 1, and Puget Sound Power and Light Company all
have representatives on SCORE and were instrumental in
for development of this application. Letters of support
this project have been received from the four utilities
represented on the Standing
withi�n1theeon regiong1Onal Energy The letterfrom 12 smaller utilities
are attached.
Project Coordination
The PSCOG Executive Board and Standing Committee on Regional
Energy will oversee this project. Each of the four subregions
in the PSCOG area will review the inventories developed for
their subregrepresentative from eachon. The emember jurional isdictioncils einothesed of
subregion.
a representa
Additionally a working team from the utilities and local
governments and the public will be assembled for each workshop
to be held in each community. This working team will then
assist and advise each community on how to implement the
specific energy management actions identified in its community.
As a result of each workshop, each community
willor be
esencouraged
to form an advisory group of 1 citizens
rs
of the community.
In this way all of the local governments , citizens and
electrical utilities in the region will have an active role
in the process.
Section 4
THE PROGRAM APPROACH
The program approach and methodology will vary by task.
Task 1. Pro ram desi n. AdtidPfwill
e
miedtoBAorr approram valprior
eve opan sub
program. It is expected
to beginning work on the
that changes and adaptations to
pro
reportsdwilln
will occur. Additionally, quarterly
be written and meetings adaptationsith PA landls will changesbe
held to discuss proposed
as well as the quarierly ntermittently throughoutTherefore,
theis
task will continue
life of the project.
Task 2. Define ever
management otentialbleThis
communities
will conduct wor s ops in a e ig'l
in the PSCOG four-county
Electrical Ener area . The WoManagewill
ment
rksho
utilize Workbook I ,
to identify p0tentiat--e-1ectrical management actions
for the communities. The product of these workshops
will be identification of the potential energy
management actions in each community. Further
analysis of thesea�heons will resourceform the inventoryasis for
the development of
Task 3 Develop an energymana ement ro' ect inventor .
e inventory wi contain an al ysis o the
various energy management actions identified in
Task 2 above. The inventory will report those
actions that appear to be most feasible and delineate
processes for their evaluation and implementation.
The inventory will include :
a. Broad goals and annual objectives for each
county (in measurable terms whenever possible) ;
b. Procedures for evaluating project implementa-
tion and activities to determine whether they
are meeting objectives ;
C. A discussion of environmental implications ;
d. A program outline for citizen participation
identifying decision points
for
major
projects ;
policies, priorities , objectives
e. A discussion of the counitonomicyimpactsnofothe I
regional social and ec
.projects described in the inventory;
A listing of cooperative efforts to be under-
f. encies to assure integra-
icable;
taken with other agencies when app
tion of project implementation,
A discussion of short- and long-term net
g• electric %nergyimpacts and an assessment of
the cost-effectiveness ;
project' s relation-
h. A discussion of the proposed and activities
ship to other progr�s , projects
already accomplished, underway , or available;
and
i, lementation of projects .
Descriptions for imp
The inventory will be developed
of eacheration
involved
with and with the part Putility. The
local community and its electraachhofthe sibregional
inventory will be reviewed by
councils , the Standing Committee on Regional
Sound
Energy, the Executive $Oared thed of fulhe lof
Council of Governments , Membership
the Puget Sound Council of Governments . Appendices
for each of these bodies is incliew uded
is wl also
A, B, C and D. A public
be art of the plan development task. (See section
P
8 of this application.)
Facilitate assistance. This task will facilitate
Task 4• coor enation to help communities get
° °�P organ and agencies that will
started with org
be providing the technical and financial assistanc
to implement the plan.
This includes assistance in developing various
documents , grant requests , and agreements .
COG member
This task also will rovram rresultsse other Sand advise them
governments of the p g
on particular projects .
reports describing the project
Task 5 . Rem°_• Quarterly reP ro ram overview
status to Buatilllthe programbe ew. Aill be pprepared.
report eval n8
r y
Mayor Lorraine Hine
Chairman
Standing Committee on Regional Energy
Puget Sound Council of Governments
216 First Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98104
Dear Mayor Hine:
We wish to participate in the PSCOG's proposed local government
program for electrical energy management. We support the PSCOG
in applying for and receiving funds from the Bonneville Power
Administration to implement this very necessary and worthwhile
program. It is very important for local governments to know
what conservation and small scale renewable resource projects
they may be able to implement and to have a process describing
methods for their implementation.
Thank you once again. We look forward to working with you in
the program.
Very truly yours,
Mayor or Chairman of the Council