CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.___________
APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN CALIFORNIA’S CLEAN FUEL
REWARD PROGRAM AND DELEGAT ING AUTHORITY TO THE
GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PARTICIPATING
ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITY JOINDER AGREEMENT TO
THE CLEAN FUEL REWARD PROGRAM GOVERNANCE
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, on January 22, 2019, the Public Utilities Board accepted by motion Alameda Municipal Power’s (AMP) five -year Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2020 –2025 which includes the strategy, “AMP will support opportunities in the electrification of the transportation system and buildings to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the California Air Resources Board instituted the Clean Fuel Reward (CFR) program as a new statewide point -of-purchase cash rebate program at participating automobile dealerships, under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, the Public Utilities Board (Board) adopted Resolution No. 5205 recommending that the City Council approve participation in California’s Clean Fuel Reward Program and delegate authority to the General Manager to execute the P articipating Electric Distribution Utility Joinder Agreement to the Clean Fuel Reward Program Governance Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the LCFS regulation requires small Electric Distribution Utilities (EDU) such as AMP, which receive base credits through the LCFS program, to contribute 2 percent of sales proceeds to the CFR program beginning in 2023; and WHEREAS, participating EDUs collaboratively developed the CFR Program Governance Agreement to fund and administer the electric vehicle (EV) rebate program, and the California Public Utilities Commission approved the agreement in January 2020; and
WHEREAS, participating in the LCFS program has been beneficial to AMP’s constituents by garnering multiple millions of dollars in funding to facilitate transportation electrification in the City of Alameda, and participating in the CFR program will meet the needs of the community by seamlessly reducing the purchase price of EVs at the point - of-purchase; and
WHEREAS, AMP’s cost of participating in the CFR program requires a one-time initial contribution of $184,822 and an estimated annual contribution at $16,000–$22,000 between 2023–2025, and will be funded by LCFS base credit sales proceeds, with no ratepayer impacts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approve s participation in California’s Clean Fuel Reward Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council delegates authority to the AMP General Manager to execute the Participating Electric Distribution Utility Joinder Agreement to the Clean Fuel Reward Program Governance Agreement. * * * * * *
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 6th day of December 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 7th day of December 2022.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda