RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE TO EXECUTE A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR TRANSMISSION LINES WITH COMMERCE ENERGY STORAGE, LLC TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES BENEATH SOUTH GARFIELD AVENUE WHEREAS, in 2021, Commerce Energy Storage, LLC (“Applicant”) approached the City about a proposal to redevelop a vacant, 2.6-acre flag lot under the effective ownership of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) and located at 6904 East Slauson Avenue to allow for the construction of a specialized warehouse land use that will house a utility-scale battery energy storage system comprised of lithium-ion batteries and control equipment within a single-story building; and WHEREAS, the proposed facility is intended to store electricity from the existing Southern California Edison network in periods of excess supply and then return that electricity back to Edison when energy demand is at its highest, which is typically in the late afternoon. This proposed facility would be unoccupied and will be outfitted with the necessary technology to allow for full remote operation so there would be minimal new demand on City services; and WHEREAS, On May 18, 2022, the Planning Commission considered and conditionally approved the project. Among those conditions, the Applicant was required to obtain all necessary approvals to allow for the use of City streets to run the necessary infrastructure to energize the proposed facility; and WHEREAS, as part of its recommendation, the Commission conditioned the Applicant to obtain all necessary approvals to allow for the use of City streets to run the necessary infrastructure to energize the proposed facility and WHEREAS, in order to send and receive electricity, the Applicant is required to successfully connect to the nearest power station, the Laguna Bell Substation located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Garfield Avenue and East Gage Avenue; and WHEREAS, To achieve this, the Applicant is requesting a license to install an approximate 0.4- mile long underground electric tie-line under Garfield Avenue from the subject site and to the nearest point of the Laguna Bell Sub-Station along Garfield Avenue. To do this, the Applicant is requesting to enter into a License Agreement for Transmission Lines with the City; and WHEREAS, the License Agreement For Transmission Lines includes conditions and both one-time and re-occurring compensation for the Applicant to place the necessary transmission lines under a portion of Garfield Avenue, commencing at the subject site, and to its terminus at the Laguna Bell Substation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates said recitals into this Resolution as substantive findings Section 2. The City Manager, and/or his designee, including the Assistant City Manager or the Economic Development Director, is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to implement the City’s approval of this License Agreement.
Section 3. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 28th day of June 2022. ________________________
Oralia Y. Rebollo
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway
City Clerk