RESOLUTION NO. 25-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR TRANSMISSION LINES WITH COMMERCE ENERGY STORAGE, LLC TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES WHEREAS, On June 28, 2022, the City Council approved a License Agreement with Commerce Energy Storage, LLC (CES) to allow for the installation of high-voltage electric transmission lines within the City of Commerce, along South Garfield Avenue and up to the Southern California Edison (SCE) Laguna Bell Substation at Garfield Avenue and East Gage Avenue. The Council also approved an Agreement for Sale of Real Property between the City and CES for the acquisition of land located at 5960 Garfield Avenue (APN# 6356-017-900), a remnant, landlocked parcel determined to have no ongoing utility or productive City use; and WHEREAS, The approved project supports CES’s development of a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) facility at 6904 and 6920 East Slauson Avenue. This facility is designed to store electricity from the existing high-voltage SCE grid during periods of excess supply and discharge it back to the grid during peak demand; and WHEREAS, The proposed Amended and Restated License Agreement for Transmission Lines (attached herein as Exhibit A) expands the scope of the project and increases City protections and compensation including the licensed underground transmission corridor along Garfield Avenue increases from approximately 1,800 linear feet to 2,100 linear feet, the Annual License Fee increases from $35,000 to $42,000, and CES must grind and restore pavement along Garfield Avenue after construction; and WHEREAS, Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize execution of the Amended and Restated License Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE 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 is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to implement the City’s approval of the Amended and Restated License Agreement attached herein as Exhibit A.
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 26th day of August 2025.
Ivan Altamirano, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
“Amended and Restated License Agreement for Transmission Lines”