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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CORONA,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF
USER/SERVICE FEES FOR THE PROVISION OF
ELECTRIC ENERGY TO UPDATE RATES AND TARIFFS
AND TO MAKE RELATED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
ELECTRIC ENERGY RULES AND REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Corona is authorized under various provisions of the California Constitution and the general laws of California (including, specifically, Article XI, Section 9(a) of the California Constitution, Public Utilities Code Section 10004, and Government Code section 39732(a)) to establish, purchase, and operate a public utility to furnish its inhabitants with, among other things, electricity; and
WHEREAS, the City of Corona (“City”) operates a municipal electric utility by and through its Utilities Department, which includes both a greenfield electric utility for fully bundled electric customers and a direct access electric program for generation only customers; and WHEREAS, the City Council has the authority to prescribe, review, and collect charges for the services and facilities furnished by the electric utility within the Utilities Department and to otherwise fix and establish rates to be charged for the sale of electric energy, as well as other deposits and charges in connection therewith (such charges are collectively referred to herein as “Rates”); and
WHEREAS, on April 3rd, 2024, City Council awarded a request for proposals for a Utility Rate Study Project to Robert D. Niehaus, Inc. which included a study of the greenfield electric rates (“Rate Study”); and
WHEREAS a notice of public hearing was provided to greenfield electric bundled customers on October 3rd, 2024 regarding new proposed Rates; and WHEREAS if approved by City Council, the new proposed Rates will go into effect on January 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2024, the City Council approved Resolution 2024-032 adopting the most recent version of the City of Corona Utilities Department Electric Energy Rules and Regulations (“Rules and Regulations”) and the Utilities Department Schedule of User/Service Fees for the Provision of Electric Energy (“Rates and Tariffs”); and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the Rates and Tariffs to include the proposed rates and rate structures per the “Rate Study” recommendations; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Rules and Regulations to align with the changes being made to the Rates and Tariffs; and JAMIER\06400.25001\10301752.1
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Rates and Tariffs and Rules and Regulations will only occur if City Council approves the proposed rates from the Rate Study.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Electric Rates and Tariffs. The “City of Corona, Utilities Department, Schedule of User/Service Fees for the Provision of Electric Energy,” as originally adopted by Ordinance No. 2692 and subsequently amended by Resolution Nos. 2004-181, 2005- 050, 2006-10, 2006-48, 2006-161 2021-102, 2022-023, 2023-092, and 2024-032 is hereby amended in its entirety to read set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Electric Rules and Regulations. The “City of Corona, Utilities Department, Electric Energy Rules and Regulations,” as originally adopted by Ordinance No. 2692 and subsequently amended by Resolution Nos. 2004-181, 2005-050, 2006-10, 2006-48, 2006-161, 2021-102, 2022-023, 2023-092, 2024-032 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Mayor shall sign this Resolution and the City Clerk shall attest thereto, and this Resolution shall take effect and be in force on the date of its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of November, 2024. ___________________________________
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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EXHIBIT “A”
SCHEDULE OF USER/SERVICE FEES FOR THE PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY
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EXHIBIT “B”
ELECTRIC ENERGY RULES AND REGULATIONS