RESOLUTION NO._______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE CITYWIDE FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD NEW FEES FOR GLENDALE
WATER & POWER INTERCONNECTION PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the customers and users of the Glendale Water and Power (“GWP”) electric system have and will request to interconnect third-party sources of electric generation; and
WHEREAS, the City will incur costs in reviewing applications to interconnect, studying the impacts of proposed interconnection on the GWP system, and designing, building and procuring sufficient interconnection facilities and distribution upgrades to support those requests to interconnect and entering into Interconnection Agreements (the “Interconnection Costs”); and demand for interconnection to the GWP system may increase in the future; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees have been calculated on the basis of the actual costs which the City estimates to incur in connection with reviewing and processing interconnection requests; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees constitute charges imposed for one or more of the following reasons: (1) a specific City benefit conferred or privilege granted (California Constitution, Article XIIIC, §1(e)(1)); (2) a City service or product (California Constitution, Article XIIIC, §1(e)(2)); and/or (3) the issuance of licenses and permits and performing investigations, inspections and audits (California Constitution, Article XIIIC, §1(e)(3)); and
WHEREAS, the Council has conducted a noticed public hearing regarding the proposed fees for interconnection with GWP in accordance with California Government Code 66018.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
SECTION 1. Notice of the public meeting and public hearing at which this Resolution was considered was properly given, and all oral and written presentations made to and heard by the City Council were properly considered.
SECTION 2. There is a reasonable relationship between the fees to be collected for the provision of various City services and the City’s costs in providing those services.
SECTION 3. The interconnection fees attached hereto as Exhibit B:
a) do not exceed the actual or estimated reasonable costs to the City of providing the services to which the fees relate;
b) are reasonable and necessary to enable the City to provide the benefit or privilege, service or product, license or permit to which they relate; and
c) have been allocated in a manner such that the costs to the payor bear a fair and reasonable relationship to the payor’s burden on, or benefits received, from the City.
SECTION 4. The Council hereby adopts the fees as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Adopted this ___________day of ________, 2023.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, ______________, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. ___________was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the __________ day of __________, 2023, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT B
GLENDALE WATER & POWER INTERCONNECTION FEES
Fee Amount Details
Initial Review Fee $1,777.00 per
Application submittal
Payable upon submission of an
Interconnection Application and
upon any resubmittal. Covers the
cost of reviewing the Application
submittal. Non-refundable.
Interconnection Study
Fee
Hourly Rate and Actual
Cost
Payable if the Initial Review
concludes that an Interconnection
Study is required. Covers the cost
of engineering and technical review
of the interconnection, including
system impacts, if any. Any
consultant costs needed by GWP
are an actual-cost pass through.
Fee is refundable until the
Interconnection Study commences.
Fee is calculated at actual staff time
per staff hourly rate. Payment for
the Interconnection Study Fee is
due upon notification to Customer
by GWP that an Interconnection
Study Fee is required. GWP will
estimate the amount necessary for
the Interconnection Study Fee,
which shall be paid in advance. Fee
is calculated at actual staff time per
staff hourly rate. As the
Interconnection Study progresses if
actual staff time significantly
exceeds the estimate, GWP will
request additional funds from
customer. After the actual hourly
costs are known, if the actual costs
are higher, the Customer will
receive a supplemental bill; if the
actual costs are lower, the
Customer will receive a refund. The
term “customer” herein shall apply
to the customer or any
interconnecting party.
GWP Design and
Construction
Hourly Rate and Actual
Cost
Deposit of 10% of Estimated Cost is
due with Customer’s (or other
interconnecting party’s) submittal of
a signed Interconnection Agreement
with GWP. Balance of Estimated
Cost due upon GWP’s submission
to the Customer of detailed
interconnection designs and a Final
Cost Estimate. If actual costs
exceed estimate, Customer must
submit the difference. If costs are
less than the estimate, the excess
amount is refunded to Customer. If
the project is terminated, the Design
and Construction costs are
refundable to Customer unless and
to the extent work has been
undertaken.
Fee is calculated at actual staff time
per staff hourly rate. Any consultant
or third-party study, design or
construction work is an actual-cost
pass through. The term “customer”
herein shall apply to the customer or
any interconnecting party.
O&M Costs for the
Interconnection
Hourly Rate and Actual
Cost
Customer shall be billed as O&M is
needed. Customer shall pay the
estimated O&M cost in advance. If
actual costs exceed estimate,
Customer must submit the
difference. If costs are less than the
estimate, the excess amount is
refunded to Customer. If the project
is terminated, the O&M Costs are
refundable to Customer unless and
to the extent work has been
undertaken. Fee is calculated at
actual staff time per staff hourly
rate. Any consultant or third-party
study, design or construction work is
an actual-cost pass through. The
term “customer” herein shall apply
to the customer or any
interconnecting party.