1 RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING THE GLENDALE CARE PROGRAM DISCOUNT RATE FROM $23.50 TO $35.00 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025 WHEREAS, Glendale Water & Power ("GWP") currently provides electric utility bill discounts to qualifying low income customers through the Glendale Care Program which was created by the Glendale City Council on November 12, 2008, and is funded through the Public Benefits Charge (“PBC”); and WHEREAS, in 2008 GWP set the discount at a flat rate of $10 per month for program participants, which at the time equaled approximately 20% of the average low-income customer’s bill; and
WHEREAS, on November 28, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-185, which increased the discount from $17.50 to $20.50, effective January 1, 2024, from $20.50 to $23.50, effective July 1, 2024, and from $23.50 to $26.50, effective July 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the current discount of $23.50 represents 23% of the average monthly low-income bill; and
WHEREAS, increasing the discount to $35.00 will increase the discount percentage to approximately 34% of the average monthly low-income bill; and WHEREAS, the Glendale Care Program currently has approximately 11,314 participants, with program costs totaling $2.7 million in FY 2023-24; the annual recurring cost for increasing the discount rate from $23.50 to $35.00 is estimated at $1.6 million; and
WHEREAS, the PBC fund currently collects approximately $8.25 million per year, which would leave approximately $3.5 million per year for energy efficiency programs also funded by the PBC; however, as of June 30, 2024, the PBC fund has a balance of $15.1 million, which would sustain all PBC programs for a period of approximately four years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
SECTION 1: The Council has considered the Report dated December 10, 2024 by the Interim General Manager of GWP, and hereby approves the adjustment of the Glendale Care Program discount rate from $23.50 to $35.00 per month, effective January 1, 2025.
2 SECTION 2: The Council does hereby authorize the City Manager or his designee to move appropriations without limit between detail accounts comprising the budget detail and budget appropriation of the various approved PBC programs set forth in the GWP PBC Plan in order to implement the new Glendale Care Program assistance amounts as set forth in Section 1 of this Resolution for qualifying GWP electric customers.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on this ___ day of _________, 2024.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Suzie Abajian PhD, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _______________ was adopted by a majority vote of the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the ______ day of ______________________, 2024, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk