1 RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING GLENDALE WATER & POWER STAFF TO
IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH THE OUTLINED REFINEMENTS TO
THE GLENDALE WATER & POWER CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAMS PLAN FUNDED
BY PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARGE (PBC) AND LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD (LCFS) FOR FISCAL YEARS (FY) 25-26 AND FY 26-27
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale, through Glendale Water & Power ("GWP"), operates a municipal utility for the distribution of electrical energy to the citizens of the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, beginning in January 1, 1998, California State law mandated that each local publicly-owned electric utility establish a non-bypassable, usage-based charge on local distribution service of 2.85% to fund investments in programs "for the Public Good" (hereinafter "Public Benefit Charge" or "PBC"); and WHEREAS, the state-mandated Public Benefit Charge was adopted by the City Council and codified as Section 13.44.425 of the Glendale Municipal Code, 1995, effective January 1, 1998; and
WHEREAS, subsequent amendments to the California Public Utilities Code necessitated significant increases in PBC program production and reporting as well as new program offerings; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution 25-95, which is attached as Exhibit 1 to the August 26, 2025 Report by the General Manager of GWP (“August 26, 2025 Report”), whereby Council adopted the PBC Programs Plan for FY 2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027 and the LCFS Programs Plan for FY 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 and also approved the Glendale Water & Power Clean Energy Programs Plan to Be Funded by PBC and LCFS, for FY 2025-2026 and 2026-2027; and WHEREAS, as directed by the City Council, staff has presented GWP’s approach for designing and implementing its clean energy portfolio in the August 26, 2025 Report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the August 26, 2025 Report and hereby approves GWP’s described and outlined approach for designing and implementing its clean energy portfolio presented in the August 26, 2025 Report and Exhibit 2 attached to said report; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
SECTION 1: The City Council has reviewed the August 26, 2025 Report and hereby authorizes GWP staff to implement the programs consistent with the outlined refinements to the Glendale Water & Power Clean Energy Programs Plan funded by the Public Benefit Charge (PBC) and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for Fiscal Years 2 (FY) 25-26 and FY 26-27 as presented in the August 26, 2025 Report and in Exhibit 2 attached to said report.
SECTION 2. The City Council also authorizes GWP to conduct a study in support of the V2X pilot program as outlined in the August 26, 2025 Report.
SECTION 3: The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute such agreements, amendments, task orders, and other documents as needed to implement the programs approved by Resolution 25-95 and this Resolution. The form of such agreements, amendments, task orders, and other documents shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney.
SECTION 4: The City Council does hereby authorize the City Manager or his designee to move appropriations without limit between detail accounts comprising the budget detail of any single budget appropriation for the various programs approved by Resolution 25-95 and this Resolution.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale on this ___ day of _________, 2025. ________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
3 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 ______________________, 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk