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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AWARDING A CONTRACT TO SYSERCO ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC., FOR
THE COMMUNITY CENTER RESILIENCY HUB PROJECT FOR
A COST NOT TO EXCEED $1,213,357, INCLUDING A $110,305 CONTINGENCY
WHEREAS, the Community Center provides public services to the community, including serving as a cooling center during heat advisories or a n emergency shelter during emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mountain View (“City”) desires to optimize electrical utility use and ensure its Community Center is operable to provide public services during events that result in the loss of electrical power; and
WHEREAS, the Community Center does not have a permanent on-site emergency generator and, when needed during power outages, a temporary portable diesel -powered generator is brought to the site to serve as the sole source of emergency power; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to install a permanent battery back -up system that would connect to the Community Center’s existing solar photovoltaic power system, charge during nonpeak and nonemergency hours, and offload power during high-demand hours or emergency situations, including power outages; and
WHEREAS, such a battery back-up system would efficiently leverage energy obtained from the existing solar power system and would thus:
(1) Provide for efficient energy use and storage; and
(2) Provide greater certainty for continued operations in power outages and enable the City to provide essential government services during, for example, the anticipated upcoming fire season and related Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events; and
WHEREAS, the City has successfully applied for a $636,365 noncompetitive capital project grant from Silicon Valley Clean Energy as a part of their $5 million Community Resiliency Allocation to member cities, which funding would be applied towards the battery back-up system project; and
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WHEREAS, the City has plans to apply for $105,000 from the California Public Utilities Commission’s Self-Generation Incentive Program, which funding would be applied towards the battery back-up system project; and
WHEREAS, to simplify and expedite the installation of the battery back -up system and energy conservation measures, and to achieve cost savings, staff recommends using a streamlined approach allowed by California Government Code Section 4217.10 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, as required by California Government Code Section 4217.12, certain findings must be made by the City Council at a regularly scheduled public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing, public no tice of which was given at least two weeks in advance as required by California Government Code Section 4217.12, to consider the energy service contract;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mountain View that the City Council hereby determines and finds, pursuant to California Government Code Section 4217.12, that:
a. The installation of the battery back -up system and energy service contract with Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc., is in the best interests of the City; and
b. The anticipated cost to the City for electrical energy provided by the battery back -up system will be less than the anticipated marginal cost to the City of thermal, electrical, or other energy that would have been consumed by the City in the absence of such back-up system.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Mountain View does hereby award a contract to Syserco Energy Solutions , Inc., for the design and installation of a battery back-up system, the Mountain View Community Center Resiliency Hub Project, for a cost not to exceed $1,213,357, including a $110,305 contingency.
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