Resolution 2024-058
March 20, 2024
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-058
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE &
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AMEND AND
APPROPRIATE THE $249,590 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT (EECBG) IN BOTH
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2023-2024 OPERATING BUDGET; AND
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE &
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AMEND THE FISCAL
YEAR 2023 – 2027 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
TO ADD THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION
BLOCK GRANT (EECBG) PROJECT; AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO
EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT WITH THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT
(EECBG) PROJECT.
WHEREAS, The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program is a significant initiative aimed at promoting energy efficiency and sustainability across communities in the United States. Established as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City submitted a EECBG funding application on November 28, 2023, to Department of Energy (DOE) and was awarded $249,590 in reimbursable grant funding for the project; and
WHEREAS, Department of Energy (DOE) that the City Council designate a signatory authority to execute project agreements and certifications for the project.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Council hereby authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a grant agreement and any subsequent amendment with the U.S. Department of Energy in the amount of $249,590 for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.
SECTION 2. The Director of Finance and Management Service is hereby authorized to amend and appropriate the $249,590 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) in both revenue and expenditures for the fiscal year 2023 – 2024 operating budget.
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SECTION 3. The Director of Finance and Management Services is hereby authorized to amend the Fiscal Year 2023 -2027 Capital Improvement Program to add the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Project.
SECTION 4.The City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 5.Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the Acting City Clerk this 20th day of March 2024.
Helen Tran, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO)
I, Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2024-058, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of March 2024 by the following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
REYNOSO _____ _____ _______ _______
CALVIN _____ _____ _______ _______
ALEXANDER _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of ____________ 2024.
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk