Consideration of a City Council Position on Senate Bill 350: the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 as Amended on July 16 2015. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: A 2 Meeting Date: 07/27/15 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of a City Council Position on Senate Bill 350: the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 as Amended on July 16 2015. Contact Person/Dept.: Shelly Wolfberg Assistant to the City Manager Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Action Item: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas City Council (07/22/15); Diane Forte Southern California Edison (07/22/15) Department Approval: Martin R. Cole (07/22/15) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (07/22/15) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (07/22/15) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (07/22/15) General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Phone Number: (310) 253 6000 No X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider taking a position on Senate Bill 350: the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 as amended on July 16 2015 (SB 350). BACKGROUND: In Governor Brown s State of the State address in January 2015 he announced his ambitious new energy and climate goals for California. The Governor called for statewide targets of up to a 50% reduction in petroleum use in cars and trucks 50% electricity generation from renewable sources and the doubling of the energy efficiency of buildings all by 2030. (http://focus.senate.ca.gov/climate/sb350 facts) In February Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Le n introduced Senate Bill 350 the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 which if enacted codifies and implement the Governor s goals. (Attachment 1) SB 350 s Background and Purpose Under existing law the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities including electrical corporations while local publicl...
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