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R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 231 24 25 261 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-85-04 COPY A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO R-07-98 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS OF COLTON ELECTRIC UTILITY. WHEREAS, The City of Colton is a general law city, duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California and situated in the County of San Bernardino; and, WHEREAS, The City of Colton owns and operates an Electric Utility; and, WHEREAS, the State of California's Public Utility Code has established regulations (sections 385-386) requiring that " Each local publicly owned electric utility shall establish a non -bypassable usage based charge on local distribution service of not less than the lowest expenditure level of the three largest electrical corporations in California on a percent of revenue basis to fund investments by the and other parties in any or all of the following: Cost effective demand-side management services to promote energy- efficiency and enei conservation; (2) New investment in renewable energy resources and technolog consistent with existing statutes and regulations which promote those resources a technologies; (3) Research, development and demonstration programs for the pub interest to advance science or technology which is not adequately provided by competiti, and regulated markets; (4) Services provided for low-income electricity customel including but not limited to, targeted energy efficiency service and rate discounts" and, WHEREAS, The City of Colton Electric Utility Department has studied and compared variOL programs offered by other publicly owned electric utilities similar to Colton's and determine that a once a year credit for electric charges on a month chosen by an income eligibi customer would be a fair and equitable means to provide assistance for low incom, customers to have access for affordable electricity. WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Colton has expressed a desire to have the City o Colton Electric Utility Department provide assistance to low income customers. I