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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />211 <br />27 <br />RESOLUTION NO. R-85-04 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON TO AMEND <br />RESOLUTION NO R-07-98 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME <br />CUSTOMERS OF COLTON ELECTRIC UTILITY. <br />WHEREAS, The City of Colton is a general law city, duly organized and existing under the <br />laws of the State of California and situated in the County of San Bernardino; and, <br />WHEREAS, The City of Colton owns and operates an Electric Utility; and, <br />WHEREAS, the State of California's Public Utility Code has established regulations <br />(sections 385-386) requiring that " Each local publicly owned electric utility shall establish a <br />non -bypassable usage based charge on local distribution service of not less than the lowest <br />expenditure level of the three largest electrical corporations in California on a percent of <br />revenue basis to fund investments by the and other parties in any or all of the following: (1) <br />Cost effective demand-side management services to promote energy- efficiency and energy <br />conservation; (2) New investment in renewable energy resources and technologies <br />consistent with existing statutes and regulations which promote those resources and <br />technologies; (3) Research, development and demonstration programs for the public <br />interest to advance science or technology which is not adequately provided by competitive <br />and regulated markets; (4) Services provided for low-income electricity customers, <br />including but not limited to, targeted energy efficiency service and rate discounts" and, <br />WHEREAS, The City of Colton Electric Utility Department has studied and compared various <br />programs offered by other publicly owned electric utilities similar to Colton's and determined <br />that a once a year credit for electric charges on a month chosen by an income eligible <br />customer would be a fair and equitable means to provide assistance for low income <br />customers to have access for affordable electricity. <br />WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Colton has expressed a desire to have the City of <br />Colton Electric Utility Department provide assistance to low income customers. <br />1 <br />