Staff recommends approval of the Resolution to extend the Energy and Conservation Commission to a date of December 31, 2025, or when Commission members determine by majority vote that their work has been completed, whichever comes first.

The City Council passed and adopted Resolution 19-10794 creating an Energy and Conservation Commission (ECC). The duties of the ECC per Resolution 19-10794 are creating and implementing a comprehensive energy and conservation plan that includes: a) An inventory of water and wastewater treatment, waste removal and disposal, pollution and energy efficiency of City-owned-and managed facilities, transportation and equipment; and b) Specific goals and strategies to reduce energy consumption, pollution and waste by measurable amounts; and c) A timetable for accomplishing the outlined goals and strategies; and report the findings of the ECC to City Council on a semi-annual basis. To date the commission has completed a) and b) but has yet to complete c) and finalize the comprehensive energy and conservation plan.

Resolution 19-10794 also states that the ECC will expire at the end of 4 years which began on July 1, 2019. The ECC will expire on June 30, 2023, if action is not taken to extend the ECC.

City Council may:

• Approve the resolution to extend the ECC; or,
• Not approve the resolution. Not approving the resolution will cause the ECC to expire on June 30, 2023 with the duties of Resolution 19-10794 not fully completed.

There are no fiscal effects to extend the ECC date. The ECC is a volunteer commission.