Agenda Items

Select an Agenda Item to Comment on. Or, Register to Speak at the Public Meeting.

8 16-38 Subject: Update and Recommendation Regarding The City's Solar Power Project From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Her Designee To: 1) Enter Into A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) With Vanir Management, Inc. (Vanir) To Buy Solar Electricity Delivered From Equipment That Is Owned And Maintained By Vanir On Six City Facilities At A Cost Not To Exceed One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000) In The First Year And Three Million Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,225,000) During The 20-Year Term Of The Agreement, Paid From The City Facilities Fund (Fund 4400) With Two (2) 5-Year Options To Extend The PPA Upon The Same Terms And Conditions, Only If Financially Beneficial To The City; 2) Accept And Appropriate A Project Management Reimbursement Fee From Vanir To Reimburse The City For Project Management Expenses In The Estimated Amount Of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000) To City Facilities Energy Conservation Projects Fund (Fund 4450); And 3) Pay Vanir, If Costs For Pacific Gas & Electric Company Interconnection, Or For Necessary Building Upgrades, Or Other Unforeseen Conditions Arise, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Dollars ($153,000) In The First Year And Not To Exceed Three Million Seven Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($3,780,000) During The 20-Year PPA Term, Paid From The City Facilities Fund (Fund 4400); And 4) Terminate The PPA With Vanir, And Enroll The City In PG&E Solar Choice Program To Purchase Electricity At A Production Amount Equal To That In Vanir's Proposal, At An Estimated Premium Cost Of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($17,500) In The First Year, If The Costs Of PG&E Interconnection And Necessary Building Upgrades Under 3) Above Would Incur A Rate Adjustment That Increases Costs More Than Three Million Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($3,720,000) During The 20-Year PPA Term; And 5) Take The Actions Herein Without Returning To The City Council For Further Approvals.

View Report View Supplemental Report

Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)

Adjournment

* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.

Americans With Disabilities Act If you need special assistance to participate in Oakland City Council and Committee meetings please contact the Office of the City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 5 days prior to the meeting so we can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also, in compliance with Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings. Office of the City Clerk - Agenda Management Unit Phone: (510) 238-6406 Fax: (510) 238-6699 Recorded Agenda: (510) 238-2386 Telecommunications Display Device: (510) 238-3254

MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.