HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9136Resolution No. 9136
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Approving the City of Palo Alto Utilities' Legislative
Policy Guidelines for 2011
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto Utilities Strategic Plan ("Strategic Plan"),
approved by the Council of the City of Palo Alto on March 7, 2005, [CMR 148:05] provides a
set of Key Objectives for the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department (CPAU) to follow in the
areas of customer satisfaction and utility infrastructure, employment of balanced environmental
solutions, provision of competitive rates to customers through municipal ownership, and
assurance of a safe and engaged workforce; and
WHEREAS, CP AU annually identifies Utilities' Legislative Policy Guidelines
that facilitate the Strategic Plan's Key Objectives; and advocates for utility-related issues at
Federal and State legislative forums in furtherance of those objectives; and
WHEREAS, in November 2010 CPAU staff updated the Legislative Policy
Guidelines to respond to recent legislative and regulatory trends; and
WHEREAS, the 2011 Legislative Policy Guidelines also support the City
Council's inclusion of "City Finances" and "Environmental Sustainabilty" in the 2010 Council
Top 5 Priorities, and the recommendations of the Mayor's Green Ribbon Task Force on Climate
Protection; and
WHEREAS, action on some of these issues may require active involvement of
Palo Alto elected and appointed officials; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities' Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2011 were presented
to the UAC at its December 2, 2010 meeting, and the UAC voted 6 to 0 (with Commissioner
Keller absent) to recommend that the City Council approve the Utilities' Legislative Policy
Guidelines with the changes recommended by the UAC.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby adopts the resolution approving the Utilities'
Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2011.
SECTION 2. The Council finds that any revenue derived from the authorized
adoption enumerated herein shall be used only for the purpose set forth in Article VII, Section 2,
of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto.
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