HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9388Resolution No. 9388
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving the
City of Palo Alto Utilities Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2014
RECITALS
A. The City of Palo Alto Utilities Strategic Plan ("Strategic Plan"), approved by the Palo
Alto City Council on July 18, 2011, [CMR 1880] provides a set of Strategic Objectives for the City of
Palo Alto Utilities Department (CPAU) to follow in ensuring a reliable and safe supply of utility
resources, providing customer service excellence, managing costs, and ensuring environmental
sustainability.
B. CPAU annually identifies Utilities' Legislative Policy Guidelines that facilitate the
Strategic Plan's Strategic Objectives, and advocates for utility-related issues at Federal and State
legislative forums in furtherance of those objectives.
C. In December 2013 CPAU staff updated the Legislative Policy Guidelines to
respond to recent legislative and regulatory trends.
D. Action on some of these issues may require active involvement of Palo Alto
elected and appointed officials.
E. The Utilities' Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2014 were presented to the UAC at
its December 4, 2013 meeting, and the UAC voted unanimously to recommend that the City
Council approve the Utilities' Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2014.
The Council ofthe City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby adopts this resolution approving the Utilities
Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2014.
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not constitute
a project under Section 21065 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA
Guidelines, and therefore, no environmental assessment is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 13, 2014
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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