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1086RESOLUTION NO. 1086 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CONSENTING TO INCLUSION OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AREA OF THE CITY IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ENERGY PROGRAM TO FINANCE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, APPROVING THE REPORT SETTING FORTH THE PARAMETERS OF THE REFERENCED PROGRAM AND CERTAIN MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, Chapter 29 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the California Streets and Highways Code (the "Act") authorizes cities and counties to assist free and willing property owners in financing the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources and energy and water efficiency improvements (the "Improvements") that are permanently fixed to residential, commercial, industrial or other real property through a contractual assessment program; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors (the "Board of Supervisors") of the County of Los Angeles, a political subdivision of the State of California (the "County"), has established a contractual assessment program named the Los Angeles County Energy Program ("LACEP") pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the parameters of LACEP are set forth in the Report available at City Hall as Exhibit A (the "Report") and such Report has been prepared by the Director of the Internal Services Department of the County, as Program Administrator (the "Program Administrator"), pursuant to Section 5898.22 of the Act and approved by the Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, the Act authorizes the County to enter into contractual assessments with property owners located within incorporated cities only subsequent to the approval of the legislative body of the related city to participate in LACEP; and WHEREAS, the City of Rolling Hills desires to participate with the County in LACEP, under terms and conditions agreed to by the City of Rolling Hills and the County, and provide for participation in LACEP by property owners located within City limits; and WHEREAS, this Council of the City of Rolling Hills has reviewed the Report; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the Council of the City of Rolling Hills as follows: Section 1. The recitals set forth hereinabove are true and correct in all respects. Section 2. This City Council finds and declares that properties in the City's incorporated area will be benefited by participation in LACEP. Section 3. This City Council ratifies the resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 6, 2010 declaring the Board of Supervisors' intention to order the implementation of a contractual assessment program to finance Improvements pursuant to the Act. Section 4. This City Council hereby approves the Report substantially in the form available —at. City Hall as Exhibit A and finds and determines that changes to the parameters of LACEP that are not mterial in nature do not require the approval of this Council. Section.5. This City Counci,, hereby approves the inclusion in LACEP of all of the properties in the incorporated area within the City !�al's same may be amended through annexation from time to time, the acquisition, construction and Tstallation within City limits of the Improvements set forth in the Report upon the request and agreement ;.of the affected property owner, and the assumption of jurisdiction thereover by the County for the aforesaid purposes. The adoption of this Resolution by this City Council constitutes the approval by the City to participate in the LACEP. This City Council further authorizes the County to set the terms of!and implement LACEP and to take each and every action necessary or desirable for financing the Improvements, including the levying, collecting and enforcement of the contractual assessments to finance the Improvements and the issuance of bonds secured by such contractual assessments. Resolution No. 1086 -1- Section 6. The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Los Angeles County Office of Sustainability, located at 1100 North Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90063. Section 7. City staff is authorized and directed to coordinate with the County, including the Program Administrator and County staff, to facilitate operation of LACEP. City staff is also authorized and directed to do all acts and things which may be required by this Resolution, or which may be necessary or desirable in carrying out LACEP as described in the Report, as may be amended from time to time, and approved by this Resolution, and all matters incidental thereto. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14`x' day of June 2010. ATTEST: HEIDILUCE DEPUTY CITY CLERK Resolution No. 1086 -2- 1 1 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ) I certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 1086 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CONSENTING TO INCLUSION OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AREA OF THE CITY IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ENERGY PROGRAM TO FINANCE DISTRIBUTED GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, APPROVING THE REPORT SETTING FORTH THE PARAMETERS OF THE REFERENCED PROGRAM AND CERTAIN MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on June 14, 2010, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Black, Hill, Heinsheimer, Mayor Pro Tem Lay and Mayor Pernell. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at the following: Administrative Offices � a HEIDI LUCE DEPUTY CITY CLERK Resolution No. 1086 -3-