REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 09/20/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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APPROVE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $10,000 TO THE CITY HALL WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT FOR TITLE 24 COMPLIANCE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve a $10,000 appropriation to the City Hall Whole Building Energy Efficiency Project to complete mandated requirements for Title 24 Compliance. This will enable the City to obtain approximately $66,000 in rebates from Southern California Edison for the project.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve a $10,000 appropriation in the General Fund 110 to the City Hall Whole Building Energy Efficiency Operating and Maintenance Project No. 73790.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City of Corona previously approved a project to perform certain energy efficiency measures at City Hall. The measures included replacing interior T8 lamps and Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps, implementing a lighting control system, and replacing 900-watt interior lighting in the City Council Chambers with LED lighting. On July 21, 2021, City Council approved Resolution No. 2021-089, which made findings regarding energy savings for the project under California Government Code Section 4217.10 et seq. and at the same time approved a contract with Facilities Solutions Group (FSG) in the amount of $158,564 to perform the work. In addition to completing the lighting retrofit, the project included obtaining a rebate from Southern California Edison (SCE) in the amount of $65,955, which would bring the net project cost to $92,609. The project was anticipated to save approximately $44,000 in annual energy savings and have a payback period of 1.8 years.
ANALYSIS:
During the project, some additional work was performed, including expanding the scope to include the 2-foot lamps not originally included in the project scope. The...
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