Glendale City Council Watch
Eco-Items on the Agenda for Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Re Item 8c: Final Decision on Grayson Gas Engines. THIS IS IT.
Since 2016, GEC has been asking for a better plan to repower Grayson with clean energy resources. We’ve pushed for in front of and behind the meter distributed solar and storage, from city-owned to commercial to residential. We’ve asked for more energy efficiency, more demand response. We’ve asked for resources to be prioritized for these clean projects, large amounts of which could be up and running before new gas engines. We rallied, called in, emailed, and spoke out to Stop Gas at Grayson Again, and on March 1 City Council delayed the Grayson gas engines decision to the end of this year. On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 the proposal will come back to City Council. This is our final chance to say that we want clean energy first!
Please join other GEC members at City Hall this Tuesday to show the city, with your presence or with a short comment, that we want clean energy investments, not gas-burning engines!
If you are unable to attend, please call in! If you can not call in, please email ahead.
Learn more about the history of this project, the many exciting clean energy alternatives that have recently been identified, such as those in the December, 2022 EcoMotion report which identified over 100 MW of potential resources, and GEC’s reasons for continuing to push the City to prioritize funding clean energy projects over fossil fuel investments, at: gec.eco/grayson
6 pm Regular City Council Meeting
Agenda/Watch: https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=33705
8. ACTION ITEMS
c. Glendale Water and Power, re: Grayson Repowering Project and GWP Power Supply Planning
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- Resolution of the City Council of the City of Glendale, California, amending Resolution 22-34 to provide direction to staff regarding the implementation of the Grayson Repowering Project utilizing five Wartsila engines; amending Resolution 22-127 to add the procurement of Battery Energy Storage System to the scope of the Request For Proposals for the Balance of Site work; and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract, and all related and necessary documents, for the engineering, procurement, and construction of five Wartsila engines and associated Power Island Equipment and Facilities
- Resolution of the City Council of the City of Glendale, California, amending Resolution 22-34 to provide direction to staff regarding the implementation of the Grayson Repowering Project utilizing three Wartsila engines; amending Resolution 22 127 to add the procurement of Battery Energy Storage System to the scope of the Request For Proposals for the Balance of Site work; and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract, and all related and necessary documents, for the engineering, procurement, and construction of three Wartsila engines and associated Power Island Equipment and Facilities
- Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Collectible Work Authorization (CWA) agreement with the Southern California Gas Company, in the not to exceed amount of $400,000 for services related to the improvement and upgrade of Southern California Gas Company facilities related to the Grayson Repowering Project. The form of said agreement shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney
Call In when the item is up: (818) 937-8100
Email council members in advance:
Mayor Ardy Kassakhian: AKassakhian@GlendaleCA.gov
Elen Asatryan: EAsatryan@glendaleca.gov
Dan Brotman: DBrotman@Glendaleca.gov
Paula Devine: PDevine@glendaleca.gov
Ara Najarian: ANajarian@glendaleca.gov
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