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Charter Amendment LA-B Green Energy and Good Jobs for Los Angeles Program City of Los Angeles Charter Amendment & Ordinance - Majority Approval Required Fail: 129,925 / 49.5% Yes votes ...... 132,569 / 50.5% No votes
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Shall the Charter and Administrative Code be amended to authorize creation of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power program to require production of at least 400 megawatts of solar power energy by 2014; provide for voluntary participation in the program by commercial, industrial, and institutional customers to allow installation of solar power systems on their property which would be operated and maintained by the Department in exchange for potential incentives; establish a jobs program and training academy to meet program participation demand; provide contract bid preferences for local solar power equipment manufacturers; require quarterly oversight committee reports and annual City Controller audit; and utilize a variety of funding mechanisms?
THE PROPOSAL: This measure would amend the section of the Charter that deals with DWP, and amend a section of the City’s Administrative Code, to require DWP to create a plan to implement a solar energy program, to be installed, operated and maintained by DWP on properties within the City and City-owned airports, and to produce at least 400 megawatts of electric generation by 2014, pursuant to annual benchmarks detailed in the ordinance. The solar power installations would be the property of DWP and all work would be done by DWP employees, at the rates specified in their union contracts. Major elements of the plan would include:
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Until the plan proposed by this measure is developed, the specific costs and financial benefits of the program cannot be determined. Using current technology, this program would increase power system costs. Actual costs would depend on many factors, including project locations and the technologies to be employed. Funding for the program could include a blend of bond financing, federal and state tax credits and grants, and power revenues. SUPPORTERS SAY: Measure B is an important step toward ensuring that future generations will not have to depend on expensive and highly polluting forms of energy. This measure will save lives, create good jobs, strengthen the City’s economy and make Los Angeles a center for solar technology. The DWP estimates that any rate increases resulting from this measure at the end of five years will be minor. In any event, the measure will save money in the long run since, over time, solar power will be significantly cheaper than power produced by fossil fuels. After waiting for decades, this measure will bring Los Angeles jobs and clean solar power now. OPPONENTS SAY: There is a better way to produce more solar power, at a lower cost and using better technology. This hastily-conceived measure was placed on the ballot with no engineering and operational input from DWP and no consideration of the overall cost. All work will be done by DWP without competitive bidding, and skilled union members other than those members of the IBEW who are employed by DWP will be locked out. Instead of asking voters to approve a plan whose details are unknown, DWP should design a plan with the public’s involvement and present it to the City Council for the enactment of an ordinance.
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