HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 062-2013RESOLUTION NO.62-2013
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR
ASSEMBLY BILL 66 TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER MURATSUCHI
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi has introduced legislation, AB 66, to
require utility providers regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to
publish the frequency and duration of power outages in their service areas on their websites and
update the information quarterly; and
WHEREAS, Senator Jerry Hill is a co-author of the legislation; and
WHEREAS, the bill passed the Assembly by a vote of 75-1 on May 28 and the Senate's
Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee by a vote of 8-0 on June 18 and is now
pending before the Senate Appropriations Committee; and .
WHEREAS, if enacted into law, AB 66 would allow the electrical providers, rate payers,
and regulators to identify where the most frequent outages occur, and assist the utilities in
focusing their maintenance funds in the areas where the outages are most frequent; and
WHEREAS, AB 66 would increase the effectiveness of the CPUC and rate -making process
by giving the public access to information on outages, thereby providing a better lens for
consumers to see and understand where the utility companies are allocating their maintenance
funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE THAT:
The City of Burlingame supports AB 66 and authorizes the Mayor to send a letter of support for
the bill to Assemblymember Muratsuchi.
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Mayor
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I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
1st day of July, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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C ty Clerk
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