City Council

(29) 26-0056 CD 4 EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the use of the competitive sealed bid proposal method for the award of one or more contracts to accelerate the implementation of the Plug into Power: Community Distributed Energy Resources Project (Project). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE that this Project is exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2). In accordance with this section, an activity is not subject to CEQA if it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The approval of this draft Ordinance will authorize the use of the competitive sealed bid proposal method to let a contract and will not result in any physical change in the environment; therefore, the proposed action is not subject to CEQA. 2. APPROVE Board of Water and Power Commissioners Resolution authorizing the use of the competitive sealed bid proposal method for the award of one or more contracts for a term not-to-exceed 10 years, utilizing the criteria set forth in the Ordinance to accelerate the implementation of the Project to assist in meeting the Department of Water and Power (DWP) 2022 Strategic Long-Term Resource Plan and Senate Bill 100 goals. 3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 2, 2026, to award one or more contracts pursuant to a competitive sealed proposal method to permit negotiations relating to the design, engineering, procurement, and construction of the accelerated implementation of the Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no impact on the City General Fund. The Ordinance proposed by the DWP authorizing the use of the competitive sealed bid proposal method of contract award under Charter Section 371(b) to accelerate implementation of the Project involves only proposal administration costs and does not include the cost of any contract(s) recommended for award which cannot be identified at this time. The proposed recommendations comply with DWP Financial Policies.