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RESOLUTION NO. 98- / (�
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDDING PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 4-10, 1998,AS
PUBLIC POWER WEEK
WHEREAS, the City of Redding has owned and controlled its own Electric Utility since
1921, and is proud of its choice to operate a community-owned, not-for-profit Electric Utility;
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Redding are both consumers and owners of the City's public
power system, and have a direct say in utility operations and policies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding Electric Utility provides our homes, businesses, social
services and local governmental agencies with reliable, efficient and cost-effective electricity by
employing sound business practices designed to ensure the best possible service at the lowest
possible rates; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding Electric Utility is a valuable community asset and
contributes substantially to the well-being of local citizens through energy efficiency, customer
service, environmental protection, economic development and safety awareness; and
WHEREAS, the City's public power system operates without profit, allowing all benefits
to flow entirely to our community and its citizens and consumers; and
WHEREAS, not-for-profit rates and citizen participation combine to ensure that the City
of Redding operates in the public interest; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding is one of a community of 2,000 public power systems
in the United States that, through consumer ownership, ensure competitive customer service-
oriented electric utility benefits to consumers and a measure of stability at a time when the
electric utility industry is undergoing dramatic change; and
WHEREAS, the American Public Power Association initiated Public Power Week in
1987, and it has proven a successful means to educate this community's consumers and the
general public about public power's public service mission and community betterment goals; and
WHEREAS, a few of the events planned for the Redding community in support of this
cause are: �
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• Friday, September 25 Coloring Contest Deadline - For children in age groups 3-5, 6- �
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• Deadline for High School Essay Contest Entry.
• Tuesday, October 6 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting: Announcement of High
School Essay Contest Winners.
• Wednesday, October 7 Redding Power Plant Open House with Tours Available.
• Thursday, October 8 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Staff and literature available at Utility
Customer Service to answer questions about Energy Efficiency
in your home or business.
• Friday, October 9 Announce Coloring Contest Winners at Utility Customer
Service at 12:00 p.m.
• Saturday, October 10 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tours of Shasta Dam sponsored by the
City of Redding Electric Department and Utility Customer
Service;
NOW, THEREFORE,IT IS RESOLVED that the week of October 4-10, 1998, be
designated Public Power Week in Redding, to honor the City of Redding Electric Utility, its
consumer-owners, policy makers and employees who work together to provide the best possible
electric service to our community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that our community join hands with other public,power
communities across the nation and celebrate the benefits of public power for our local and
national progress.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of october , 1998, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Cibula, Kight, McGeorge and Kehoe
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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DAVID HOE, Mayor
Attest: Form Approved:
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Connie Stro mayer, City le W. Leonard Wingate, C` Attorney
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