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Home My WebLink AboutReso 98-140 - Adopting the Council Policy No. 1410 - Low interest, Energy Efficient loans for business customers ` � � }/ • • RESOLUTION NO. 98-�0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ADOPTING COUNCIL POLICY NO. 1410—LO W INTEREST, ENERGY-EFFICIENT LOANS FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS. WHEREAS, the City Council is charged with the responsibility of establishing municipal policies to guide the various functions of the City and, where necessary, to establish procedures by which functions are performed; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to define the parameters and procedures for the implementation of a low-interest loan program for business customers; THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that the City Council adopts Council Policy No. 1410 entitled Low-Interest, Energy-Efficient Loans for Business Customers, a copy of which is attached and made a part hereof, to be incorporated in the Council Policy Manual. I HEREBY CER�'IFY 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: COiJNCII,MEMBERS: Cibula, Kight, McGeorge and Kehoe NOES: COiJNCII.MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COiJNCIL MEMBERS: Norie ABSTAIN: COiJNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson DAVID HOE, Mayo Attest: Form Approved: � ' � c�� c `� °o Connie Strohmayer, City le W. Leonard Wingate, C' Attorney � � �� ' id 1�1,i ��r C � � I�� I �i �� -- 5� � � l i � ,, I , • • CITY OF R�DDING, CALIFORNIA Council Policy SUBJECT Resoiution Policy Effective Number Number Date Page Low-Interest, Energy-Efficient Loans for Business Customers � Background On June 2, 1998,the City Council adopted a resolution instituting a Public Benefits Program for the City of Redding Electric Utility. Public Benefits programs were mandated by AB 1890 (Electric Utility Restructuring Legislation)and signed into law by the governor of California in September of 1996. The mandated expenditures under the program are a fixed percent of a utility's revenues. For municipal utilities like the City of Redding, the charge is calculated by taking 2.85 percent of the current year's revenues from 1998-2000 and 2.7 percent in 2001. The percentage equates to approximately$1,700,000 annually for Redding's Public Benefit Program. Consumer-owned utilities like Redding can decide, within broad defined categories, how these funds should be spent for the benefit of the local community. At the June meeting, the City Council decided that low-interest, energy-efficient loans for business customers are a justifiable and appropriate use of these Public Benefit monies. The City Council felt that businesses may be interested in realizing energy- efficiency savings but may be reluctant to commit their own funds for such improvements. The low- interest loan program is designed to mitigate this reluctance. Businesses that are energy efficient have the advantage of higher productivity, lower costs, and aze also good showcases for energy-e�ciency technology. Purpose The goal of this policy is to define the parameters and procedures for implementation of the Low-Interest Loan program for business customers. council�299.98 1 F-0091 •7/93 , , . � • CI TY OF REDDING, CALIFORN/A Councii Policy SUBJECT Resolution Poticy Etfective Number Number Date Page Low-Interest, Energy-Efficient Loans for Business Customers 2 Policy Eli ibility Criteria To obtain a low-interest loan under this program, an applicant needs to fulfill the following criteria: 1. Must be a commercial business and City of Redding customer. 2. Loans are intended solely for energy-efficient equipment and retrofits. 3. Projects funded will fall within one of the following categories: 1. Lighting 2. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) 3. Industrial processes ' 4. Non-electro mechanical products that increase building energy efficiency(solar screens, awnings, insulation, etc.) Projects are expected to push the envelope of energy efficiency (exceed minimum mandated energy-efficiency standards). 4. The Electric Department shall establish and keep current a list of minimum technical specifications for lighting and HVAC that a proposed project will be required to meet for energy-efficiency upgrades. Applications for industrial processes loans will be assessed on an individual case-by-case basis. 5. Loans are intended for new installations or projects. Loans are not intended to finance projects council1299.98 2 F.onq� -�rss l • • CI TY OF REDDIIVG, CALIFORN/A Council Policy SUBJECT Resolution Policy Effective Number Number Date Page Low-Interest, Energy-Efficient Loans for Business Customers 3 that have already been completed. 6. Projects will require a pre-and post-inspection from City of Redding Electric Department staff. 7. The loan amount will apply only to equipment purchases and contract labor. Internal labor is not eligible for interest rate subsidization. 8. If proj ects require a contractor,every effort should be made to utilize a Shasta County contractor. 9. To be eligible,a customer is required to have a good credit history as reported by standazd credit reporting agencies and procedures. 10. Loans will be processed and provided by financial institution(s)in partnership with the City. The institution will actually make the loan. The City is a passive participant in the loan and assumes no liability for repayment of the loan. 11. The City of Redding will subsidize interest rate payments to the financial institution(s) for the purpose of this low-interest loan program. 12. The maximum amount of interest subsidized for any one customer will be $10,000. 13. The maximum loan period is ten yeazs. 14. A citizens'committee made up of Electric Department staff and business representatives selected by Council will review applications and prioritize projects to receive the low-interest loans. 15. Generating technologies or fuel switching do not qualify under this program. council�299.98 3 �.,,,,�, .-„� ' . • • PUBLIC ��NE�'I'I'S LOW-IN'�EREST LOANS LIG�ITING & IIVAC TECHNICAI. SPECIFICATIONS ,- :, . � • TABLE OF CON�EN�S LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ELECTROIVIC BALLASTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND BALLASTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FLUORESCENT TUBES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LENSES/DIFFUSERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 REFLECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 HID LANIPS AND BALLASTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 EXITSIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HVAC SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . � � LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS I. ELECTRONIC BALLASTS Technical Specifications l. Flicker free. 2. Meet IJL-listed, Class P (thermal protection) requirements. 3. Sound rated A. 4. Maintain a light regulation of+/- 15% with+/- 10% input voltage variation. 5. A lamp current crest factor of less than or equal to 1.7. 6. Total.Hannonic Distortion (THD) not to exceed 20%. 7. Ballast case temperature not to exceed 90° per ANSI C82.11. 8. Comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations Part 18, concerning Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency interference (EMI and RFI), (Appendix B) and comply with ANSI C82.11 and C82.2. 9. Three-year manufacturer's warranty which includes a$10 per ballast labor allowance. 10. Operate at a frequency of 20 khz or greater. 11. Ballast Factor shall be a minimum of.85, not to exceed 1.075 per ANSI C82.11(5.3). Anplication Guidelines Instant-start ballasts shall not be operated by motion/occupancy sensors. All projects require a manifest receipt for disposal of PCB ballasts. All lighting installations must meet minimum illuminance levels recommended by IE (Illuminating Engineering Society), (Appendix C), unless a lower level of light is Lighting Specifications contracts/specs/600.98 1 ' ' ' • • acceptable to the customer. II C01�PACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND BALLASTS Technical Specifications i. Minimum of 8,000 hours lamp life based on three-hours-per-start. 2. Color Rendering Index of 80+. 3. Lumens Compact Fluorescent Lamps: Lamp Efficacy Lamp Watta�e �,on reference ballast� < 7 watt 401umens/watt < 7-9 watt 50 lumens/watt < 9-13 watt 55 lumens/watt < 13-18 watt 60 lumens/watt < 18 watt 62 lumens/watt Self-ballasted Lamps, and Lamp and Ballast, when supplied together: Lamp Watta�e Svstem Efficacy < 10 watt 40 lumens/watt < 10-15 watt 45 lumens/watt < 15 watt 55 lumens/watt 4. Meet UL-listed requirements. Lighting Specifications contracts/specs/600.98 2 . .• ' • • ' III FLUORESCENT TUBES Technical S�ecifications Minimum Lamp Description Ma�cimum Lamp Watts Lumens per Watt' Rated Life LHours) 2' T8 17 78 20000 3' T8 25 85 20000 4' T8 32 89 20000 5' T8 40 90 20000 8' TS 59 98 15000 Lamps must have no less than 66% of comparable life in chart (based on 3-hour burn period). Application Guidelines If incandescent is the present light source, the fluorescent replacement shall have a Color Rendering Index (CRI) appropriate to the function of the space as defined in the supporting CRI direction sheets (Appendix A). Projects involving over *** lamps require a bill of lading for the disposal of lamps. IV LENSES/DIFFUSERS Technical Specifications All lenses must: 1. Meet applicable building fire and safety codes. 'With reference ballast Lighting Specifications contracts/specs/600.98 3 . � ' � • 2. Be clear prismatic. 3. Be made of 100% non-yellowing, virgin acrylic. 4. Include a 20-year warranty against discoloring. 5. Have a minimum thickness of.125 (for lenses over fixtures which aze installed in recessed troffers). A�plication Guidelines 1. Customer must receive written maintenance procedures to assure proper care, handling and cleaning of lenses. 2. Installation must include permanent removal of all disconnected ballasts, lamps and lamp holders. 3. Lens pattern must fit users application. V REFLECTORS Technical Specifications 1. Entire retrofitted fixture must meet Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) or other nationally-recognized testing laboratory specifications. 2. Silver Film products must have a minimum 93% total reflectivity. Product literature documenting reflectivity must be submitted with each proposal. 3. Aluminum products must have a minimum 85% total reflectivity. Product literature documenting reflectivity must be submitted with each proposal. 4. White powder-coated or Polyester-coated products must have a minimum 90% total reflectivity. Product literature documenting reflectivity must be submitted with each proposaL AQnlication Guidelines 1. Aluminum products must provide a 25-year, Silver Film products must provide a 10- Lighting Specifications contracts/specs/600.98 4 � • � � . r year, and White powder-coated or Polyester-coated products must provide a 10-year written warranty against defects in material and worlananship. Warranty must assure reflectors will not blister, chip, flake, peel, yellow, crack, or develop any significant surface deterioration that reduces reflectance. The warranty must include the total cost of the film/substrate, finished reflector fabrication, transportation and installation. 2. Customer must receive a written maintenance procedures to assure proper care and cleaning of reflectors. 3. Reflector must be formed to accommodate the right number of lamps and applications. 4. The retrofit must include new raceways and lamp holders to center lamps in the right position to obtain maximum reflectivity. 5. The UL label must also be attached to the lighting fixture upon completion of the reflector.installation. VI HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS AND BALLASTS (includes metal halide, high pressure sodium (HPS), low pressure sodium (LPS) Technical Specifications 1. All lamps and ballasts - ANSI-listed. 2. All lamps and ballasts -UL-listed. 3. HID magnetic ballasts - minimum power factor of 80% for lamp wattages less than 70 watts, minimum power factor of 90% for higher wattages. 4. Electronic ballasts not to exceed 20% THD level -minimum power factor of 80% for lamp wattages less than 70 watts, minimum power factor of 90% for higher wattages. 5. Minimum Lumens per Watt (LPV� efficacy of 60 for compact and 80 for full size. Lighting Specifications contracts/specs/600.98 5 ' � • Anplication Guidelines The following types of ballast circuit designs will meet the power factor requirements: � R-NPF (with capacitor) ■ CWA � R-HPF ■ HX-HPF NOTE: ANSI lamps and ballasts must be matched for proper performance. VII EXIT SIGNS 1. UL-listed 924 exit signs which use approved compact flourescent lamps are eligible. 2. LTL-listed 924 LED exit signs that comply with local and fire codes are eligible. 3. "String-type" incandescent lamps are not eligible. Lighting Specifications contracts/specs/600.98 6 � # ! �-IVAC SPECIFICATIONS HVAC Specifications contracts\specs\600.98 � � e ' �: . � �.. s O � • �+ = Z N ^ � Q� C �O Q� � � O0 � n! 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