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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Service4n( ")
DATE: January 30, 2001 (CC Meeting of February 7, 2001)
SUBJECT: City Energy Conservation Measures
DISCUSSION
At the request of the Governor's Office, the League of
California Cities requested that its member cities reduce their
energy consumption by five percent. As a result, your staff
reviewed the City's typical energy use and attempted to identify
steps that can be taken to reduce energy consumption with
relatively little impact or inconvenience to the public.
Attached to this Agenda Report is a memo drafted by Ken Gilbert,
Director of Public Works that gives a summary of the City's
energy use for the month of November. As you can see,
streetlights make up the bulk of the City's energy usage, at
approximately 82,844 KWh per month. Arroyo Vista Community Park,
the Recreation Center and gym, is the City's second largest
usage source at approximately 13,777 KWh per month.
Mr. Gilbert also indicates that the City plans to perform a LED
conversion of its and Caltrans' traffic signals prior to June,
2001. Once completed, it is anticipated that the City will
reduce its electrical usage by 34,800 KWh per month, which will
lead to an 18 percent reduction, well in excess of the 5 percent
requested by the Governor.
Additionally, staff identified more actions that could be taken
to help reduce the City's consumption and each staff member was
asked to implement these steps effective immediately. These
steps include, turning off lights when leaving an empty room,
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shutting down all computers at the end of each day,
discontinuing the use of space heater and fans, changing out the
fluorescent 40 watts lights to 34 watts lights, discontinuing
the use of the oldest copier that often stands idle, and
discontinuing the practice of keeping one light on in City Hall,
the Community Center, and AVRC overnight. It is not anticipated
that these steps alone will create a five percent reduction in
energy use.
There are other policy related steps the City Council could
consider that will have greater energy reduction impacts
including, but not limited to: discontinuing the rental use of
softball field (AVCP and Peach Hill Park) and basketball court
(Griffin Park) lights - it is recommended that the City continue
to allow Moorpark Basketball Association's use of the AVCP gym
for it's season; discontinue building rentals (AVRC and
Community Center); reduce AVRC hours with concurrent reduction
of programs; reduce hours at City Hall; discontinue lighting the
Community Center flag pole and monument sign; supply City Hall
energy needs via the emergency generator for a specific number
of hours per week; and install motion sensors to activate
certain security lights. Staff will continue to evaluate and
implement other measures as determined feasible based on cost,
safety and other factors. We do not propose turning off any
streetlights at this time.
STAFF RECOM4ENDATION
Receive and file report.
Attachment: Ken Gilbert Memorandum
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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Steven Kueny, City Manager
FROM: Ken Gilbert, Director of Public Works
DATE: January 12, 2001
SUBJECT: Electrical Energy Use Reduction
Based on a quick review of one month's invoice from SCE, the
following statistics are offered for your consideration:
A. Costs per Month
1. $28,000+ Total - $13,700 lamp fee = $14,300: energy use
2. $18,000+ Street lights - $13,700 = $ 4,300: St. light energy
3. Only $4,300+ of the $18,000 + / Mo. for street lights is for
energy -- the rest is a per lamp charge
4. Street light energy costs is $0.05+ / KWh
S. The rate for all other invoices is $0.065 / KWh
B. Use Per Month
1. 190,000 KWh Total [5% of Total is 9,500KWh]
2. 82,844 KWh Street Lights (43 %)
3. 8,490 KWh City Hall
4. 2,190 KWh Annex
5. 13,777 KWh Community Center
6. 1,415 KWh one typical traffic signal
7. 1,133 KWh PW Yard
8. 24,759 KWh AVCP
C. LED Conversion Projects: The Traffic Signal LED conversion
projects will result in a considerable reduction in electrical
usage, summarized as follows:
1.Initial Project (City Signals):
Before: 1400 KWh / mo.
After: - 200 KWh / mo.
1200 KWh / mo. / signal savings
x 15 signals
18,000 KWh / mo. savings
2. Phase 2 (Caltrans Signals):
Before: 1400 KWh j mo.
After: - 200 KWh j mo.
1200 KWh / mo. / signal savings
x 14 signals
16,800 KWh / mo. savings
3. Total Savings: 34,800 KWh / mo.
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D. Other Use Reduction Efforts
1. Practices:
a. Shorter work week
b. Shorter time for use of facilities by the public
c. Turn -off ball field lights during rain
d. Turn -off flag pole light (remove flag at night)
e. Turn -off civic center monument sign light
f. Turn -off computers at night
g. Turn -off lights when area not in use
h. Turn -off copier (three in City Hall)
i. Intermittent use of Emergency Generator to power City Hall
2. Capital Conversion Projects: The cost for the following
capital conversion projects have not yet been determined.
a. Florescent bulbs: 40W to 34W
b. Install motion sensor to activate security lights instead of
leaving lights on all night
c. Change to solar irrigation controllers
d. Upgrade Generator to power City Hall at all hours
e. Add Gas service at the Yard
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