HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.5 Dublin Rch Golf Club HOA Recog
STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #1040-10
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:December 17, 2014
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Joni Pattillo, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Recognition of Dublin Ranch Golf Club Home Owners Association
Prepared by Roger Bradley, Assistant to the City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present a certificate of appreciation to Dublin Ranch Golf Club Home
Owners Association for its example to the community in their pursuit of renewable energy
sources. Specifically, Dublin Ranch Golf Club Home Owners Association has installed a solar
power system at its facility, curtailing the high cost of energy and reducing its carbon footprint
within the community.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council formally recognize the Dublin Ranch Golf Club Home
Owners Association.
Submitted By Reviewed By
Assistant to the City Manager Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
As part of its 10-year Strategic Plan, the City Council has indicated that environmental issues
are of significant importance to the City of Dublin. Specifically, the City Council has placed great
emphasis on finding ways to protect the quality of life of residents within Dublin and to ensure
vital resources are available for current and future generations. This calls for the community to
come up with ways to reduce excess consumption and avoid waste. One particular area of
focus is reducing the amount of energy consumed within the community from the burning of
fossil fuels by pursing alternative clean-energy sources, such as solar power.
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One of the largest sources of greenhouse gasses produced within the community, as found in
the Greenhouse Gas Inventory from 2010, is from energy consumption by buildings and homes.
Greenhouse gases are a byproduct of the energy produced from the burning of fossil fuels.
Approximately eighty percent (80%) of PG&E’s energy production comes from the burning of
fossil fuels. Solar power, on the other hand, is a clean source of energy that reduces our
reliance on fossil fuels for energy production and the greenhouse gasses emitted within the
community. Solar power production also provides a mechanism for the user to reduce and
stabilize the cost of energy over time.
Because of solar power’s positive benefits to the local environment, the City is excited for, and
proud of, its residents and businesses when they make the decision to install solar power
systems at their home or place of business. The Dublin Ranch Golf Club Home Owners
Association (HOA) has taken a leading role in this effort by installing a solar power system at its
facility at 5840 Signal Hill Drive. It is expected that the 25-kilowatt system will provide more than
85% of the facility’s electrical needs for years to come, saving the HOA more than $2,000 on a
monthly basis. In order to set the project in motion, more than 51% of the HOA residents had to
vote in favor of the project, and because the HOA was able to pay for the project from existing
reserves, the improvement has a very short payback period of a little more than six years. The
HOA Board and its residents have set a great example for others in the community by showing
that solar not only makes good environmental sense, but it also makes economic sense as well.
Staff recommends that the City Council recognize the Dublin Ranch Golf Club Home Owners
Association for its significant environmental contribution to the City of Dublin.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
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