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Ordinance No. 2198 Page 2 WHEREAS, the Authority has entered into agreements with electric power suppliers and other service providers and, based upon these agreements, the Authority provides electrical power to residents and businesses at rates that are competitive with those of the incumbent utility and the Authority plans to enter more agreements in the future. WHEREAS, the California Public Utilities Commission approved the implementation plan prepared by the Authority, and the Authority now provides service to customers within it member jurisdictions and under Public Utilities Code Section 366.2, customers have the right to opt-out of a CCA program and continue to receive service from the incumbent utility, and customers who wish to continue to receive service from the incumbent utility will be able to do so at any time. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 2. Elects to implement a Community Choice Aggregation program within Alameda County by and through the City's participation in the East Bay Community Energy Authority. SECTION 3. Finds, under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3), that this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it is not a Project which has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; therefore directs that a Notice of Exemption be filed with the Alameda County Clerk in accordance with the CEQA guidelines. SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance and declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section or subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. SECTION 5. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption. The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on October 1, 2019 and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on October 15, 2019 by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmembers Brown, Narum, Pentin, Testa, Mayor Thorne Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None