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87-80 Council + � .�ENT GITY OF SAINT PAUL File N0.� • 'JR unci l Reso lu tion ,.� �. � , Co . , �,� Pcesented ..r'' Referred To �� �U�`( �� Committee: Date � ��f��� Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul on July 17, 1986 adopted a Resolution, Council File Ho. 86-992, requesting that the Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic Development (DEED) authori�e the City of Saint Paul to enforce the State standards for energy efficiency in rental housing in Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul on July 29, 1986 adopted Ordinance Ho. 17379 expanding the scope of the Housing Code to include enerc�y efficiency in order to commence a program of enforcement known as the Saint Paul Rental Energy Efficiency Enforcement (SPREEE) ; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 1986, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) ordered the Horthern States Power Company (NSP> to spend 520, 200 of its Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) funds to pay for the audits necessary for the operation of the SPREEE program; and WHEREAS, on October 21, 1986, DEED suthorized the City of Saint Paul to enforce the State standards for energy efficiency in rental housing in Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, it is now neceesary for the City of Saint Paul to enter into an agreement with NSP for the disbursement of those funds and to enter into an agreement with the Saint Paul Neighbor Ener_qy Consortium (NEC) to provide the necessary audits; HQW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized to execute such agreements on behalf of the City of Saint Paul. �I COU[VCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas p�e�cher Nays Community Services Drew � In Favor M8S8112 f �+ NiCOSfa � �� Scheibel � _ Against BY � , Tedesco Wilson JAN 2 219$7 Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date � Certified Ya s y n il Se ar By � '�6 Bl' .. t�pprove Mavor: Date ��'� �^�'��w � -= �'�'� Appro y Mayor for Subm' sion to Gouncil BY BY PU��is��D J�j�� ;� � 198 Community Services DE PARTMENT ��-� �`� NO 3 216 . , Alice Bi-1 i ani'� CONTACT 292-7771 PHONE November 7 , 1986 DATE �e�� ee ASSIGN NUMBER FOR ROUTING ORDER (Clip All Locations for Signature) : 2 Department Director 3 Director of Management/Mayor Finance and Management Services Director 4 City Clerk Budget Director 5 Council 1 City Attorney WHAT WILL BE ACHIEVED BY TAKING ACTION ON THE ATTACHED MATERIALS? (Purpose/ Rationale) : This resolution will empower the appropriate City officials to execute agreements with NSP and the St . Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium (NEC) for the performance of and payment for audits for the St. Paul Rental Energy Efficiency Enforcement (SPREEE) program. REC�N�D DEC 2 COST/BENEFIT, BUDGETARY AND PERSONNEL IMPACTS ANTICIPATED: MaYOR�s o�F��€ These agreements are necessary to arrange for the orderly and legal performance of the audits and transfer of funds to pay for them. The funds to pay for the audits ($20 ,200 . ) have been set aside as part of NSP' s Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) as ordered by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commision (MPi�C) C9� �� ���`� `l"� FINANCING SOURCE AND BUDGET ACTIVITY NUMBER CHARGED OR CREDITED: (Mayor's signa- ture not re- ��=�'��: i��. Total Amount of Transaction: quired if under " - �- ' $10,00Q) N�� 1 Funding Source: � j�$s Activity Number: �,� ; � �1�-� �������Y ATTACHMENTS (List and Number Al1 Attachments) : 1. Resolution 2 . Council File No. 86-992 3 . Ordinance No. 17379 4. MPUC order � 5 . Deed authorization DEPARTMENT REVIEW CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW / x Yes No Council Resolution Required? Resolution Required? ✓ Yes No Yes No Insurance Required? Insurance Sufficient? Yes NoQ�1�iQ� Yes No Insurance Attached: . (SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR INSTRUCTIONS) Revised 12/84 O � ` �L3 � • . , DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT In the Matter of Authorizing the City of St. Paul to Conduct Inspections of Rental FINDINGS OF FACT Property for Compliance with Minn. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 3 AND ORDER Pursuant to the authority vested in me pursuant to Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 4, I hereby make the following: FINDINGS 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Economic Development (hereinafter "Commissioner") , pursuant to Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 4 is empowered to authorize a municipality, with its consent, to conduct inspections of rental property within its jurisdiction for compliance with Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 3 and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. 2. Any municipality which conducts an inspection program shall have authority under all subdivisions of Minn. Stat. SS. 116J. 30 to enforce the provisions of section 116J.27, subdivision 3, provided that 100 percent of the penalties for violation of section 116J.27, subdivision 3 shall be paid to the municipality. . � � � �- �-�-� 3 . By adopting the Resolution attached hereto the City of St. Paul consents to conduct inspections of rental property for compliance with Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 3 , and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto including, but not limited to, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4170. Based upon the foregoing findings, I make the following: CONCLUSIONS l. The Commissioner has statutory authority to authorize the City of St. Paul to conduct inspections of rental property within its jurisdiction for compliance with Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 3 and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. 2 . The City of St. Paul has consented to conduct such inspections. ORDER NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: 1. That the City of St. Paul is hereby authorized to conduct inspections of rental property for compliance with Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.27, subd. 3 and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4170, within its �urisdiction. :_ ., �- � � �. . �- �7� �b 2. That the City of St. Paul, in conducting such an inspection program shall have authority under all subdivisions of Minn. Stat. SS. 116J.30 to enforce the provisions of section 116J. 27 , subd. 3 provided that 100 percent of the penalties for violation of section 116J.27, subdivision 3 is paid to the municipality. DEPARTMENT OF EPlERGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: By. �t�. . Title: Commissioner Date: ���� �l� f ( �V RULES DJE-GH-3 _ .... ••+iTE - CiTV CLERK ����/1 " •� - FiNAN�E (/ _��`<���' - OE�ARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL Council l//��/� /j��� -. �_ . - MA.:/OIR ' NO. V v ��/ (/� � Council eso � File R lution � .��-_� Pres�nted By i �O� �/V �/C� _� �� C Referred To Committee: Date - `� y '��` �� Out oE Committee By Date WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Department of the Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic Development (DEED), pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 116J.27. subd. �4 (1986) is empowered to author�ize a' municipality, with its -consent, to conduct inspections � of rental property within its jurisdiction for compliance with Minnesota Statutes section 116J.27, subd. 3 and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and �� WHtREAS, any municipality which conducts an inspections program shal � have authority under atl subdivisions of�Minnesota Statutes section 126J.30 to enforce the provisions of section 116J.27, subd.3; now;� therefore, be it - RcSOLVED, that the City of Saint Pa�l intends to conduct Tnspections of - rental property for compliance with Minnesota Statutes section 116J.27, subd. 3 and the regulations promulgated thereto; and be it - FUR7NER RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Pau) may enforce the provi-� sions of__section 116J.27; - subd. 3, provided that 100 per cent-of the - penalties to be paid to the state treasury for violation of -section lloJ.27, subd. 3 shal } be paid to the City of Saint Paui ; and -be it - FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper City officiais are hereby authorized to request and accept the delegation of authority from the Commissioner � - of DEED to enforce the provisions of sectfion i16J.27, subd. 3. COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: Drew � Nicosia Re2tman �� FBVOf Scheibel ���e� Z°� Against By Tedeseo '���`°� JUL 17 i9�6 :'ldopted hy Council: Date Fo�m Approved City Attomey Cry� •d Yas e o cil Se ry By �`-`/( S � - B; appru� • Vlavor: Date JuL ^� �� Approved by Mayor Eor Submission to Council By By------- PU9l(SNfD J U L 2 6 1986 .. � ��- �d � ' ' Council File No. 86-666 — Ordinance No. 17379 — By James Scheibel— An Ordinance amending Section 34.0�(1) and Section 34.02 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code to permit inspections for energy efficiency as part of housing maintenance code enforcement. The Couacil oi the City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: � SECI'ION 1 � Section 34.01(1) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is amended to read az follows: (1) Establishes minimum standards for basic equipment and facilities; for light� ventilation, space heating and sanitary tacilities; for saiety irom fire; for space. use and Ixation; for saie and sanitary maintenance; for cooking equipment; oi all dwellings and multiple dwellings now ia existence or hereafter ia ezistence; as well as energy efficiency in rental dwellings and multiple dwellings. �ECTTON 2 Section 34.02 of Lhe Saint Paul Legislative Code is amended to read as follows: � 34.02. Findings of Council. There exist in the city of-Saint Paul structures used for buman habitation which are now, or may become in the future, substandard with respect to" structure, equipment, maintenance, or energy efficiency, and further that such conditions, together with inadequate provision ior light •and air, insufficient protection against fire hazards, lack of proper beating, unsanitary conditi�s, and overcrowding,constitute a menace to public bealth, safety and welfare of its citizens. It is,further found and declared that the existence of such conditions, factors or characteristics adversely affect public bealth and safety and lead to the continuation,,extension a.nd aggravation of urban blight. It is further found that adequate protection of public health� safety and welfare therefore requires the establishment and enfor�ement of minimum bousing sta.ndards. , SECTION 3 - � Section 33.05(4) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is amended to read as follows: (4)Existingbuildings.Within a reasonable time as fixed by a written ortles oi the division oi housing and buildi.ng code enforcemeat� every building except groups R•3 and M occupancies heretofore erected shall have a certificate of oa�upancy issued by the divi.sion and posted on the premises. Betor� such r,ertificate can be issued, such buildiags shall be inspected by the division and tound to conform to the requirements of Lhe buildiag code at the time of coastruction or at the time of conversion to its present use and to the pmvisions of Lhe Saint Paul Legi.slative Code;e�ccept thet energy efficiency standards in rental dwellings and multiple dwelli.ags shall be eaforced on complaint only. No building which is required to have a certiticate of oocupanry shall continue to be occupied without such aertificate atter the time fixed above has elapsed. � - . � .� , �" - ySEC,TION 4 � This Ordinanoe sh�ll take effect thirty da�ys after its PassaBe� aPProval and publication; or an Octot>er 1. i986; whichever is later. � . Adopted by the Council July 29. 1986.. . . . . - . . .. • . �i'eas—Couacilmen Drew,Nicosia,Rett,�naa,Scbeibel, Sonnen,Tedesoo—6. - �Tays —Dounciiman Wilson— 1. � . .. - - - �:�. -Approved luly �l,3986: . • .. _ . . � � - � . �' �:' � : . . � . �GEORGE I.AT�1�� Mayor _ . , . . -- . � � � . � _ . t : _�,. _=��t�. i� .T - = . _ ., �;_. _ . . i: . ,:.:%_'� �_ - � � '� : . . :� . . , . - _ � _ :. . . . . . � ' . � _ , .. >. r� . •�_�: �- �.-._ - - -.. � . . ��� � .{ .. • � � Uc7 /��- � • BEFORE THE NIDiDTESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMHISSION -�--'r`���" � k�-�� Harry Seymour Crump Chair - Barbara Beerhalter . Commissioner Cynthia A. Kitlinski Commissioner Robert J. 0•Keefe Commissioner Darrel L. Peterson Com¢nissioner In the Hatter of the Issue Date: OCT 1 519g6 Implementation of an Energy Conservation Docket No. G-002/M-86-249 Improvement Program for Nortt►ern States ORDER APPROVING NORTHERN STATES POWER COHPADTY'S Power Company (NATURAL GAS UTILITY) CONSERVATIODI II�ROVEMENT (Natural Gas Utility) PROGRAH AIdD REQUIRING IDIFORMATIODiAL FILIDiGS PROCEDURAL HISTORY On Hay 1, 1986� Northern States Power Company (NSP) filed its conservation improvement program (CIP) with tt►e Hinnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) for its natural gas utility pursuant to Hinnesota Rules, part 7840.0500. Notice of the filing was served on persons who participated in NSP's last general rate case or wt�o participated in its CIP case or utility renewable resource pilot project (URRPP) case during the preceding two years. Comments on NSP•s CIP were filed With the Commission on Hay 29, 1986. by the Hinnesota Department of Public Service (DPS); on Ziay 30, 1986, by the iiinnesota Department of Energy and Economic Development (DEED) , Ramsey Action Program Inc. (RAP) , and the St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium (NEC); and on June 2, 1986, by the City of St. Paul City Council Conservation Improvement Program Task Force (St. Paul). Proposals for alternative CIP projects were submitted to the Commission on tiay 28, 1986� by the NEC; on Hay 30, 1986, by the 1�in City Neighborhood Housing Service (NHS); and on June 2. 1986, by St. Paul. Responses to the comments on alternative project proposals Were filed on June 13, 1986, by the DEED and on June 16. 1986� by St. Paul and NSP. Additional comments were submitted by St. Paul on July 14, 1986. and July 18, 1986. The above comments� alternative proposals. and responses were submitted in accordance with Kinnesota 8ules, part 7840.0900. On July 2�. 1986� the Commission met to consider �TSP•s prnposed CIP, alternative pro�ects proposals, and comments. At this meeting. interested persons were given an opportunity to respond to Commission questions. �iSP•s gas utility proposed CIP consists of the following four projects: (1) the Tool Lending Library project, (2) the RAP project, (3) the D1EC pro3ect, i and (4) the Snergy Sesource Center pro3ect. ' Zn its tiay 1 filing, �iSP also proposed a project Mith the St. Paul Urbaa League. This pro�ect proposal was later withdrawn by �TSP. . - 1 - . �-`' �7 �d . NSP did not comment on the merits of this project. B CitY of St Paul Proiect -- Rental Ener�y Conservation Standards _ Enforcement. The City proposed a project, under which it would enforce state minimum standards for energy conservation in rental housing. NSP CIP funds are requested for energy audits which would provide technical information needed by city inspectors to enforce the state rental standards. Suct► local enforcement is permitted by state law and is necessary because the DEED is no longer able to enforce the state rental standards as a result of funding and staff cuts. St. Paul stated that 44 percent of St. Paul•s housing units are rental housing and a disproportionate number of tenants are low-income people. The City proposed to enforce the state standards in response to complaints. When a complaint is received, the appropriate enforcement officer would have an energy audit performed on the building. The sudit results would show the building's compliance or non-compliance with each standard. The enforcement officer would then issue orders for the building to be brought into compliance. The City is requesting a contribution from NSP of �20,200. The City anticipates that 50 buildings would be retrofitted as a result of this project, saving an estim.ated s20,500 in energy costs per year. The audits proposed for this pro3ect would be similar to the present IiECS audits. The City anticipates receiving 100 complaints within the first year. The City estimates that the auditing cost of small buildings (1-4 units) is �100 and of Iarger buildings (5 or more units) is ;400 dollars. The proposed budget is as follows: 66 audits @ s100 s 6.600 34 audits @ sa00 13.600 TOTAL s20.200 These audit cost figures include administrative costs. The City•s estimates indicated that the project would be cost effective to participants and cost effective to the utility. The City estimated that 75 percent of the households benefiting would be low-income households. The City expects to receive a grant of Z29.920 from the St. Paul Foundation to pay for the costs of an additional housing inspector and associated administrative costs. An additional inspector is needed for this program to � verify the complaints that the City receives under this project. If the inspector finds that the complaint is valid� the energy auditor would be contacted and an sudit arranged for the building. The DEED strongly endorsed St. Paul•s project because rental housing is predominantly occupied by loW- and moderate-income households and owners of rental housing t►ave the least incentive to make conservation investments. The DEED stated that tt�e project takes advantage of the existing RCS program. It stated that �TSP is already required under federal and state laws governing SCS to determine �lhether rental units comply with state standards. Thus, in tihe ' i 1-4 unit sized buildings there is no substantive increase in responsibility for the utility. - 6 - . (� x7 �� �, , . . . In response to the Court•s remand� the Commission has begun rulemaking proceedings to adopt interpretive rules for conservation improvement programs, including the definition of •'significant investment." See MPUC Docket DIo. G,E-999/R-85-8a7. However, the Commission does not understand the Ccurt•s decision to prohibit it from considering applications by utilities for approval of conservation programs under the criteria set forth by statute while it is considering interpretive rules. To read the Court remand otherwise would delay implementation of conservation programs that the legislature has directed utilities to undertake. See Hinn. Stat. § 216B.241 (1984). In order to carry out the Legislature•s directives concerr►ing conservation programs by utilities, the Commission will proceed under its procedural rules currently in effect. It will apply the facts to the statutory law in evaluating programs proposed by utilities until its interpretive rules are adopted. The Commission finds that the record in this proceeding is sufficiently complete for the purpose of selecting appropriate and reasonable CIP projects. Therefore, the Commission will deny the requests for variances to Hinnesota Rules� part 7840.0900, by NSP and St. Paul. The Commission concludes that the following are appropriate projects to be included in the DiSP natural gas utility's 1986-87 CIP program: l. the RAP pro3ect, 2. the NEC Energy Audit project, 3. the ERC project, 4. the Twin City NHS project, and S. the St. Paul Rental Energy Conservation Standards Enforcement project. The Commission finds that the RAP project, NEC project, and ERC projects are previously approved projects that deliver needed conservation services to NSP's residential customers. These projects have several special features that make them attractive to the Commission. First, they employ an effective combination of funds or other resources provided by the utility and various public agencies or community groups. Second, they use an existing network for the delivery of conservation services. RAP combined its resources with those of the utility and successfully identified low-income customers with the highest gas usage;'' this group has the t�ighest potential for cost-effective energy conservation improvements but lacks tt►e means to make the needed improvements. NSP's evaluation of the RAP project indicated that tt►e Company provided approximately s400,000 to RAP for loans/grants in the 15 months from , January 1. 1985. to April 1, 1986� compared to the ;925,000 that was budgeted for this project in the Commission•s January 11� 1985, CIP Order. Nevertheless, the filing indicated that tt►e full �75,000 in administrative costs was spent. The administrative costs represented 7.5 percent of the total original project budget but exceeded 7.5 percent of actual pro3ect � expenditures. Therefore, for 1986-87, the Commission will approve administrative funding of approximately 7.S percent of the total proposed project costs up to s37.500. The Company will be required to investigate and evaluate a less expensive ' approach to home energy conservation -- the House Doctor approach as practiced by Kinnegasco. If the results of its investigation and evaluation demonstcate that the House Doctor appcoach would be a more cost effective altecnative to - 10 - �. . . . . . � �,-�-d total home weatherization, NSP st►all implement the House Doctor system as a modification to the RAP project with a budget in the range of �50,000 to =100�000. If the project is modified. the total amount of the budget is not to be increased. NSP will be required to. explain and justify its decision in its Hay l. 1987, filing. NSP's proposal to continue funding the NEC for energy audits and energy plans will be approved because these are activities that the Commission has previously approved and because they appear to be effective at delivering needed energy conservation services. These activities make effective use of a community organization that provides special consideration to low-income customers. The Commission accepts the recommendation of NSP that funding of outreach payments of �20 each and funding of energy conservation workshops and seminars of �300 each be discontinued. It does not appear that the 2,400 outreach payments achieved their purpose; only 225 persons attended workshops and a majority of the 1,980 audits performed by NEC resulted fcom references by NSP. The workshops did not have sufficient attenSance to warrant continuation. Therefore� the Commission will not approve the outreach project or workshops. . � The Commission will approve a new project proposed by St. Paul for Rental Energy Conservation Standards Enforcement. This project appears promising for several reasons. It will effectively combine resoucces of three organizations; it will be operated by the City of St. Paul with funding from the St. Paul Foundation and NSP. This project is targeted to renters, one of , the groups that is singled out for special consideration under Hinn. Stat. S 216B.241 (1984). Also� St. Paul presented a feasible project proposal with the potential to achieve significant energy savings with a modest investment of NSP funds. The Commission will approve the NHS project as a new pro3ect. The Commission accepts this project Eor the same reasons the DEED and St. Paul recommended its approval as discussed above. NSP will be required to fund this project and to work out any necessary details with the NHS. DiSP will be required to submit to the Commission within 30 days a report on the negotiations or the final contract agreed to by NSP and the DitiS. Each of tt►e projects approved herein shall be approved to operate until September 30. 1987, to ensure project continuity durictg the Commission•s 1987 CIP deliberation. � The Commission �rill not approve the Tool Lending Library project at this time. There is no indication that this project will be cost effective. The , pro�ect costs appear to be unreasonably high compared to the benefits to �TSP; tihe project costs an average of =30 per weatherization tool loaned. • The Commission finds that there may be a need for a pcoject to provide tools for persons to install weatherization and insulation material but any such project n�ust be demonstrated to be cost effective. The Commission is willing to consider a less expensive Tool Lending project based on a point schedule as discussed by DiSP if it can be shown to be cost effective. The NEC proposed that the Commission require DTSP to pay tt►e �TTEC over ;1 � million per year to implement and operate five conservation projects. Thi� ' amount is grea*_er than the entire NSP proposed CIP program. For this reason, the Couaaission finds �TEC•s request unreasonable. The Commission will .not approve the five projects proposed by the �TEC for the reasons discussed below. - 11 - �` J � �E �'� �� . . - . . RESOLUTION DELEGATING BONDING AUTHORITY TO THE MINNEAPOLIS/SAINT PAUL HOUBING FINANCE BOARD AND APPROVING CARRY-FORWARD OF BONDING AUTHORITY WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to Minnesota Laws 1986 , Chapter 465, Article I, the City of St. Paul has been allocated a portion of the bonding authority available in the State of Minnesota for calendar year 1986 under Section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code" ) ; B. A portion of the bonding authority allocated to the City by the Allocation Act will not be utilized by the City or any of its agencies during 1986 ; C. There will be a need in calendar year 1987 for the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Housing Finance Board (the "Board" ) to issue qualified mortgage bonds under Section 143 of the Code and to issue exempt facility bonds for residential rental projects under Section 142 of the Code, in both cases for the purpose of financing housing programs for low and moderate income persons residing within the Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul; D. This Council hereby finds and determines that it will be in the best interest of the City and its residents if bonding authority available to the City, but not used in calendar year 1986, be carried forward into calendar year 1987 to finance, in whole or in part, the housing finance programs of the Board to be undertaken in 1987 ; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, as follows : 1. The City hereby delegates to the Board the power and authority to issue : a. $5, 500 , 000 of qualified mortgage bonds under Section 143 of the Code (which amount shall be combined with any bonding authority for qualified mortgage bonds similarly delegated to the Board by the City of Minneapolis ) , and for that purpose to utilize an equivalent principal amount of the bonding authority allocated to this City under the Allocation Act for calendar year 1986 ; b. $3, 000, 000 of exempt facility bonds for residential rental projects under Section 143 of the � , . � ��- �� � . - , . . . Code (which amount shall be combined with any bonding authority for exempt facility bonds for residential rental projects similarly delegated to the Board by the City of Minneapolis ) , and for that purpose to utilize an equivalent principal amount of the bonding authority allocated to this City under the Allocation Act for calendar year 1986 . 2. This Council has been informed that the Board intends to carry forward the bonding authority delegated above into calendar year 1987, and in calendar year 1987 to utilize that bonding authority to finance its programs . Such a carry-forward of bonding authority pursuant to the Allocation Act and Section 146 of the Code, by the Board, is hereby approved. 3 . This Resolution shall take effect immediately. r CITY OF �AINT PAUL ��c�J . s�o���,iiee OFFIQH3 OF T8E CITY COIINOIL � •'����� D d t 2 ; January 16, 1987 COMMITTEE RE PORT TO � Saint Pau I City Councjl F R O M � C o m m it t e e O rl ENERGY, UTILITIES & ENVIRONMENT C H A I R Councilmember Kiki Sonnen The Committee on Energy, Utilities and Environment, at its January 14, 1987 meeting, took the following action: Recommended approval of the City Council resolution executing agreements among Ramsey County, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, City of St. Paul and Northwestern Bell Telephone to provide for telephone rate stability. � Reeo�de� -�r�ai of the City Council resolution empowering appropf i�tt� �C�ty officials to execute agreements with Northern States Power Co.,�, and the St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium (NEC) for the pe�f�!'-�ad payment for audits for the St. Paul Rental Energy Efficiettcq Enforcement (�PREEE) program. CTTY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAIN'T PAUI.� MINNESOTA SS102 ���