Proclamation Recognizing Public Power Week, October 4 through 10, 2015: A Week-Long Celebration of Alameda Municipal Power’s Year-Round Service to the City of Alameda.  (Alameda Municipal Power)
Proclamation recognizing public power week October 4th through 10th, a weeklong celebration of Alameda Municipal Power's year round service to the city of Alameda. Mary Sutter will be accepting this from our. Public Utility Board. She's our president. You can come up to the podium and I will be reading this. Whereas we, the residents of the City of Alameda place a high value on local control of community services and therefore have chosen to operate a community owned, locally controlled, not for profit electric utility. And as consumers and owners of the electric utility have a direct say in utility operations and policies. And. WHEREAS, Alameda Municipal Power provides homes, businesses and local government agencies with very reliable, efficient, cost effective and green electricity and its local operation and workforce continue to make our community a better place in which to live and work. And. WHEREAS, Alameda Municipal Power is a valuable community asset that contributes substantially to the well-being of residents through energy efficiency, customer service, environmental protection, economic development, and safety awareness. And. Whereas, Alameda Municipal Power is a dependable and trustworthy institution whose lower rates translate into an annual savings of nearly $10 million each year for Alameda and while directly contributing to the city of Alameda, its economic well-being and quality of life with annual transfers of over $4 million. Now, therefore, be it resolved that Alameda Municipal Power will continue to work to bring lower cost, safe, reliable electricity to our communities, homes and businesses as it has since 1887, the year when the utility was created to serve Alameda and yet further resolved that our community joins hands with more than 2000 other public power systems in the United States in celebration of public power and recognition that Alameda Municipal Power is good for consumers, business, the community and our nation. Be it further resolved that I Treasurer Spencer, Mayor of the City of Alameda, do hereby proclaim the week of October 4th through the 10th as Public Power Week 2015 in order to honor Alameda Alameda Municipal Power for its contributions to the community and to make its customers, owners, policymakers, and employees more aware of its contributions to their well-being and how it makes their lives more powerful. Think I do want to say I am very. Pleased to be. Able to accept this on behalf of Almeida Municipal Power. I feel like it's a it's a fabulous organization and a very strong component of the city. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, our next proclamation, see?