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Council approves amendment with Our Energy to estimate Southside infrastructure and microgrid options
Summary
Council voted unanimously to amend an existing agreement with Our Energy to produce infrastructure cost estimates for Southside annexation needs and to evaluate microgrid and solar‑array relocation options; council approved the measure after a short staff presentation.
Patrick, a city staff member, told the council on April 1 that the city and the consultant Our Energy are seeking an amendment to an existing agreement to add scope that would produce cost estimates for streets, curb, gutter, sidewalks and other infrastructure associated with a Southside annexation and to analyze microgrid options and a needed relocation or reconfiguration of a courtyard solar array.
Patrick said PG&E returned application funds for an earlier microgrid grant application and that the city retained a portion of those funds under the existing arrangement with Our Energy. He said the amended scope would help the city produce a reliable infrastructure cost estimate to support future grant applications and would address technical work beyond current staff expertise — for example, evaluating how to move panels that encroach on an easement needed for an adjacent veterans housing project.
Councilmember discussion was brief. The mayor called for a motion; a councilmember moved and another seconded (names not specified in the public record of the transcript). The motion to approve the amendment passed unanimously on roll call.
Ending: the amendment was approved and staff will work with Our Energy on the added scope, including downtown infrastructure cost estimates and microgrid feasibility and solar reconfiguration analysis.
