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Council delays forming joint electrification committee, asks staff for clearer scope and legal briefing

ECC (advisory committee) · January 9, 2026
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City staff told the Energy and Climate Committee that the City Council deferred establishing a joint public-engagement committee on electrification after adding scope items; council asked staff to return Feb. 11 with fee-level options and a legal briefing on risks and statutory constraints.

City staff told the Energy and Climate Committee on Jan. 14 that the City Council chose not to pass a resolution last night to establish a joint committee intended to help design public engagement and incentives for the city's electrification policy. The council postponed the decision after requests to expand the committee's scope, including adding Human Rights and Equity Commission representation and consideration of pilot projects suggested by business groups.

Staff said the council's December direction remains that the council will make final decisions about fee calculation and fee level…

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