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SMART METERS: CALIFORNIA CITY AND COUNTY DOCUMENTS: ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, CORRESPONDENCE

City and County Documents including Agendas, Minutes, Video Meeting links, Staff Reports, Proposed and Approved Ordinances, Resolutions, Correspondence, etc.

Courtesy of Burbank Action, Smart Meter Concerns

15. City and County Documents
including Agendas, Minutes, Video Meeting links,
Staff Reports, Proposed and Approved Ordinances,
Resolutions, Correspondence, etc.

Here are a list of documents that you can print out and share with fellow residents, consumers, groups, and officials about cities and counties that have most recently taken action to ban or halt the installation of wireless smart meter in their communities, and/or to support Assembly Bill 37 that would allow consumers to opt out:

Humboldt County:

For Agenda, go here, and click February 15, 2011, then go to C (Consent Calendar) Item #2: "Letter to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in Support of AB 37 (Huffman: Smart Grid Deployment: Smart Meters) (Supervisor Lovelace). RECOMMENDATION: Authorize Chair to sign letter of support": http://co.humboldt.ca.us/board/agenda/questys/

Staff Report, including Letter to CPUC in support of AB 37: http://co.humboldt.ca.us/board/agenda/questys/mg210722/as210725/as210729/ai211501/do212330/bosagendaitem.pdf

City of Capitola:

Read: Santa Cruz Sentinel, “Capitola Council passes ordinance banning SmartMeters,” February 11, 2011, found on-line at: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/rss/ci_17356134

City of Capitola:

For copy of ordinance, go to City of Capitola website, Agenda Packet for Feb. 11, 2011 meeting, pages 259-261 for Staff Report, and pages 189-258 for proposed Urgency Ordinance and related Attachments: http://ci.capitola.ca.us/capcity.nsf/vlookup/cc_02_10_11_agpkt/$file/cc_02_10_11_agpkt.pdf
For Agenda, see Item 4B: http://ci.capitola.ca.us/capcity.nsf/vLookup/cc021011ag/$file/cc021011ag.pdf

Mendocino County:

Press-Democrat: “Mendocino County supervisors put SmartMeters on hold,” January 25, 2011: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110126/ARTICLES/110129616/1350?Title=Mendocino-supes-put-SmartMeters-on-hold

Ukiah Daily Journal, “Supervisors approve SmartMeter moratorium,” January 26, 2011: http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_17201714

Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Related Documents:

See Page 178 of Agenda for Staff Report and Ordinance: http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/bos/pdf/current/2011-1-2001-25-11%20Agenda%20-%20Full%20189pgs.pdf
Minutes for January 25, 2011 meeting yet to be posted here: http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/bos/meetings.htm?type=1

Santa Cruz County:

San Jose Mercury News: “Santa Cruz County supervisors approve SmartMeter moratorium,” January 11, 2011: http://www.mercurynews.com/central-coast/ci_17069246?nclick_check=1

Santa Cruz County: Board of Supervisors approves Ordinance 5084 at January 11, 2011 Meeting: http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/bds/Govstream/BDSvData/non_legacy/Minutes/2011/20110111/PDF/034-1.pdf

See Minutes of Meeting, scroll down to Items 34 and 34-1: http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/bds/Govstream/ASP/Display/SCCB_MinutesDisplayWeb.asp?MeetingDate=1/11/2011
Read documents for Item 34, Support for AB 37: http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/bds/Govstream/BDSvData/non_legacy/Minutes/2011/20110111/PDF/034.pdf
Read documents for Item 34-1, including Ordinance 5081: http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/bds/Govstream/BDSvData/non_legacy/Minutes/2011/20110111/PDF/034-1.pdf

Marin County:

KGO-TV ABC News, San Francisco: “1-year Marin Co. SmartMeter moratorium approved Tuesday,” January 04, 2011: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/north_bay&id=7879031

Marin County Board of Supervisor Related Documents for January 4, 2011 Meeting: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/BS/Archive/Meetings.cfm
(Under “Archived Event,” click “2011” and then the “Minutes” for 1/04/2011, which includes links to downloadable documents, including Staff Report, Approved Ordinance, Letters to Governor Brown, CPUC, FCC, MMD, etc.)

City of Rio Dell:

The Humboldt Beacon: Rio Dell stalls installation of SmartMeters; wastewater rates likely to rise, January 13, 2011: http://www.humboldtbeacon.com/ci_17088392

City of Rio Dell: City Council approves Ordinance 270-211 at January 4, 2011, meeting:

See Agenda, Page 75 for Staff Report and Ordinance 270-211, http://www.riodellcity.com/agendas-pdf/CC-Agenda-2011-01-04.PDF,
See Page 9 of Meeting Minutes: http://www.riodellcity.com/agendas-pdf/CC-Agenda-2011-01-18.PDF

City of Morro Bay (San Luis Obispo County):

The SLO Coast Journal: Morro Bay Joins Growing Movement to Ward Off Health Risks from PG&E Smart Meters, January 2011: http://www.slocoastjournal.com/docs/news.html

City of Morro Bay: City Council approves Resolution 63-10 at December 8, 2011 Special Meeting:

See Page 8 of Meeting Minutes: http://www.morro-bay.ca.us/archives/37/01-11-11%20agenda%20and%20staff%20reports.pdf
See Page 20 for Staff Report and Resolution 63-10: http://www.morro-bay.ca.us/archives/37/12-08-10%20Special%20Meeting%20Agenda%20and%20Staff%20Reports.p

City of Watsonville:

Stop Smart Meters! Blog: “Watsonville Joins Fight Against Smart Meters in a Big Way,” August 11, 2010, http://stopsmartmeters.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/watsonville-joins-fight-against-smart-meters-in-a-big-way/

City of Watsonville:

City Council approves measures opposing smart meters at its August 10, 2010 Meeting: See Page 5 of Minutes: http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/agendas/cminutes/c081010min.pdf and Agenda, Pages 150-253 for Staff Report on Smart Meters: http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/agendas/081010/c081010_packet.pdf
City Council approves moratorium ordinance with amendment at its August 24, 2010 Meeting: See Page 12 of Meeting Minutes: http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/agendas/cminutes/c082410min.pdf and see Pages 118-159 of Agenda for Staff Report and proposed Ordinance calling for moratorium: http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/agendas/082410/c082410_packet.pdf
City Council acts on how to enforce moratorium at its September 14, 2010 Meeting: See Page 7 of Minutes: http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/agendas/cminutes/C091410min.pdf and see Pages 259-269 of Agenda for Staff report: http://www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/agendas/091410/cc_091410_packet.pdf

City of Fairfax:

KTVU.COM: “Fairfax Passes Six-Month Ban On Smart Meter Installation,” August 5, 2010: http://www.ktvu.com/news/24533984/detail.html

City of Fairfax: City Council approves Ordinance 752 at August 4, 2010 Meeting:

See Page 4 of Meeting Minutes: http://www.town-of-fairfax.org/pdfs/council/council_minutes/2010/8-4-10%20TC%20Minutes.pdf
See Packet Item for Ordinance 752: http://www.town-of-fairfax.org/pdfs/council/council_packet/August_2010/Item%2013%20Smart%20Meters.pdf

City of Richmond:

City of Richmond City Council: Resolution No. 68-10, unanimously adopted by the City Council and Mayor of Richmond, CA, June 1, 2010: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/archives/67/68-10%20Moratorium%20on%20installation%20of%20Smart%20Meters%20-%20CONFORMED.pdf

For Agenda, Minutes, for June 1, 2010 Meeting: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=151

See page 443 for Agenda Report, Item #I-1, re: Smart Meter moratorium resolution: http://sireweb.ci.richmond.ca.us/sirepub/cache/0/jzsi4255z1oi0amztslkrl55/2236000130201111234660.PDF

San Francisco City Attorney:

The Bay Citizen: “City Attorney Calls for Halt to SmartMeter Installation: San Francisco joins other Bay Area cities in objecting to the devices,” June 17, 2010: http://www.baycitizen.org/technology/story/city-attorney-calls-halt-smartmeter/

Updated info on San Francisco smart meter deployment:
The Examiner: Smart Meters on track for installation in San Francisco, January 3, 2011, http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/01/smart-meters-track-installation-san-francisco#ixzz1EC1MXdv5

Office of the City Attorney:

Press Release, “Herrera seeks immediate halt to PG&E's SmartMeter fiasco: City Attorney urges CPUC Commissioners to 'do their job,' halt deployment of problem-plagued electric meters during investigation,” June 17, 2010: http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=302
Petition and related documents: http://www.sfcityattorney.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=592

For other documents and information you can share with your local officials, also check out:

Stop Meters Now website has Consumer Tools and Action items: http://stopsmartmeters.wordpress.com/how-you-can-stop-smart-meters/

Smart Meter Action Wiki Group also has helpful forms, documents and links that you can share with local officials: http://smartmeters.transbay.net/doku.php?id=start

Go to Discussion Item #14 below, Actions You Can Take & Other Helpful Organizations and Websites: https://sites.google.com/site/nocelltowerinourneighborhood/home/wireless-smart-meter-concerns/actions-you-can-take-other-helpful-organizations-and-websites

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DISCUSSION OF MAIN CONCERNS: Read these and helpful information about the wireless smart meter issue -- click each of the discussion items below.

1. First and Foremost: Are Wireless Meters Mandatory?

2. Smart Meters Unite Consumers, Citizens and Residents from Opposite Backgrounds and Political Affiliations

3. Actions Being Taken: What Are Consumers Doing To Protect Their Civil Liberties and Affirm Their Rights to Refuse or Opt Out?

4. Going Deep: Understanding the Big Picture and Real Costs and Concerns, Helpful News Reports and Consumer Advocacy Reports and Analysis

5. Smart Meter Consumers Anger Grows Over Higher Utility Bills

6. Privacy and Security Concerns Still Unresolved

7. Health Concerns Grow: Consumers Are Getting Sick From Wireless Smart Meters

8. Consumers Report Public Safety Hazards and Interference Problems

9. Cities and States Outside of California Pull Back

10. Resident Campaigns In Other States

11. Options

12. Lessons Learned: What's Happened in Australia

13. Lessons Learned: Major Problems for Canada

14. Actions You Can Take & Other Helpful Organizations and Websites

15. City and County Documents including Agendas, Minutes, Video Meeting links, Staff Reports, Proposed and Approved Ordinances, Resolutions, Correspondence, etc.

16. Wireless Smart Meter Background Information for Burbank/Glendale

Or: Return to Wireless Smart Meter Concerns home page

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