At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the City Council approved the extension of both a temporary moratorium on marijuana-related activities and a declaration of local emergency due to recent storms and flooding, among other issues. MCE The council discussed a staff report on city cost savings achieved from solar collectors and the Marin Clean Energy […]
Council hears about crude by rail, water infrastructure and EMS costs Tuesday
At its regular meeting Tuesday, Benicia City Council had a busy meeting with lots of activity. First, the Council recognized the Parks and Community Services Department with a proclamation declaring July, 2016 as “Parks Make Life Better Month,” in conjunction with the statewide designation. Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission member Rich Payne accepted the proclamation […]
Council votes to move funds at Tuesday meeting
At its regular meeting Tuesday, Benicia City Council heard reports on greenhouse gas emissions, Net Energy Metering income, and Benicia’s urban water management plan. In addition, the council approved a motion to arbitrarily increase the agendized annual contract award of $100,000 to Benicia Main Street (BMS), opting to increase the proposed contract amount to $110,000 […]
Will city join area CCA?
■ Council mulls $18K to learn feasibility of joining Community Choice Aggregation Benicia City Council may decide Tuesday to take the first step toward membership in the Marin Clean Energy community choice aggregation. Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is an alternative to Pacific Gas and Electric for electricity supply. Local organizations may form such organizations to acquire […]