HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 84-004RESOLUTION N0. R4-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH A"NO FEE"
MECHANICAL PERN�IT ArTD INSPECTION FOR THE FREE
EVAPORATIVE COOLER PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned about electric air-
(�` conditioning costs within the comtnunity that can frequently be as
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i high as the home owner's mortgage payment; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council realizes low income homeowners,
especially senior citizens,are doubly effected by these costs
because of their limited resources and need to keep cool during
the summer months; and
WHEREAS, senior citizens with limited resources are enduring
excessive summer temperature in order to conserve energy costs,
are subject to serious health and safety problems; and
WHEREAS, an evaporative cooler uses much less eZectricity
than a central air conditioner and the evaporative cooler works
by the natural cooling effect of evaporating water to significantly
lower the temperature of hot, dry outside air before it is circu-
lated into a home; and
WHEREAS, the purchase and installation of coolers will be
completely financed from the Southern California Edison's Conserva-
tion Financing Program coupled with matching California Energy
Commission funds for low income residents; and
WH�REAS, the City of Palm Springs has offered to do the
economic qualification of homeowners applying for the program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. That there shall be issued by the City of
Palm Desert Building and Safety Department a"No Fee"
mechanical permit for the inspection of evaporative
coolers under the Free Evaporative Cooler Program spon-
sored by the Southern California Edison Company for qual-
ifying home owners.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Palm Desert City Council held on this 12th day of January, 1984,
by the following vote, to witness:
AYES : JACKSON, II�LL,LY, WII.SC�1 & SNYDER
NOES : Np�
ABSENT : p�Qi
ABSTAIN : Np�
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SHEILA R. GI IGAN, CI CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, LIFORNIA
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