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AGENDA ITEM
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
of
May 8, 2012
SUBJECT: Aggregation of Natural Gas Legislation
FROM: David Niemeyer, Village Manager NVI
BUDGET SOURCE/BUDGET IMPACT: N/A
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move for passage of Resolution R -1180, "A Resolution In
Support Of Illinois Senate Bill 3766, As Amended, To Allow Municipalities To Pursue
Natural Gas Aggregation For Residential And Small Commercial Customers ".
Background/History:
There is currently pending in the Illinois General Assembly legislation which would allow
corporate authorities of a county or municipality to pursue aggregation of natural gas for their
residents. The legislation is modeled after the electricity aggregation law and as of this date is
being reviewed by the Illinois House Rules Committee after passing the Illinois Senate 40 -10 -0.
Recommendation:
I recommend that this Resolution be passed
RESOLUTION 2012- GL -ST- GAS -R -1180
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS SENATE BILL 3766, AS AMENDED,
TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO PURSUE NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION
FOR RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
WHEREAS, securing affordable energy is vital to the economic welfare of the Village, its
residents, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly previously passed legislation allowing municipalities to
aggregate the electricity demands of residential and small commercial customers in order for
municipalities to secure better electricity pricing ( "Electric Aggregation Program "); and
WHEREAS, the Electric Aggregation Program has been extremely successful throughout Illinois
in helping residential and small commercial customers secure significant savings in electricity costs; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Aggregation Program provided Oak Brook residential customers a 30%
savings and small commercial customers a 27% to 30% savings in electricity costs; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 3766, as amended by Senate Floor Amendment Number Two, is currently
pending before the Illinois General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 3766 would amend the Illinois Public Utilities Act, 20 ILCS 5/1 et seq., to
allow municipalities to aggregate the demand of residential and small commercial customers for natural
gas in order to secure better pricing for natural gas from natural gas suppliers in the same way that the
Electric Aggregation Program allowed for electric aggregation; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees believe that natural gas aggregation
would result in costs savings to the residents and businesses in the Village much like the Electric
Aggregation Program; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees believe that passing Senate Bill 3766 is
in the best interest of the Village and the State of Illinois; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into, and made a part of, this
Resolution as the findings of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
Section 2: The President and Board of Trustees for the Village of Oak Brook hereby express
their collective support for Senate Bill 3766 and believe it is imperative that Senate Bill 3766 be passed in
order to provide the Village and other municipalities the authority to aggregate the demand for natural gas
in order to secure better pricing from natural gas suppliers.
Section 3. The Village President and Village Clerk hereby authorize the Village Manager to
send a suitable copy of this Resolution to the Village's local state senators and representatives.
Section 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are hereby
repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 5. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication as required by law.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
APPROVED THIS 8" day of May, 2012
PASSED THIS 8th day of May, 2012
Ayes:
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
ATTEST:
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
Resolution 2012- GL -ST- GAS -R -1180
Supporting Gas Aggregation Legislation
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