“It’s dead,” Councilman Mario Bravo (D1) said Tuesday of the rebate plan. “It was originally supposed to be voted on [Thursday]. They don’t have the votes.”
Council members said they now hope to pivot to plans that use the money that was supposed to go toward rebates for projects they hope will mitigate the effects of extreme weather and prevent high energy bills in the future.would use $9 million to convert local buildings to community centers where people can come for heat or air conditioning if they lose power. It would spend $13 million on a tree planting campaign and another $13 million helping low-income customers insulate their homes.
Sandoval was absent from Tuesday’s session, but her idea received praise from Nirenberg. Manny Pelaez and Phyllis Viagran also were absent from the work session.in helping low-income customers make their homes more energy-efficient, an effort some council members hope to build on. “It’s very clear there’s not a unified plan on what to do with this $50 million,” said Nirenberg, who has been a proponent of the rebates as the safest way to legally spend the money.
Council members John Courage , Melissa Cabello Havrda and McKee-Rodriguez each said Tuesday that while they had once considered the rebate a potentially viable plan, feedback from their constituents indicated that people wanted to see the money spent on something more impactful.
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