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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.089-10 RESOLUTION #89 (Series of 2010) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF APSEN, COLORADO AUTHROIZING SPENDING FUNDS GENERATED THROUGH THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MITIGATION PROGRAM WHEREAS, on December 13, 1999, City Council approved Ordinance No. 55 adopting the Aspen/Pitkin Energy Conservation Code, and WHEREAS, the Aspen/Pitkin Energy Conservation Code allows that the funds be spent in accordance with a joint resolution by the Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the Board of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency approved a number of spending proposals, and WHEREAS, the spending proposals meet the screening criteria of affordable housing, cost - effectiveness, public visibility and education, environmental benefits, energy efficiency, leverage, unique opportunity, new technologies and green design. NOW, WHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO that the Community Office for Resource Efficiency to negotiate and secure contracts and manage the installation and /or implementation of the following projects: 1. Aspen Center for Environmental Studies — recommended REMP award: $15,000 ACES is moving into the second phase of its `net zero' carbon goal at all four of its educational sites. Having completed an energy retrofit of the liana* Lake Nature Preserve site, they are now focusing on the Catto Center at Toklat. Specifically, ACES is requesting support for the installation of a micro - hydro facility. The facility is projected to provide all of Toklat's electricity needs and feed 2 -8kW onto the grid per day. This award represents roughly 10% of the project cost. 2. Aspen Community School - recommended REMP award: $7,500 The Aspen Community School, a public charter school, is in the middle of a major fundraising effort to retrofit and rebuild its entire Woody Creek campus. Their grant requests support these efficiency upgrades. Their goal is to achieve CO -CHPS verification in order to create a demonstration/educational site and also reduce future energy costs. The requested funding will primarily address site considerations, lighting, and the HVAC systems. REG has been contracted to do the system's engineering for this project. ACS is currently awaiting response on a $6.2 million BEST grant from the State of Colorado. The BEST grant requires that new buildings be either LEED Gold or CO -CHPS certified. CORE's Board recommends providing $7,500 in design support should they meet their fundraising goals. • 3. Aspen Deaf Camp - recommended REMP award: $15,000 The Aspen Deaf Camp is retrofitting its 40 year old campus for general upgrades and efficiency improvements. Their project includes increased insulation, lighting retrofits, water fixture replacement, and appliance replacement with Energy Star models. CORE's Board recommends funding their boiler replacement up to $15,000. 4. Basalt Middle School - recommended REMP award: $10,000 The Town of Basalt's Green Team is applying for supplemental funding to install a PV system on the Basalt Middle School. This project was initiated when Basalt won the CAST Reusable Bag Challenge in 2009 and received $10,000 toward a PV system on an area school. The system will be 7.3kW, which will produce roughly 13,000 kWh per year. This will save about 22,500 lbs of CO2 per year. The rest of their project funding has been secured. 5. Colorado Rocky Mountain School - recommended REMP award: $10,000 CAMS is requesting funding to install solar hot water systems on three of its six dormitories. They estimate carbon savings of roughly 41,000 lbs per year. The systems will also reduce their energy costs. 6. Green Sprouts Foundation - recommended REMP award: $5,000 The Green Sprouts Foundation's goal is to help Valley schools go `green'. The recommended funding would support a portion of a new PV installation at the Marble Charter School. Roughly 60% of the Charter School's students live in Pitkin County. 7. Habitat for Humanity - recommended REMP award: $5,400 Habitat for Humanity - Roaring Fork is pursuing efficiency upgrades on many of its new building projects. These funds would support small solar installations on three new residential construction projects. They have partnered with Sunsense Solar, a local solar installer, to provide low cost materials and labor. 8. Roaring Fork High School Garden Project - recommended REMP award: $13,000 The Roaring Fork High School Garden Project represents a partnership between the RE -1 School District and a collection of local agricultural organizations, particularly Fat City Farms and the Colorado Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. The onsite greenhouse and garden will serve as a biology classroom during the school year and a farm school during the summer months. The food grown will be used in the school cafeteria and/or sold through the school's CSA. The model presented at the RFHS is an innovative approach to education and healthier living that is gaining rapid attention across the state. • Their funding request would support the final installation and material purchase costs for the facility. 9. Solar Energy International - recommended REMP award: $5,000 SEI is an internationally respected solar and green building education provider. They are renovating their Carbondale offices to incorporate green materials and sustainable design. This grant would support the purchase of locally sourced materials, efficiency upgrades and day lighting. 10. Third Street Non - Profit Center - recommended REMP award: $22,010 The Third St Center is a model for green building and includes such features as PV, solar hot water, extensive day lighting, a white roof, efficient lighting and much more. The Third St Center is now in its final phase of construction. This funding would support the purchase and installation of a transpired solar collector, which would reduce heating and cooling costs. 11. Town of Snowmass Village - recommended REMP award: $7,500 The Town is replacing their boiler and clothes washers at the Mountain View affordable housing complex with more efficient models. As part of the project, they will also be installing a small solar hot water system to preheat the boiler. REMP's contribution represents about 40% of the project cost. These upgrades will save substantial amounts of water, energy and carbon, particularly due to their high volume of use. 12. City of Aspen — recommended REMP award: $140,200 Solar photovoltaic installation ($112,200) This funding would support the installation and commissioning of a 72 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Water Treatment plant. Aspen Electric, the City's municipal utility, has created a Clean Energy Plan to help achieve its goal of providing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015. The project is shovel -ready and once installed, will reduce 4,488 tons of CO emissions over the next 50 years. Retro- commissioning at Burlingame Phase I ($13,000) The City is requesting funds to update its systems controls to allow for optimal performance and energy savings. Burlingame Phase II ($15,000) The City plans to partner with the Building Science Corporation, a nationally recognized firm, to maximize efficiency upgrades at Burlingame II. Capitalizing on insights gleaned from Burlingame I, this funding will support efficiency upgrades new affordable housing project. 13. Pitkin County — recommended REMP award: $130,282 The Energy Smart Program through a revolving loan program ($100,000) This funding would provide integral short term loans to area contractors that are working with Energy Smart participants. As a loan program, this fund would be constantly replenished by repayment to serve future Energy Smart customers. Audit incentives for Energy Smart participants ($8,500) This funding would provide financial incentives for residential and commercial building energy improvements to Energy Smart participants. Participants who complete a comprehensive energy audit and implement energy conservation measures will be eligible for rebates on efficiency upgrades equal to or up to the cost of the energy audit. Pitkin County's performance contracting program ($17,282) Pitkin County is prepared to move forward on a facility wide performance contracting program, which is estimated to save 15 -30% of their current energy consumption. This funding would cover the upfront technical audit costs. Efficiency upgrades to its new Data Center ($4,500) Pitkin County is building a new Data Center, which will replace the current departmental data facilities. By nature, data facilities use quite a bit of energy and produce substantial amounts of heat. Using one site, instead of many, will significantly contribute to energy savings. This funding would allow for additional facility upgrades to optimize efficiency and heat recovery. 14. CORE Board Funding Requests ($366,000) REMP Management Fee - $90,000: These funds include support for REMP advertising and program outreach, REMP grant and program administration, and energy and carbon analysis and reporting. Project Coordinator - $75,000: The Project Coordinator works on special projects associated with REMP and the reduction of greenhouse gases and serves as CORE's grant writer. This request will fund the position's salary and benefits during the 2011 calendar. CORE / REMP Financial and Legal Review - $10,000: These funds will be used to complete tax work and financial oversight for CORE. Community and Mini Grants - $50,000: Community and mini grants provide small scale support for renewable energy and green building projects in the Roaring Fork Valley. Mini grants fund projects up to $1,000, and Community grants fund projects up to $5,000. Appliance Rebates - $35,000: These funds will continue to support CORE's appliance program. Currently, the program provides rebates for energy efficient clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, programmable thermostats and low flow toilets. PV and Solar Thermal Rebates - $100,000: These funds will continue to support CORE's solar rebate program, including PV and solar thermal installations. Micro - Hydro Rebates $6,000: These funds will support four $1500 rebates for micro -hydro systems. The rebates will be allocated in collaboration with outreach efforts from CORE and the non - profit, Flux Farm, to encourage rural landowners to install micro -hydro systems in 2011. Dated: ( mac/ 44 cO /7) �� � � �'�6G� / / 4M N Michael C. relan , Mayor I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held October 25, 2010. ri. L `fathryn S. Koch, City Clerk 2010 Green Key Grant Summaries 1. Aspen Center for Environmental Studies — recommended REMP award: $15,000 ACES is moving into the second phase of its `net zero' carbon goal at all four of its educational sites. Having completed an energy retrofit of the Hallam Lake Nature Preserve site, they are now focusing on the Catto Center at Toklat. Specifically, ACES is requesting support for the installation of a micro -hydro facility. The facility is projected to provide all of Toklat's electricity needs and feed 2 -8kW onto the grid per day. This award represents roughly 10% of the project cost. 2. Aspen Community School - recommended REMP award: $7,500 The Aspen Community School, a public charter school, is in the middle of a major fundraising effort to retrofit and rebuild its entire Woody Creek campus. Their grant requests support these efficiency upgrades. Their goal is to achieve CO -CHPS verification in order to create a demonstration/educational site and also reduce future energy costs. The requested funding will primarily address site considerations, lighting, and the HVAC systems. REG has been contracted to do the system's engineering for this project. ACS is currently awaiting response on a $6.2 million BEST grant from the State of Colorado. The BEST grant requires that new buildings be either LEED Gold or CO- CHPS certified. CORE's Board recommends providing $7,500 in design support should they meet their fundraising goals. 3. Aspen Deaf Camp - recommended REMP award: $15,000 The Aspen Deaf Camp is retrofitting its 40 year old campus for general upgrades and efficiency improvements. Their project includes increased insulation, lighting retrofits, water fixture replacement, and appliance replacement with Energy Star models. CORE's Board recommends funding their boiler replacement up to $15,000. 4. Basalt Middle School - recommended REMP award: $10,000 The Town of Basalt's Green Team is applying for supplemental funding to install a PV system on the Basalt Middle School. This project was initiated when Basalt won the CAST Reusable Bag Challenge in 2009 and received $10,000 toward a PV system on an area school. The system will be 7.3kW, which will produce roughly 13,000 kWh per year. This will save about 22,500 lbs of CO2 per year. The rest of their project funding has been secured. 5. Colorado Rocky Mountain School - recommended REMP award: $10,000 CRMS is requesting funding to install solar hot water systems on three of its six dormitories. They estimate carbon savings of roughly 41,000 lbs per year. The systems will also reduce their energy costs. 6. Green Sprouts Foundation - recommended REMP award: $5,000 The Green Sprouts Foundation's goal is to help Valley schools go `green'. The recommended funding would support a portion of a new PV installation at the Marble Charter School. Roughly 60% of the Charter School's students live in Pitkin County. Page 1 of 3 7. Habitat for Humanity - recommended REMP award: $5,400 Habitat for Humanity - Roaring Fork is pursuing efficiency upgrades on many of its new building projects. These funds would support small solar installations on three new residential construction projects. They have partnered with Sunsense Solar, a local solar installer, to provide low cost materials and labor. 8. Roaring Fork High School Garden Project - recommended REMP award: $13,000 The Roaring Fork High School Garden Project represents a partnership between the RE -1 School District and a collection of local agricultural organizations, particularly Fat City Farms and the Colorado Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. The onsite greenhouse and garden will serve as a biology classroom during the school year and a farm school during the summer months. The food grown will be used in the school cafeteria and/or sold through the school's CSA. The model presented at the RFHS is an innovative approach to education and healthier living that is gaining rapid attention across the state. Their funding request would support the final installation and material purchase costs for the facility. 9. Solar Energy International - recommended REMP award: 55,000 SEI is an internationally respected solar and green building education provider. They are renovating their Carbondale offices to incorporate green materials and sustainable design. This grant would support the purchase of locally sourced materials, efficiency upgrades and day lighting. 10. Third Street Non - Profit Center - recommended REMP award: $22,010 The Third St Center is a model for green building and includes such features as PV, solar hot water, extensive day lighting, a white roof, efficient lighting and much more. The Third St Center is now in its final phase of construction. This funding would support the purchase and installation of a transpired solar collector, which would reduce heating and cooling costs. 11. Town of Snowmass Village - recommended REMP award: $7,500 The Town is replacing their boiler and clothes washers at the Mountain View affordable housing complex with more efficient models. As part of the project, they will also be installing a small solar hot water system to preheat the boiler. REMP's contribution represents about 40% of the project cost. These upgrades will save substantial amounts of water, energy and carbon, particularly due to their high volume of use. 12. City of Aspen — recommended REMP award: $140,200 Solar photovoltaic installation ($112,200) This funding would support the installation and commissioning of a 72 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Water Treatment plant. Aspen Electric, the City's municipal utility, has created a Clean Energy Plan to help achieve its goal of providing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015. The project is shovel -ready and once installed, will reduce 4,488 tons of CO2 emissions over the next 50 years. Page 2 of 3 Retro- commissioning at Burlingame Phase I ($13,000) The City is requesting funds to update its systems controls to allow for optimal performance and energy savings. Burlingame Phase II ($15,000) The City plans to partner with the Building Science Corporation, a nationally recognized firm, to maximize efficiency upgrades at Burlingame II. Capitalizing on insights gleaned from Burlingame I, this funding will support efficiency upgrades new affordable housing project. 13. Pitkin County — recommended REMP award: $130,282 The Energy Smart Program through a revolving loan program ($100,000) This funding would provide integral short term loans to area contractors that are working with Energy Smart participants. As a loan program, this fund would be constantly replenished by repayment to serve future Energy Smart customers. Audit incentives for Energy Smart participants ($8,500) This funding would provide financial incentives for residential and commercial building energy improvements to Energy Smart participants. Participants who complete a comprehensive energy audit and implement energy conservation measures will be eligible for rebates on efficiency upgrades equal to or up to the cost of the energy audit. Pitkin County's performance contracting program ($17,282) Pitkin County is prepared to move forward on a facility wide performance contracting program, which is estimated to save 15 -30% of their current energy consumption. This funding would cover the upfront technical audit costs. Efficiency upgrades to its new Data Center ($4,500) Pitkin County is building a new Data Center, which will replace the current departmental data facilities. By nature, data facilities use quite a bit of energy and produce substantial amounts of heat. Using one site, instead of many, will significantly contribute to energy savings. This funding would allow for additional facility upgrades to optimize efficiency and heat recovery. Page 3 of 3 CORE Board Funding Requests ($366,000) REMP Management Fee - $90,000: These funds include support for REMP advertising and program outreach, REMP grant and program administration, and energy and carbon analysis and reporting. Project Coordinator - $75,000: The Project Coordinator works on special projects associated with REMP and the reduction of greenhouse gases and serves as CORE's grant writer. This request will fund the position's salary and benefits during the 2011 calendar. CORE / REMP Financial and Legal Review - $10,000: These funds will be used to complete tax work and financial oversight for CORE. Community and Mini Grants - $50,000: Community and mini grants provide small scale support for renewable energy and green building projects in the Roaring Fork Valley. Mini grants fund projects up to $1,000, and Community grants fund projects up to $5,000. Appliance Rebates - $35,000: These funds will continue to support CORE's appliance program. Currently, the program provides rebates for energy efficient clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, programmable thermostats and low flow toilets. PV and Solar Thermal Rebates - $100,000: These funds will continue to support CORE's solar rebate program, including PV and solar thermal installations. Micro -Hydro Rebates- $6,000: These funds will support four $1500 rebates for micro -hydro systems. The rebates will be allocated in collaboration with outreach efforts from CORE and the non - profit, Flux Farm, to encourage rural landowners to install micro -hydro systems in 2011.