HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.081-13 RESOLUTION NO. 81
Series of 2013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ASPEN CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF 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 funds collected
through the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program (REMP) be spent in accordance with a
joint resolution passed by the Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of County
Commissioners, and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on July 11, 2013,the Board of Directors of the
Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) approved the REMP spending proposals
described as follows and in the following amounts:
I. Green Key Grants:
2013 Green Key Grant Projects:
1. Aspen Center for Environmental Studies $9,818
2. Aspen Skiing Company $10,000
3. City of Aspen-ARC $50,000
4. City of Aspen-Burlingame $150,000
5. City of Aspen—Cozy Point Ranch $62,891
6. Colorado Rocky Mountain School $10,357
7. First Methodist Church-Insulation $19,500
8. First Methodist Church—Solar PV $18,000
9. GarCo Public Library District—Carbondale Solar PV $25,000
10. Mountain Rescue Aspen $75,000
11. Roaring Fork Conservancy $15,000
12. Sopris Elementary/Mtn.Valley Dev.Services$7,211
13. We-CVcle $19,330
Total: $472,107
WHEREAS the Community Office for Resource Efficiency has requested funding
from the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program (REMP) for the following programs, and
have been approved by the Board of Directors Community Office for Resource Efficiency:
Programs supported by CORE Board of Directors for funding from REMP in the
following amounts:
1. Community Grants - $50,000: These grants support smaller projects (ranging from
$1,000-$10,000) throughout the year for community-based resource and energy
saving projects in lieu of the annual Green Key Grants, which typically fund larger
projects.
2. Design Assistance Grants - $50,000: These funds support innovation and
integrative energy efficient design for new construction projects.
3. Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program - $100,000: These funds will be used to
improve the energy efficiency of homes owned by families whose incomes exceed the
qualifications for the state's weatherization program, but are below 400% of poverty
level. Qualifying homeowners will be eligible for a grant up to $2,500 for energy
assessments, insulation, and high-efficiency refrigerators, hot water heaters, furnaces
and/or boilers.
4. Big Buildings Efficiency Challenge—$200,000: Public- and private-sector
buildings and multi-family complexes will be targeted with this program to provide
technical assistance and rebates to upgrade the efficiency of these buildings. CORE
will also work with the building industry to provide incentives to conduct deep
retrofits of buildings during remodeling.
WHEREAS the Community Office for Resource Efficiency has requested $165,285 in
funding from the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program(REMP) for administrative and
program delivery to support the program delivery costs for Green Key Grants, Community
Grants and Design Assistance Grants; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen finds that the funding requests are
appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO that:
1. The following REMP funding is approved:
a. the Community Office for Resource Efficiency(CORE) is authorized to
spend $472,107 for the Green Key projects listed above;
b. the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) is authorized to
spend $400,000 for the specific programs listed above; and
c. the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) is authorized to
spend $165,285 for program delivery.
2. This funding approval is effective upon a similar funding approval by the Board
of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the
day oel 2013.
.Steve Skadron, ayor
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 on the day hereinabove tated.
Kathryn S. K , City Jerk