HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.038-21 Exhibit A: RESOLUTION#038
Series of 2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CITY OF ASPEN TO COMMIT TO THE FINANCIAL AND
LEGAL OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RECEIPT OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
AWARD FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR THE ASPEN
IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT AND OUTDOOR REBATE PROGRAM
GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED ON MARCH 17, 2021.
WHEREAS there has been submitted to the City Council a federal assistance request
application for the Aspen Irrigation Efficiency and Outdoor Rebate Program project that
proposes a$75,000 (49.5%) Federal Grant with a City of Aspen Water Utility match of$76,400
(50.5%), a true and accurate copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves and commits the City of
Aspen to the financial and legal obligations associated with the receipt of a financial assistance
award from the Federal government, if one is so given, a copy of which is annexed hereto and
incorporated herein, and does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute said agreement on
behalf of the City of Aspen.
INTROD CED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on
the lay of _ 2021.
Torre, Mayor
I,Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true
and accurate copy at resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
at a meeting held
Nicole Henning, City erk
Exhibit B: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF BOR$75,000 GRANT-ASPEN IRRIGATION
EFFICIENCY AND OUTDOOR REBATE PROGRAM GRANT
Submittal Date: March 17, 2021
Applicant: City of Aspen, Colorado
Rob Gregor, Management Analyst II
Water Department
130 Galena Street
Aspen, CO 81611
970-429-1993
Applicant Type: Category A
Grant Funding Requested $75,000
Total Project Budget $151,400
Project Duration March 2022 through December 2023
(21 months)
Estimated Project Completion Date December 31, 2023
Project Location Project will be located within the
Billing/Service Area Boundaries of the City
of Aspen Water Department and on parcels
served by its potable water distribution
system in Aspen, Colorado. Specific parcels
and locations for irrigation system
efficiency improvements will be determined
and tracked through the project's
implementation. Project locations will not
include Federal facilities.
PROJECT SUMMARY
The City of Aspen Water Department, located in Pitkin County, Colorado, will add a rebate
component to its existing Irrigation Efficiency program to further incentivize irrigation system
efficiency assessments and customer investment in system improvements. The proposed project
will expand the Irrigation Efficiency program by continuing to provide irrigation system
assessments to customers free of charge and beginning to offer 50% cost-sharing rebates (of up
to $2,500 per parcel) to customers for making certain types of irrigation system and landscaping
improvements. The Irrigation Efficiency program leverages the City's ongoing investment in
providing Qualified Water Efficient Landscaping(QWEL) training to local and regional
landscaping professionals and is focused on improving existing irrigation systems on already
developed properties. The Irrigation Efficiency program is a complement to the City's
Ordinance that requires properties undergoing development activities to comply with the City's
Water Efficient Landscaping Standards (WELS). Together, the Irrigation Efficiency, QWEL, and
WELS programs are designed to help mitigate demand for treated water for outdoor
applications and make up a significant portion of the "Conservation" component of the City's
Integrated Resource Plan (2021). The expansion of the Irrigation Efficiency program also
fulfills certain recommendations identified in the City of Aspen's Municipal Water Efficiency
Plan (updated in 2015), the Roaring Fork Regional Water Efficiency Plan (2015), and the
Roaring Fork Watershed Plan (2012).