REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 18, 2016
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management
THROUGH: KELLI FURTADO, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management
BY: JOSE R GONZALEZ, Division Manager/Energy Program Administrator
Sustainable Fresno Division, Development and Resource Management
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor between the Local Government Commission and City of Fresno for the Integrated Community Resource Marketplace Project.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor between the Local Government Commission and City of Fresno and authorize the City Manager or designee to sign on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Local Government Commission (Commission) was awarded the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) grant of $1.5 million, for Phase 1 of the project. Phase 1 of the EPIC project consists of planning and permitting an Advanced Energy Community (Community). The City of Fresno will receive up to $53,996.00 to offset staff time assisting with this grant. This grant funded project will benefit Fresno residents and businesses by developing a blueprint for a Community along the Blackstone Corridor and Downtown. Over the next year and a half, the project team will identify projects that deliver significant resource savings and attract more investment into the community, with goals to free up capital, facilitate building and infrastructure upgrades to reduce costs, and improve community health and prosperity. Ultimately, the Community will create a steady pipeline of energy, water and transportation investment opportunities.
A Community is a community based on systems integration in which energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, and smart-grid technologies meet the energy supply and demand needs of its residents and supports local grid reliability and safety. Projects will demonstrate the feasibility of inno...
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