HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/17/2010 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 089, 2010, APPROPR DATE: August 17, 2010
STAFF: John Phelan 0
Norm Weaver
Second Reading of Ordinance No.089,2010,Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Light and Power Fund
from the Colorado Governor's Energy Office New Energy Economic Development Program Funded under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 20, 2010, appropriates grant funds in the amount of
$72,000, received from the State of Colorado Governor's Energy Office. The project funded by the grant will conduct
a pilot implementation of the"Carbon City Sustainability Information Management System" (SIMS). This pilot project
will strengthen already budgeted initiatives for home and business energy efficiency improvements in Fort Collins.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary-July 20, 2010
(w/o attachments)
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DATE: July 20, 2010
STAFF: John Phelan AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Norm Weaver
T COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
First Reading of Ordinance No. 089, 2010, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Light and Power Fund
from the Colorado Governor's Energy Office New Energy Economic Development Program Funded under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / 1J
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This Ordinance appropriates grant funds in amount ofI$72,000, received from the State of Colorado Governor's
Energy Office. The project funded by the grant will•conduct alpilot implementation of the"Carbon City Sustainability
Information Management System"(SIMS). This pilot project will strengthen already budgeted initiatives for home and
business energy efficiency improvements in Fort Collins.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The City of Fort Collins Utilities Department is seeking approval to use grant funds to purchase "Carbon City", an
enabling technology platform to track, quantify and report resource usage, consumption trends and demand-side
management program effectiveness./Thead vanced-a`nalytics,engine integrates utility data,city GIS parcel data, local
weather data, numerous associated attributes of structures(e.g•, size, date�of construction, cost, etc.), property type
categories (e.g., condos, schools, businesses) to generate reports, analysI;eIs and maps displaying utility usage and
energy intensity patterns of individual,prop>r[es�orr ne�tioruoods. u
The City continues to expand and enhance the programs it offers to customers in the areas of energy and water
efficiency and other climate protection strategies. These programs include the Business Efficiency Program, Home
Efficiency Program,Home Energy Reports,Green Energy, Load Management and Climate Wise. With this wide array
of programs and incentives available to residents and businesses, the City desires to implement Carbon City
Sustainability Information Management System (SIMS) to provide comprehensive solutions for increasing resource
savings in the community.
Lastly,the SIMS will benefit the City innumerous ways beyond the primary focus of the NEED grant. SIMS will provide
efficiency and climate related programs with improved focus, better accountability, improved data quality and new
program possibilities. SIMS will also leverage new d ta-t`r�ack Ong and expansion opportunities and collaborative efforts
with other utilities,local governments and state agencies.Fanned iniatives.related to the Carbon City platform include
Green Building Program and Code metrics tracking, ClimatelWise partner,web tools for project tracking and GHG
baseline calculations, integration witKthe_City's cl matteinventory and increased social mobilization around carbon
awareness. Planned partnerships related to the Carbon City platform include the City's Operations Services
Department, Colorado State University, Poudre School District and the Fort ZED zero energy district.
Further description of the SIMS is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHrL4ngtN k
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
The Ordinance appropriates unanticipated-revenues-totaling$72,000, leveraging previously authorized expenditures
for staff time and incentives in multiple'UJtilities prog army
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
The"Carbon City"SIMS directly benefits the City's initiatives to alter the greenhouse gas profile of the community,has
a positive economic benefit through better targeting of efficiency programs and reduction of citizen's utility bills, and
may encourage an equitable deployment of climate-aware programs in Fort Collins.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on:160
RECOMFirst-Reading.BOARD / COMMISSION M
At its July 7, 2010, meeting, the Electric Board voted 4-1 to recommend adoption of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Electric Board minutes, July 7, 2010 (draft)
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ORDINANCE NO. 089, 2010
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE LIGHT AND POWER
FUND FROM THE COLORADO GOVERNOR'S ENERGY OFFICE NEW ENERGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER THE AMERICAN
RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado's Governor's Energy Office (the "GEO") has awarded
to the City of Fort Collins Utilities Energy Service program a grant in the amount of$72,000,
(the "Grant Funds"); and
WHEREAS, the pilot project funded by the grant will conduct a pilot implementation of
the "Carbon City Sustainability Information Management System ("SIMS"); and
WHEREAS, no matching funds are required; and
WHEREAS, SIMS, an.enabling technology platform, will quantify and report resource
usage, consumption trends and demand-side management program effectiveness; and
WHEREAS, the SIMS will provide efficiency and climate related programs with
improved focus, better accountability, improved data quality and new program possibilities and
will also leverage new data tracking and expansion opportunities and collaborative efforts with
other utilities, local governments and state agencies; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to
make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that
the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous
appropriations for the fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year•, and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the Grant Funds as .
described herein will riot cause the total amount appropriated in the Light and Power Fund to
exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during
the fiscal year; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the Light and
Power Fund the sum of SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($72,000) for expenditure in
the Light and Power Fund for the pilot implementation of the Carbon City Sustainability
Information Management System ("SIMS").
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
July, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on the 17 day of August, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of August, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk