8882-16 Authorization to enter contract with Empower Gas & Electric

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RESOLUTIONNO. 8882 -16 By: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into a contract with the Empower Gas & Electric LLC for the implementation of a grant obtained from the Cleveland Foundation to assist residents in identifying energy efficient improvements for their homes and to accept said grant from the Cleveland Foundation. WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has been awarded $20,000 through the Cleveland Foundation for the implementation of an energy efficiency audit of target area homes within the city; and WHEREAS, the city would like to partner with Empower Gas & Electric LLC to provide obtain address specific usage data and conduct energy audits for residents outlining potential improvements which could result in energy savings to our residents; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this additional program should be made available to residents to broaden energy audit options immediately; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with the Empower Gas & Electric LLC for the implementation of an energy efficiency grant obtained from the Cleveland Foundation to assist residents in identifying cost effective energy efficient improvements for their homes in substantially the same form as attached as exhibit "A ". Section 2. The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to accept grant funds in the amount of $20,000 from the Cleveland Foundation to fund the agreement with Empower Gas & Electric LLC. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements.