8929-17 Support Icebreaker Wind Project

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WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood is committed to development of clean energy re- sources to power the electric grid of the future; and WHEREAS, Icebreaker Windpower has received strong community support from resi- dents, businesses and local governments; and WHEREAS, Icebreaker Windpower has secured $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to date, with a commitment to provide an additional $40 million in funding if certain milestones are met; and WHEREAS, the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has attracted a private investor in Fred. Olsen Renewables, a leader in the European wind industry, to own, con- struct, and operate the project; and WHEREAS, Icebreaker Windpower Inc. submitted an application for a certificate of en- vironmental compatibility and public need to the Ohio Power Siting Board on February 1, 2017; and WHEREAS, the Ohio Power Siting Board will be considering this application in the coming months; and WHEREAS, this application shows that Icebreaker Wind will have minimal adverse im- pact on fish, wildlife, or the Lake Erie shore viewshed, including from the Lakewood shoreline; now, therefore 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 imperative that this support of the project be communicated immedi- ately; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The City of Lakewood hereby supports the Icebreaker Windpower application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need to the Ohio Power Siting Board; and the City urges the Ohio Power Siting Board to act favorably and expeditiously on the appli- cation. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were passed in an open meeting of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such actions were in meetings open to the public and in compliance with legal requirements. Section 3. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City