8986-18 Accept NOPEC Energized Commmunity Grants

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REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 2/5/18. RESOLUTIONNO. 8986 -18 BY: Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the City of Lakewood to take all actions necessary to accept Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council ( NOPEC) Energized Community Grant(s). WHEREAS, Lakewood is a member of NOPEC and is eligible for one or more NOPEC Energized Community Grant(s) for 2018 (NEC Grant(s)) as provided for in the NEC Grant Pro- gram guidelines; and WHEREAS, Lakewood wishes to enter into an agreement with NOPEC, Inc. to accept grant funds on an ongoing, annual basis; and WHEREAS, Lakewood is eligible to receive $6.00 per enrolled gas account and $8.00 per enrolled electric account per year, totaling $216,474.00 for 2018; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this reso- lution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, 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 entering into this grant agreement imme- diately will allow Lakewood to access the funds and begin qualifying projects; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Council of the City of Lakewood hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter in- to any and all necessary agreements to accept the NEC Grant(s) for 2018 and to execute the grant agreement with NOPEC in substantially the same form as attached as Exhibit "A ". Section 2. 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. 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 and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this resolution, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the mem- bers of Council this resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law.