HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.res.030.2002 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN
PRIVATE COUNTY, COLORADO,AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES OF
FUNDS GENERATED THROUGH THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MITIGATION
PROGRAM
Resolution # No. J-2002
RECITALS
On January 26, 2000, the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County approved
Ordinance No. 8 adopting the Aspen/Pitkin Energy Conservation Code.
The Aspen/Pitkin Energy Conservation Code allows that the funds be spent in accordance
with a joint resolution by the Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of County
Commissioners. The Board of the Community Office of Resource Efficiency approved
the following spending proposals:
1) Efficient Building Education Program, $25,000 Pitkin County and the City of
Aspen are currently evaluating whether to adopt an Efficient Building standard for
new residential construction. As part of that effort, CORE is developing an
Efficient Building Design Guide for architects and contractors. This money
would pay to print that guide, distribute it, and organize a series of seminars and
workshops for builders, architects, and contractors.
2) Pitkin County Lighting Retrofit, $30,000 This money would pay to retrofit the
lights in the Health and Human Services building and the Pitkin County jail. The
lighting design work for these two public buildings has been completed.
3) Stillwater Affordable Housing Project, $20,000 This money would pay to
improve the energy efficiency of the Stillwater Affordable Housing units. We
have allocated $1,250 per unit to help purchase more efficient refrigerators,
clothes washers, and other appliances; to install direct-vented range hoods; and to
upgrade the units' lighting systems.
4) Wind Power from Holy Cross, $30,000 In terns of greenhouse gas abatement,
one highly effective use of REMP funds is to purchase wind power from Holy
Cross Energy. This money would purchase an additional 300 blocks—or one
million kilowatt-hours—of wind power over the next three years. This will keep
about 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air. We will work with Holy
Cross to get area businesses to match, on a 1:1 basis, this purchase.
.� 5) Wagner Park Photovoltaic System, $15,000 This would help pay for a high-
visibility PV system at Wagner Park. The City of Aspen Parks Department and
the Ski CO's Environment Foundation are also providing funds for this project.
6) Solar Hot Water Incentives, $20,000 This money would enable us to continue
an existing incentive program that provides $1,000 to homeowners who install
solar hot water systems. The current program has proved popular with
homeowners at the North Forty and elsewhere. A single solar hot water system
keeps up to 7,000 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air each year.
7) Climate Change Mini-Grants, $10,000 This program provides small grants,
from $200 to $1,000, to schools, area nonprofits, and businesses for worthwhile
projects that save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or have educational
value. Previous recipients have included Yampa Mountain High School, Aspen
Global Change Institute, Solar Energy International, and the Science Outreach
Center. The Mini-Grant program has proved popular and we would like to
continue it.
8) Truscott Solar Hot Water, $40,000 This money would pay to install solar hot
water systems on the multi-family housing now under construction at Truscott.
9) Advertising& Promotion, $5,000 This money would be used to advertise and
promote six REMP projects that target citizens and businesses. They include the
Climate Change Mini-grant program, Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Hot Water
programs, Efficient Washer Rebate program, Car Sharing program, and the
Commercial Lighting Retrofit program.
10) CORE Administration Fee, $65,000 The CORE Board has asked the BOCC
and City Council to approve a change in how CORE is compensated for its REMP
work. This proposal has been described at length in a separate memo.
The spending proposals meet the screening criteria of affordable housing, cost-
effectiveness, public visibility and education, environmental benefits, energy efficiency,
leverage, unique opportunity, new technologies and green design.
The Renewable Energy Mitigation Fund has a balance of approximately $900,000 and the
total of the proposed expenditures equal $260,000.
The Community Office of Resource Efficiency will report quarterly to the Pitkin County
Board of County Commissioners regarding the progress and completion of the approved
projects.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado that it hereby authorizes the expenditure of
Renewable Energy Mitigation Program funds detailed in this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THE on the 27' of February, 2002.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
By0 -
Patti Kay-Cl pper, Chair
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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John E , Co ttomey Cindy Houben,
Community Development Director
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