Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to accept the award of the 2022 EcoSmart Choice Sustainability Grant in the amount of $61,864.00 from American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) and the 2022 EcoSmart Choice Sustainability Grant to G602100 in the amount of $101,126.00. The expenditure of these EcoSmart Grant Funds in the amount of $162,990.00 is permitted for use in the SMART Street Lighting Project. The EcoSmart Choice Sustainability Grant program was instituted by AMP to return unused funds to participating members. Sustainability Grants are thus intended to recognize EcoSmart Choice participating communities that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability through the promotion of environmentally focused, community based grant projects.
The Department of Public Utilities has been awarded the EcoSmart Choice Sustainability Grant funds in the past to utilize for sustainability efforts in the City of Columbus. This reallocation of funds has been approved by AMP.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding in the amount of $101,126.00 is available from the EcoSmart Grant award of 2021 which will used in conjunction with the 2022 award of $61,864.00 for a total of $162,990.00. These funds are to be expended by the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power for the SMART Street lighting project and utilized as necessary.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to accept the EcoSmart Choice Grant for 2022 in the amount of $61,864.00 and the 2021 EcoSmart Choice Sustainability Grant in the amount of $101,126.00 for a total amount of $162,990.00 to G602100; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $162,990.00 by the Director of Public Utilities for the SMART Street Lighting Project.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities has established project 670878 for SMART Street Lighting, replacing High Pressure Sodium luminaires (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting a...
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