2009-112-RES-Deliberate and act on a resolution authorizing the application for energy efficiency and conservation block grant

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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-112 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; DELIBERATE AND ACT ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDS; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and the President signed into law on February 17th, 2009, to stimulate the economy and create jobs; and, WHEREAS, ARRA included $3.2 billion in funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program authorized in Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) and signed into law on December 19, 2007; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of the EECBG program is to, 1) reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, and to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities; 2) to reduce the total energy use of eligible entities; and, 3) to improve the energy efficiency in the building sector, the transportation sector and other appropriate sectors; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris is a city with limited financial resources and desires to support the development of energy efficiency programs; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris accepts its allocation and may also accept additional funds that may become available at a later date; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris has developed or is interested in developing a EECBG project, which is sustainable and has measurable energy savings, job creation and economic stimulus effects into the city; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris is determined to support energy efficiency projects that leverage federal funds with other public and private resources, including coordinated efforts involving other Federal programs targeting community development; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris intends to comply with all agreed upon contractual requirements of ARRA, the EECBG program and other federal and state law: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: