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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2021-127 Authorizing City staff to apply for a grant through the Environmental Protection Agency to support anaerobic digestion in communities.RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-127 A RESOLUTION authorizing City staff to apply for a grant through the Environmental Protection Agency to support anaerobic digestion in communities. WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-2021-080 supports the City of Yakima (City) to take a SAFE Cities climate change stand; and WHEREAS, the City Council committed to strive to address climate change issues through its future policies and legislation; and WHEREAS, the current disposal site for the City's waste, Terrace Heights Landfill, will be closing within the next 5 - 7 years causing the waste to be transferred to a site further away; and WHEREAS, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology, organic material like food scrapes, green waste, animal manure and carcasses and all type of paper and wood account for 43% of the residential waste stream, and WHEREAS, Yakima's significant agricultural "green" waste and organic material poses a current and future disposal and pest management problem; and WHEREAS, the City is exploring funding opportunities for the purposes of exploring waste reduction and recycling opportunities; and WHEREAS, the U.S. E.P.A. advertised a grant opportunity for entities interested in addressing waste through anaerobic digester biogas which would provide the City funding to evaluate, develop and pilot test an innovating anaerobic digester biogas to electricity system; and WHEREAS, if the grant is awarded it would assist the City in advancing its climate goals, safely manage organic "green" waste, and reduce air emissions by conducting a feasibility study in evaluating, developing and pilot testing innovating anaerobic digester biogas to electricity systems and pursuing other related climate equity strategies; and WHEREAS, if the grant is awarded, the grant award contract will come back to the City Council for final review and decision; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best interest of the City of Yakima, to support the U.S. EPA goal to reduce food loss and waste by 50% by 2030 by exploring waste diversion and recycling opportunities; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City and its residents to apply for the grant and allow staff to take all necessary steps to complete and submit the grant to the EPA for the proposed Yakima project; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager and staff are authorized to submit a grant application to conduct a feasibility study for Developing Yakima Clean Green Resources project to evaluate an anaerobic digester biogas to electricity pilot program to the Environmental Protection Agency. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 21st day of September, 2021. ATTEST: .0di '2°'„vi,pl. Sonya aar Tee, City Qb Patricia Byer, Mayor " - ' oov signsnvompo|c,000c1 Bm' ' STATE DpVVxSmNGrOm DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1011plum Street SE^POBox 4i525"Olympia, Washington 98504-252n°(3n0) 725-4000 Robert Harrison City ufYakima 2301 Frudve|a Blvd Yakima, VVAS88O2 Re: Contingent award ofthe Clean Energy Fund4-RooearchDeva|opmont&OamnnstrabonPmgrom8nont Dear Robert Harrison, Congratulations! The Department of Commerce is conditionally awarding City of Yakima a grantunder the Washington State Clean Energy Fund 4 Research Development & Demonstration Program for the Developing Yakima Clean Green Resources and Electrification project. The award amount is not to exceed $1,000,000, This award iamade from State funding. This award letter is contingent on no successful protests of the award decisions and the execution of a Grant Agreement with Commerce. Details such as obligations for deliverables, schedules, coordination and reporting will be negotiated. In light of the contingent nature of this^grant, ;We require a counter-sig nature below by an authorized City of Yakima official. Commerce will announce that grant has been awovdad, however no project information will be shared at this time, only apparent awards. City of Yakima, including its directors, employees and agents, agree to make no public statements regarding this award until the Grant Agreement is executed and the joint announcement inreleased, unless Commerce provides prior consent. Angela LaSalle will be your contract manager and will contact you regarding next steps. If you have any questions, please call Angela LaSalle at (360) 764-9127 or email her at angela.lasalle@commerce.wa.gov, Commerce looks forward to working with you and your team on this important project. Sincerely. Accepted onbehalf ofCity ofYakima by: ,,—Dacuftned by: '� �Dawuft"od by� _urze.—'�- ����� Michael __- ' - .Assistant Director, Energy Division City Manager 3/14/2022 1 1:55 PM PDT '�� 4/25/2022 [ 8:53 AM PDT DocuSign Envelope ID: D55C15B0-6600-4DEA-9E5A-7630348D22B0 \tufffsl.urfgtori fi;Ifite Depaf trnent of Commerce COMMERCE STAFF ONLY Review by (Title): CEF Section Supervisor Managing Director Assistant Director CEF Program Manager Awardee Name: DocuSign Routing Form Clean Energy Fund Section Date: Initials: Updated November 2021 Hans Berg Jennifer Grove Michael Furze Angela LaSalle 1, Nick Manning Gerardo Gonzales Gomez or rri7 Hans Berg Awardee/Contractor 3/14/2022 1 1:04 PM Signed on Signed on Attached Award Attached Award Letter Letter 3/14/2022 1 4:19 Signed on Attached Award Letter as M P T Signed on Attached Award Letter Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 055C15B066004DEA9E5A7630348D2260 Subject: Please DocuSign: CEF4 RDD City of Yakima Award Letter For Signature Division: Energy Program: CEF4 RDD ContractNumber: N/A DocumentType: Other Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Certificate Pages: 5 AutoNav: Enabled Envelopeld Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Record Tracking Status: Original 2/28/2022 10:24:50 AM Security Appliance Status: Connected Storage Appliance Status: Connected Signer Events Hans Berg hans.berg@commerce wa gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Michael Furze michael.furze@commerce.wa.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None), Login with SSO Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Angela LaSalle angela.lasalle@commerce.wa.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None), Login with SSO Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Signatures: 2 Initials: 2 Holder: Aaron Dumas aaron.dumas@commerce.wa.gov Pool: StateLocal Pool: Washington State Department of Commerce Signature ft-i5 Signature Adoption: Pre -selected Style Signed by link sent to hans.berg@commerce.wa.gov Using IP Address: 147.55.149.180 ftealgrted br hictuta flottt. $06 IPZ92.65444t4 Signature Adoption: Pre -selected Style Signed by link sent to michael.furze©commerce.wa.gov Using IP Address: 198.239.106.153 Signature Adoption: Pre -selected Style Signed by link sent to angela.lasalle@commerce.wa.gov Using IF Address: 147.55.149.186 Status: Completed Envelope Originator: Aaron Dumas 1011 Plum Street SE MS 42525 Olympia, WA 98504-2525 aaron.dumas©commerce.wa.gov IP Address: 147 55.134 40 Location: DocuSign Location: DocuSign Timestamp Sent: 3/14/2022 11:47:53 AM Viewed: 3/14/2022 11:55:58 AM Signed: 3/14/2022 1:04:59 PM Sent: 3/14/2022 1:05:01 PM Viewed: 3/14/2022 1:54:54 PM Signed: 3/14/2022 1:55:02 PM Sent: 3/14/2022 1:55:03 PM Viewed: 3/14/2022 4:19:06 PM Signed: 3/14/2022 4:19:14 PM • Signer Events Signature Timestamp Not Offered via DocuSign Robert Harrison bob.harrison@yakimawa.gov City Manager Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 4/25/2022 8:52:17 AM ID: 82e7b73a-2e36-4476-8fd2-d563fa18276f [DortMo ntri ory reltfri 61trriSat 00736W6f0.194450 Signatiie Adoption: Pre -selected Style Signed by fink sent to bob.harrisonyakimawa.gov Using IP Address: 205.172,45.253 Sent: 3/14/2022 4:19:15 PM Viewed: 4/11/2022 3:11:45 PM Signed: 4/25/2022 8:53:49 AM In Person Signer Events Signaturs Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 3/14/2022 11:47:53 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 4/11/2022 3:11:45 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 4/25/2022 8:53:49 AM Completed Security Checked 4/25/2022 8:53:49 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure ' Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure created on: 8/11/2020 4:44:12 PM Parties agreed to: Robert Harrison ELECTRONIC RECORD AND SIGNATURE DISCLOSURE From time to time, Washington State Department of Commerce (we, us or Company) may be required by law to provide to you certain written notices or disclosures. 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For Meeting of: September 21, 2021 Discussion of a public information regarding the costs and benefits of anaerobic digestion and methane capture from food and yard waste SUBMITTED BY: Robert Harrison, City Manager SUMMARY EXPLANATION: At the September 7, 2021 Council meeting, staff was directed to add this item to the September 21 agenda. If three or fewer Council members wish to attend, this could be published as an informal town hall type of meeting. However, if a quorum of Council members would like to attend, the meeting will need to be properly noticed. ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOM M ENDATION: