2017-728-E AMS - SolSmart Foundation no cost technical assistance

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DocuSign Envelope ID:AA090EE8-66C2-4C49-8A7F-E6578EE85BD7 Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations 1. The Solar Foundation will: a. Provide stipends to support the work of the SolSmart Advisor. b. Provide the SolSmart Advisor with training and educational resources. c. Monitor SolSmart Advisor progress and support other project management activities. d. Provide limited, supplemental technical assistance to the SolSmart Advisor and/or Host Community as needed. e. Connect SolSmart Advisors with existing local networks that can serve as a resource to the SolSmart Advisor. 2. The Host Community will: a. Make every reasonable effort to facilitate and ensure completion of the SolSmart Advisor work plan specified in the Work Plan, composed of "Attachment 1: Orange County Work Plan Calculator" and"Attachment 2: Orange County Work Plan Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO)" attached hereto and incorporated herein, and that the Host Community(or the individual communities on behalf of which the Host Community receives a SolSmart Advisor) will achieve designation under the SolSmart program. The Host Community recognizes that inadequate project progress may result in early termination of the SolSmart Advisor work plan and this MOU. b. Maintain a clear, ongoing commitment to achieving SolSmart designation. c. Assign a project"Sponsor" (e.g., local elected official, local government department head, organization director, etc.) to provide the SolSmart Advisor with reliable access to the staff and decision makers within the community who will select from and ultimately implement the recommendations provided by the SolSmart Advisor. d. Assign a project"Supervisor"to provide regular assistance and guidance to the SolSmart Advisor and to participate in project management and reporting. e. Provide the SolSmart Advisor with adequate work space, equipment, access to Host Community and local government staff and other human resources across all relevant departments and to external stakeholders. f. Allow the work of the SolSmart Advisor, including successes and lessons learned, to be promoted publicly and without restriction by the SolSmart program. 3. The SolSmart Advisor will: a. Assume primary responsibility in qualifying the Host Community for SolSmart designation and maximizing the programmatic impact of the engagement. b. Review and revise as necessary the SolSmart Advisor work plan and ensure steady progress toward work plan objectives, outcomes, and milestones is maintained.