Agenda - 03-10-20; 8-a - Minutes

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11 I Recommended FY20 Climate Actions: 2 Supplemental Weatherization 3 4 • If <50% of Area Median Income, 12% of all income spent on energy 5 • Leverage ongoing partnerships: OCHPC, OCAHC 6 • Coalition organizers notified of potential project 7 8 Recommended FY20 Climate Actions 9 LED Campaign: 10 11 • LEDs can lower energy bills 7-10% and they last 10 times longer 12 • LIEAP and FSA are already serving energy insecure households 13 • Pledge and energy efficiency impact 14 . Partner departments notified of potential project 15 16 Recommended FY20 Climate Actions 17 Solar for Schools: 18 • 3 proposed grant requirements 19 -Consider leasing to maximize investment 20 -Report energy output and % offset 21 -Install a monitor for education 22 • Schools notified of potential project 23 24 Recommended FY20 Climate Actions (chart) 25 26 Commissioner Marcoplos thanked staff for its work. He said he has done a lot of air- 27 sealing in his career, and he imagined that more than 15-20 houses would be completed. He 28 said replacing windows is a lot more expensive than caulking and foaming, and he asked if 29 various options can be investigated to see if more homes can be air sealed through a variety of 30 methods. He said he would like to get more bang for the buck, and help as many people as 31 possible. 32 Brennan Bouma said that is possible. He said the more he learns about this, the more 33 complicated he understands it to be. He said he wanted to propose a conservative estimate, in 34 case more houses have greater needs, such as HVAC systems, windows, etc. He said the 35 pictures in the presentation are lower cost interventions, and if these are the types of 36 improvements that the grant will fund, then more homes will be treated. 37 Commissioner Marcoplos said he assumed air-sealing, weatherization, and insulation 38 would take top priority. He said this would be a significant upgrade to a lot of houses. 39 Commissioner Price referred to the solar array for the schools, and clarified that it is 40 going to be a lease, with smaller amounts each year. She asked if there is a life expectancy for 41 the equipment, and if there will be a party designated to handle repairs. 42 Brennan Bouma said the recommendation is for the schools to consider leasing as one 43 of two primary financing strategies. He said this is a fairly new funding arrangement that was 44 enabled by house bill 589 in 2017. He said there are RFP examples that require the bidding 45 companies to present two options: within the funding amount show how much solar could be 46 achieved via an outright purchase; and how much could be achieved through a leasing 47 arrangement. He said there are provisions for maintenance of the solar arrays that can be 48 baked into the lease, along with the size of the systems, etc. 49 Commissioner Price asked if there are benefits to leasing over purchasing.