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P a g e 9 o f 15 <br /> <br />16. Please describe any potential <br />negative side effects of the <br />project and describe the steps <br />you are taking/will take to <br />eliminate or minimize these <br />impacts to any low‐income or <br />marginalized <br />communities/households: <br />It is hard to see the negative side effects of this project <br />other than the long term disposal of solar panels at the <br />end of their lifespan. Already however there are groups <br />who are working on this and it is our believe that in thirty <br />years when this happens that we will have solved this <br />problem. <br />17. Are the impacted residents <br />already aware of the potential <br />positive and negative impacts <br />of your project and the steps <br />you are taking? If not, please <br />describe your plan to engage <br />with them and how you will act <br />based on their input: <br />No residents will be impacted. <br />18. During and after the project, <br />what will your continued <br />engagement with the <br />community be? <br />We are a community whose mission is to positively impact <br />our world, we do this through our outreach to care but also <br />in the use of our building where we believe that our space <br />should not sit vacant from Sunday to Sunday but available <br />as a resource. We currently have two twelve step groups <br />using our space, and a daycare. Other groups that have <br />used our space are Homeowner Associations, Civic <br />groups, Support groups, as well as many individuals in the <br />community in need of space to gather. We have a justice <br />oriented fee schedule which includes free use for some <br />nonprofits and a pay as you can rate for others. <br />19. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to Social Justice and <br />Racial Equity: <br />The project is centered in our calling to be about the work <br />of Justice and co-caretakers of creation to be about the <br />work of environmental justice. As noted in other places <br />we believe that facilitates that justice and doing the work <br />of environmental justice is intersection with the work of <br />racial and socio-economic justice. <br /> <br />Criterion 2 - Emissions Reduced <br /> <br />20. How many tons of greenhouse <br />gas emissions will your project <br />reduce/avoid each year? Please <br />list any data sources used and <br />show the steps of any <br />calculations. Feel free to submit <br />in a separate document if <br />clearly labelled: <br />CO2 Emisson reduction impact of 15,467 lbs per year. <br />21. For how many years will this <br />emissions reduction take place <br />as a result of your project? <br />The emissions reduction will take place over a period of <br />30 year life of the panels, and even with decreased <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 1DA01EE2-D61E-4F21-8905-BE343438D3ED