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Acceptance of a State Earmark for Various LED Lighting Projects

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] Yes: Maya Jamaleddine, Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay. Absent: Ryan Williams.

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(ID # 12417) Grant Acceptance of a State Earmark for Various LED Lighting Projects Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 10:05 Mark Garipay: Okay. Next up we have one. Uh, id. 1, 2, 4, 1 7. Acceptance of state earmark for various LED lighting projects. Do we have, we got, uh, DPW CH Ed Director. Director, sorry. That's okay. No problem. Ellis.

▶ 10:26 Speaker 7: Thank you. Um, thank you for hearing this order tonight. Uh, this one's pretty straightforward. It's a $50,000 earmark from the state. Um, it was actually approved, uh, in the budget last July, but for some reason just took a really long time to get the paperwork together. Um, so we're finally the paperwork from the state side, so we're finally able to accept it, um, formally as the city. So it's, um, $50,000 towards the energy efficiency upgrades that we've been doing. Um, we do these sort of continuously with National Grid. There are a lot of major incentive programs where they pay a good portion of the cost. Um, and this earmark was specific to LED lighting upgrades at some of the schools.

▶ 11:11 Speaker 2: Any questions from the council? Council Vandiver

▶ 11:16 Kimberly Vandiver: Make a, I just make a motion to recommend. Second.

▶ 11:19 Mark Garipay: Second. We have a motion to recommend by cons. Vandiver Seconded by Council Hamilton on discussion.

▶ 11:27 Speaker 2: Um, roll call Grant, please.

▶ 11:32 Speaker 9: Councilor Jamine? Yes. Councilor fro? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Carrum Chetty? Yes. Cremsky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vandiver. Yes. President Melli? Yes. Councilor Gareg? Yes. Motion passes.