7.C.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 05/19/2020
- From:
- Nicole Antonopoulos, Sustainability Manager
Information
TITLE:
Consideration and Approval: City of Flagstaff and APS Clean Energy Future Memorandum of Understanding
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Flagstaff and APS.
Executive Summary:
The City of Flagstaff and APS have shared goals in the areas of clean energy, maintaining air quality, reducing harmful emissions and sustainability. Both parties are interested in collaborating to develop creative ways to promote a sustainable energy future for the Flagstaff area. By partnering together, the parties hope to combine their efforts to spearhead new strategies for, and remove obstacles to maintaining air quality, reducing harmful emissions, and providing clean, reliable and affordable energy to the residents of Flagstaff.
The Memorandum of Understanding outlines the shared vision, mission and goals of the City and APS as it relates to promoting a clean energy future for Flagstaff.
The Memorandum of Understanding outlines the shared vision, mission and goals of the City and APS as it relates to promoting a clean energy future for Flagstaff.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact associated with this Memorandum of Understanding.
Policy Impact:
This Memorandum of Understanding supports Council goals, the Regional Plan, and the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
Connection to Council Goal, Regional Plan, CAAP, and/or Strategic Plan:
Council Goals:
Take meaningful climate change action.
Regional Plan:
Goal E.1. Increase energy efficiency
Goal E.2. Expand production and use of renewable energy
Goal E&C.1. Proactively improve and maintain the region’s air quality.
Goal E&C.2 Reduce Greenhouse gas emissions
Goal E&C.3 Strengthen community and natural environment resiliency through climate adaptation efforts.
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan:
Goal: Energy - Reduce energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions from heating, cooling, and powering buildings.
Goal: Energy - Increase renewable energy generation within the community and City municipal organization.
Goal: Energy - Pursue a greater array of options for Flagstaff's energy needs in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Take meaningful climate change action.
Regional Plan:
Goal E.1. Increase energy efficiency
Goal E.2. Expand production and use of renewable energy
Goal E&C.1. Proactively improve and maintain the region’s air quality.
Goal E&C.2 Reduce Greenhouse gas emissions
Goal E&C.3 Strengthen community and natural environment resiliency through climate adaptation efforts.
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan:
Goal: Energy - Reduce energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions from heating, cooling, and powering buildings.
Goal: Energy - Increase renewable energy generation within the community and City municipal organization.
Goal: Energy - Pursue a greater array of options for Flagstaff's energy needs in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Previous Council Decision on This:
Partnering with APS on renewable energy projects was discussed with City Council on August 27, 2019.