Memorandum
Date: January 9, 2024
To: The Honorable Jessica Pyska, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Lars Ewing, Public Services Director
Subject: a) Consideration of Resolution Making Findings Necessary to Authorize an Energy Services Contract for Design, Installation, and Commissioning of Energy Conservation Facilities Serving the Lake County Courthouse Campus; and b) Consideration of Agreement with Staten Solar Corporation for Design, Installation, and Commissioning of Energy Conservation Facilities Serving the Lake County Courthouse Campus
Executive Summary
The County's policy for the development of the Facilities Capital Improvement Plan (FCIP) prioritizes projects that contribute to increased sustainability and environmental quality and generate long-term cost savings through energy efficiency, such as the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and similar measures at County-owned facilities. Over the last few years, Public Services staff, with the involvement and consent of the Space Use Committee and Capital Improvement Committee, has taken steps to advance a solar PV and EV charging station project at the courthouse campus to implement a high-visibility clean energy project. The purpose of this item is to consider a resolution making findings that the project will result in energy cost savings greater than the cost of the project, as well as a contract with Staten Solar Corporation to design, build, and commission the project.
Background:
In September 2022, your Board received a presentation summarizing the findings of a preliminary energy audit report for County facilities. That report identified the Courthouse and District Attorney parking lot as a good candidate site for solar PV panels and EV charging stations. Subsequently, in FY 2022-23 your Board approved appropriations for the project, and in October 2022 the County contracted with Optony, Inc. to provide procurement and sele...
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