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VILLAGE OF CHAGRIN FALLS
UTILITIES COMMITTEE
March 22, 2011

Members present: Patton, Williams, Evans
Also present: Himes, Lannon

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Steven Patton.

AGREEMENT WITH FIRST ENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP.

Mr. Himes said in January of 2010 we entered into a sixteen month supply contract with FirstEnergy and that expires on May 31st of this year. The net savings for that contract was about $39,000 over the term. The proposal for extending that contract shows a one-year, two-year, and a three-year extension. The three-year proposal would save us about $8,000 a year over our current pricing. Mr. Himes said the prices they give are only good for five days. They will refresh these prices Friday so they will be effective for the Council meeting. They have already gone up slightly but it will still be lower than our current price.

Mrs. Evans asked if they could get better pricing if they went in with the schools? Mr. Himes said he will ask.

Moved by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mrs. Evans that obviously pending review of the adjusted rates that we accept the three-year proposed rate that FirstEnergy is offering us. All voted affirmatively.

ENERGY AUDIT

Mr. Himes said back in October of last year we applied for an energy audit grant through the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. They’ve received federal funds; department of energy funds. The primary goals are to improve energy efficiency to build capacity through conservation and to reduce emissions. The county got 5.7 million dollars and they have dedicated three million dollars to the local communities in Cuyahoga County for these energy audits, or what they call the municipal energy program. It could either be for audits, or if you have already done an audit it could be for improvements. It is 100% funded through the grant, which is $20,000. It will be what they call an “ASHRAE LEVEL II” Energy Audit, and that is the American Society of Heating and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers Level II Audit. They will do an actual calculation of your base energy usage and make recommendations on how you can improve your energy efficiency and what the payback period is for those improvements.

Mr. Himes said the Village’s engineer has a pre-approved energy auditor on staff so I am recommending that we simply utilize their services under our contract with them.

Moved by Mrs. Evans, seconded by Mr. Williams that we approve the energy audit. All voted affirmatively.

The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.

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Steven Patton, Chairman
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