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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdditional Items CITY COUNCIL MEETING TYPE/DATE : REGULAR 12/15/2015 Page 1 of 2 Roll Call: Council Member Bond Present ✓ Absent or arrived at Council Member Brown Present ✓ Absent or arrived at Mayor Hoog Present ✓ Absent or arrived at Council Member McMillin Present ✓ Absent or arrived at Mayor Pro Tem Walsh Present ✓ Absent or arrived at Others Possibly Present: City Manager David L. Greene ✓ City Attorney Anthony Garganese ✓ Administrative/Financial Services Director John DeLeo ✓ Community Dev. Director David Dickey ✓ Economic Dev. Director Todd Morley ✓ Leisure Services Director Gustavo Vergara ✓ Public Works Services Director Joyce Muse ✓ Public Works Services Deputy Director Jeff Ratliff ✓ Brevard County Sheriff Major Paul Ring ✓ Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Dept. Assistant Chief John Cunningham ✓ Deputy City Clerk Mia Goforth City Engineer, contractor John Pekar ✓ CITY COUNCIL MEETING TYPE/DATE : REGULAR 12 / 15 / 2015 Page I2of2 Consent Pre-[illegible] Name #1 #2 Plat #3 Res. #4 #5 #6 #7 Council Member Bond 4 2nd 2nd Mot 5 Council Member Brown 4 4 4 4 4 Mayor Hoog 4 4 4 4 4 Council Member McMillin Mot Mot 4 4 2nd Mayor Pro Tem Walsh 2nd 4 Mot 2nd Mot Name #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 Council Member Bond Council Member Brown Mayor Hoog Council Member McMillin Mayor Pro Tem Walsh Name #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 Council Member Bond Council Member Brown Mayor Hoog Council Member McMillin Mayor Pro Tem Walsh CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING SPEAKER CARD PLEASE PRINT DATE: 12/15/15 I WISH TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REGARDING: Solar Energ Presentation OR I WISH TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM#: NAME: Dr. Ross McCluney ADDRESS: 219 Johnson Ave, Cape Canv PHONE: 321 917 8292 EMAIL: vm@sunpine.us Ray Osborne Jan 9th INSTRUCTIONS 1. Please complete this Card and give it to the City Clerk or other Official/ Staff Member. 2. Proceed to the podium when your name is called. 3. You will have 3 MINUTES to speak before the City Council. 4. All statements are to be directed to the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern or Meeting Chair. Ti5 rne/7l ee GS To: City of Cape Canaveral city council From: Ray Osborne Date: 12/15/2015 Subject: Resolution supporting ballot amendment for solar energy. Dear honorable members of the City of Cape Canaveral. As a resident and registered voter of this locality I ask that the city to consider endorsing the petition by Floridians for Solar Choice ballot amendment with a resolution. Bringing this ballot amendment to the voters in the next election is the right thing to do, it will let voters decide whether residents and businesses can have a choice where they can buy their electricity from. If passed it will not only benefit Florida citizens with more affordable means to utilize solar energy but also offer benefits to our municipality. 1) Please consider the following points and accompanying draft resolution adapted from the City of South Miami. 2) Recently Cindy Lerner, Mayor of the Village of Pinecrest winner of the Environmental Stewardship Award" by the Florida League of Cities, conference,said at the climate conference in the Florida Keys, "that not only are the permitting fees for solar offsetting lost franchise fee revenue, but they are actually surpassing the lost franchise fee revenue. So the City is making more revenue now through permitting than they are losing on franchise fees." 3) Consider the Members doc accompanying this letter. This is not a partisan issue, having our city listed will be included with a range of organizations throughout the political spectrum. 4) I have researched the other cities who have endorsed this ballot amendment with a resolution and did not find any blowback from any organization or company from them for doing one. 5) Timing-wise. Whereas it would be ideal to have this resolution for this month there is merit however even at a later date for it would demonstrate to voters that our city recognises this issue with the need to implement clean energy programs such as this in a timely manner. 6) As previously submitted to the last city council in my 3 minute public comment. This amendment will relax the laws that will enable consumers to purchase their electricity from third party vendors other that the power company. The solar company providers install homeowners and businesses with expensive solar panels (for free) that convert sunlight into electricity for them at a reduced cost. In a broad sense this opens up the purchase of electricity to the free enterprise market. I thank you for your consideration in approving a resolution supporting the ballot amendment by Floridians for Solar Choice. Ray Osborne As presented 12/15/15 DRAFT for Consideration 1 Resolution No. 2 3 A Resolution of the City of Cape Canaveral,FL in support of removing barriers to 4 customer-sited solar power and support for the Floridians for solar choice 5 ballot petition. 6 7 WHEREAS, Unlike conventional power generation, solar power generates electricity 8 with zero air emissions and no water use, thereby moving the county, state, and country to a 9 cleaner and more sustainable energy future; and 10 WHEREAS, Florida has the greatest potential for rooftop solar power of any state i n the 11 eastern United States but lags in realizing that potential; with 9 million electric utility customer 12 accounts, Florida has only 6,000 customer-sited solar systems.t Less sunny states like New 13 Jersey have over 30,000 customer-sited solar systems but only half the population of Florida; and 14 WHEREAS, Florida is one of only five states in the United States that by law expressly 15 denies citizens and businesses the freedom to buy solar power electricity directly from someone 16 other than a power company2; and 17 WHEREAS, allowing non-utility solar providers to provide solar generated electricity, 18 through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), directly to customers can remove the upfront cost 19 for solar power systems to homeowners and expand solar power options to residential and 20 commercial tenants -thereby expanding the choice for solar power to all Floridians; and 21 WHEREAS, in states, such as New York or New Jersey, where non-utilities can provide 22 solar generated power directly to customers, there has been significant solar development in the 23 residential sector. Such arrangements have driven anywhere from 67%(New York)to 92%(New 24 Jersey) ofresidential installations in those states;3 and 25 WHEREAS, Florida spends about 58 billion dollars each year buying carbon-based fuels 26 from other states and countries to power our homes, businesses and cars, while solar power will 27 keep energy dollars here at home and create good paying local jobs; and 28 WHEREAS, In a recent poll, 74% of Florida voters said they support a proposal to 29 change the state's current law and allow Floridians to contract directly with solar power 'Florida Public Service Commission, Reporting Requirements for Interconnection and Net Metering Customer- owned Renewable Generation,at: http://www.psc.state. fl.us/utilities/electricgas/customerrenewable/201 3/2013%20Net%20Metering%20Summary %20Spreadsheet/2013%20Net%20Meteri ng%20Chart.pdf 2 Department of Energy,et.al,Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, at http://www.dsireusa.org/ documents/sum maryma ps/3rd_party_PPA_Map.pdf 3 SEIA-GTM. U.S.Solar Market Insight Report: Q32014. Page 1 of 2 1 providers for their electricity. Removing barriers to solar choice will allow more Floridians to 2 take advantage of the power of the sun;4 3 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 4 COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL,FLORIDA: 5 6 Section I. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of Cape Canaveral hereby urges 7 the Florida Legislature to remove the barrier that limits the sale of solar-generated electricity 8 directly to a customer by anyone other than a power company, and alternatively supports the 9 Floridians for Solar Choice ballot petition to amend the Florida Constitution to remove the 10 barrier to customer-sited solar power. 11 Section 2. . This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by vote of the 12 City Commission. 13 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of ,2015. 14 15 ATTEST: APPROVED: 16 17 18 CITY CLERK MAYOR 79 20 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE: 21 LANGUAGE,LEGALITY AND Mayor Hoog: 22 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor 23 Commissioner McMillin: 24 Commissioner 25 CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner : 4 Northstar Opinion Research, Survey of Florida Registered Voters, October 2014,at: httpi/www.cleanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/FL_Energy_presentation_for_Release.pdf Page 2 of 2 As Presented 12/15/15 Floridians for About Get the Facts Solar Choice Government/Supporting Resolutions City of Belleair Beach City of South Miami North Bay Village Village of Coconut Grove Village of Pinecrest City of Hallandale Beach Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Town of Surfside Floridians for Solar Choice Partners Floridians for Solar Choice, Inc. is a registered Florida political committee that is sponsoring the ballot initiative.It's a grassroots effort whose supporters include Floridians from across the political spectrum and the business community. Founding Members: Conservatives for Energy Freedom Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy Libertarian Party of Florida Florida Retail Federation (FARE) Southern Alliance for Clean Energy(SALE) Florida Solar Energy Industries Christian Coalition of America Association(FiaSEIA) Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida Supporting Members: :3so.org Florida Renewable Energy Association SETA All WoMen Rising (FREA) Sierra Club Florida Audubon Society of the Everglades Florida Restaurant and Lodging South Florida Audubon Society Central Florida Solar Advocates Association South Florida Wildlands Association Clean Water Action Florida Wildlife Federation Space Coast Climate Change Initiative The Cleo Institute Friends of the Everglades Space Coast Progressive Alliance The Climate Reality Project Green Party of Florida Stewards Of Sustainability(SoS) Collier Citizens for Sustainability Greenpeace USA Sunshine State Interfaith Power and Conservancy of Southwest Florida H&H Design and Construction Inc. Light Conservatives for Responsible Hands Across the Sand Surfrider Foundation Stewardship IDEAS for Us The Tea Party Network Earth Ethics,Inc. Interfaith justice League Tropical Audubon Society Earth justice League of Women Voters of Florida Union of Concerned Scientists Ecology Party of Florida Libertarian Party of Seminole County Unitarian Universalist justice Florida Environmental Coalition of Miami&the Mosaic Venice Area Audubon Society Beaches(ECOMB) Oceana Women4Solar Environmental Defense Fund Organize Now WISE-Women in Solar Energy Environment Florida Physicians for Social Responsibility, Evangelical Environmental Network Florida Everglades Coalition Progress Florida Floridians for Florida Alliance for Retired Americans ReThink Energy Florida Florida Green Chamber of Commerce Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Solar Choice Foundation CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING SPEAKER CARD PLEASE PRINT DATE: 12-15-15 I WISH TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REGARDING: Space mann storage problems and a Lot more OR I WISH TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM #: NAME: John Benton '' ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1181 Cape Canav. FL. PHONE: 427-5888 EMAIL: INSTRUCTIONS 1. Please complete this Card and give it to the City Clerk or other Official/ Staff Member. 2. Proceed to the podium when your name is called. 3. You will have 3 MINUTES to speak before the City Council. 4. All statements are to be directed to the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern or Meeting Chair. CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING SPEAKER CARD PLEASE PRINT DATE: 12/15/15 I WISH TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REGARDING: OR I WISH TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM #: 2 7 NAME: NIM ROBINSON ADDRESS: 4450 W. EAU GALLIE BLVD.,232 PHONE: 321-270-8992 EMAIL: nrobinson@bowmanconsulting.com INSTRUCTIONS 1. Please complete this Card and give it to the City Clerk or other Official/ Staff Member. 2. Proceed to the podium when your name is called. 3. You will have 3 MINUTES to speak before the City Council. 4. All statements are to be directed to the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern or Meeting Chair.