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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW DIRECTING STAFF TO APPLY FOR (1) A COMPETITIVE DECARBONIZATION TRACK GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 FOR A BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM AT THE MOUNTAIN VIEW SENIOR CENTER; (2) A NONCOMPETITIVE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $341,460 FOR A BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM AT THE MOUNTAIN VIEW SENIOR CENTER; AND (3) A COMPETITIVE ENGAGEMENT TRACK GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR THE CITY’S WATER HEATER CAMPAIGN FROM SILICON
VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY, AND IF AWARDED, ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES UP TO $1,441,460 IN GRANT FUNDING TO SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS, PROJECT 20-99
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2024, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Budget (Resolution No. 18905), which appropriated funds for the revenues and expenditures proposed by said budget; and
WHEREAS, during the course of a fiscal year, the City Council may take actions that change or modify the City of Mountain View (“City”)’s existing and approved budgets; and
WHEREAS, Silicon Valley Clean Energy (“SVCE”) has launched new grant opportunities to support its member agencies on decarbonization projects; and
WHEREAS, the City is a member agency of SVCE; and
WHEREAS, the City is eligible to apply for three -member agency grant opportunities (two competitive and one noncompetitive) of up to $1,441,460 from SVCE; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to apply for, and if awarded, subsequently accept and appropriate a competitive SVCE engagement grant of up to $100,000 to conduct community engagement activities for Mountain View’s Year of the Water Heater Campaign; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to apply for, and if awarded, subsequently accept and appropriate a competitive SVCE decarbonization demonstration grant of up to $1,000,000 to install a Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) at the Mountain View Senior Center (“Senior Center”) located at 266 Escuela Avenue in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to apply, and if awarded, subsequently accept and appropriate, a $341,460 noncompetitive SVCE decarbonization grant to supplement the project costs for the above BESS project at the Senior Center; and
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WHEREAS, the noncompetitive member agency grant of $341,460 and the competitive member agency grant of up to $1,000,000 will be used to partially cover the cost to install a BESS at the Senior Center; and
WHEREAS, the total cost for the BESS project is $1,785,000 million; and
WHEREAS, the City has budgeted matching grant funds for decarbonization and resiliency projects from Sustainability Projects, Project 20-99; and
WHEREAS, up to $650,000 of matching funds from Sustainability Projects, Project 20 -99, will be used for the BESS project if awarded the $1,000,000 competitive SVCE decarbonization demonstration grant; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: by the City Council of the City of Mountain View that the recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View directs staff to apply for the Competitive Decarbonization Track Grant in the amount of $1,000,000 for a battery storage system at the Mountain View Senior Center , and if awarded, accept and appropriate grant funding to Sustainability Projects, Project 20-99; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View directs staff to apply for a noncompetitive grant in the amount of $341,460 for a battery storage system at the Mountain View Senior Center , and if awarded, accept and appropriate grant funding to Sustainability Projects, Project 20-99; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View directs staff to apply for a competitive engagement track grant in the amount of $100,000 for the City’s Water Heater Campaign , and if awarded, accept and appropriate grant funding to Sustainability Projects, Project 20-99; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute grant documents to apply for and accept grant funds, and to execute any future amendments to the grant documents; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the City Manager or designee to accept grant awards in excess of $1,000,000 for the Competitive Decarbonization Track Grant and appropriate additional grant funds received into Sustainability Projects, Project 20-99, if the additional funds are to be used for the same purposes; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the City Manager or designee to accept grant awards in excess of $341,460 for the Senior Center Battery
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Storage Grant and appropriate additional grant funds received into Sustainability Projects , Project 20-99, if the additional funds are to be used for the same purposes; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the City Manager or designee to accept grant awards in excess of $100,000 for the Water Heater Campaign Grant and appropriate additional grant funds received into Sustainability Projects , Project 20-99, if the additional funds are to be used for the same purposes; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Resolution shall be effective upon the date of its adoption.
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