July 26, 2022Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil partners on a grant application to the Department of Energy Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience grant.
Council voted to partner on a grant application to the Department of Energy Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience grant with the N.C. clean energy technology center, NC State University on planning resilient renewable energy to diminish disaster impacts on communities. It also approves all agreements.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The grant application is for a period of 2 years and a total of $1,000,000.”
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
More from the minutes
- “This effort would complement Council’s recently approved funding for the Emergency Preparedness Study proposed to start this year as well as the Climate Justice Initiative”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to partner on a grant application to the dept. of Energy Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience grant with the N.C. clean energy technology center, NC State University on planning resilient renewable energy to diminish disaster impacts on communities, and execute all agreements if awarded
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Kilgore and carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 22-149 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PARTNER ON A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPT. OF ENERGY RENEWABLES ADVANCING COMMUNITY ENERGY RESILIENCE GRANT WITH THE N.C. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER, NC STATE UNIVERSITY ON PLANNING RESILIENT RENEWABLE ENERGY TO DIMINISH DISASTER IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES, AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS IF AWARDED”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item C