050-20 - Resolution - Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Grant for the 2020-2021 Relight WA ProgramRESOLUTTON NO.050-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CONTRACT NO. CO82.2O WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE TRANSPORTATTON TMPROVEMENT BOARD (TtB), THEREBY ACCEPTTNG A
GRANT FOR THE 2O2O-202L RETIGHT WASHINGTON PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, in 2015 the Washington State Transportation lmprovement Board (TlB), in
partnership with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Avista Utilities, introduced the no-match
required Relight Washington Grant Program to move small cities to the front of the line in cost
savings LED streetlight conversions pursuant to RCW 47.26 and chapter 479 WAC; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard is eligible for said grant funding, being a small city
with an assessed valuation under SZ billion; and
WHEREAS, TIB's Relight Washington Grant Agreement provides for reimbursement of
PSE's costs in the conversion of streetlights under the Schedule 53 Cobra Head (HPS) Street
Lights to LED Conversion Program; and
WHEREAS, TIB has initially established a grant funding amount of 5200,000 within the
Relight Washington Grant Agreement that will provide for at least 499 streetlight conversions,
with additional grant funding available upon request to convert the entirety of the Schedule 53
inventory of streetlights; and
WHEREAS, the City, as the recipient of the grant, agrees to provide all documentation
required for both the reimbursement of PSE's conversion Work and Project Closeout and to
complete the Project Closeout within a two-year maximum term; now, therefore,
THE Ctry COUNCTL OF THE CtTy OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHTNGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
THAT: lt is the intent of the Port Orchard City Council that the recitals set forth above
are hereby adopted and incorporated as findings in support of this Resolution.
THAT: The City Council authorizes the Mayor Pro-Tem to execute Contract No. 082-20
with the Washington State Transportation lmprovement Board, thereby accepting a
Grant for the 2020-202I Relight Washington Program.
THAT: This Resolution shall be take full force and effect upon passage and signatures
hereon.
Resolution No. 050-20
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor Pro-Tem and
attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage on this L0th day of Novemb er 2020.
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