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COUNTY OF HAWAII •E..4 ' • STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 99 13
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO INSTALL PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEMS ON AS MANY COUNTY FACILITIES AS POSSIBLE USING THIRD-
PARTY FINANCING SUCH AS SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
WHEREAS, a solar power purchase agreement is a financial arrangement in which a
third-party financer owns, operates, and maintains the photovoltaic system, and a host customer
agrees to site the system on its roof or elsewhere on its property and purchases the system's
electric output from the solar services provider for a predetermined period; and
WHEREAS, third-party solar power purchase agreements bring in large amounts of
investor money and economic activity, which benefits the overall economy and creates jobs; and
WHEREAS, federal and state governments are rapidly installing photovoltaic systems
using solar power purchase agreements for schools, airports, military bases, wastewater
treatment plants, and other facilities; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i County has shown considerable leadership by installing
photovoltaic power on public buildings such as the West Hawai`i Civic Center, the Waimea
Police Station, and the Waimea Fire Station; and
WHEREAS, utility costs are a significant part of County operations, and increasing
rates are an added challenge to balancing the County's operating budget; and
WHEREAS, third-party solar photovoltaic power financing is readily available for
business, residential, and government facilities with no upfront capital cost and with immediate
operating savings; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i County has adopted policies promoting sustainability and
supports photovoltaic power as a sustainable resource; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
strongly urges the Administration to expeditiously put out Request for Proposals to install
photovoltaic systems on as many County facilities as possible using third-party financing, such
as solar power purchase agreements, to provide relief to the County's operating budget.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawai`i; the Administrator of
the Civil Defense Agency; the Director of Environmental Management; the Director of Finance;
the Director of Information Technology; the Director of Parks and Recreation; the Director of
Planning; the Director of Public Works; the Director of Research and Development; the Fire
Chief; the Housing Administrator; the Mass Transit Administrator; the Chief of Police; and the
Manager-Chief Engineer of the Department of Water Supply.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 15th day of May , 2013.
INTRODUCED BY:
CO CILE
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ER COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF X
FORD X
1 hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawai`i on May 15, 201 1 X
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
I WILLS X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C—236/AWESC—10
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 99 13
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