ORDINANCE NO. 21-19

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO ENERGY SAVINGS CONTRACTS WITH ABM FACILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

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WHEREAS, The City of Ironton’s City Council (the “Council”), is authorized under Ohio Revised Code (“ORC”) Section 717.02 to select a vendor for the purpose of developing an energy conservation report; and,

WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 20-65 authorized and directed the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the firm of ABM Facility Support Services, LLC for the provision of an energy conservation report; and,

WHEREAS, as a result of the energy conservation report, the Council has determined to undertake capital projects consisting of, but not limited to, all or some of the following: a guaranteed energy savings and conversion project, including the planning, design, purchase, acquisition, installation, construction, equipping and furnishing of energy savings repairs, renovations, upgrades and improvements to buildings and facilities operated by the City of Ironton as funds are available to undertake and complete (the “Project”); and,

WHEREAS, in order to implement the Project, the Council proposes to enter into an Energy Savings Contract and an Energy Equipment Installation Contract with ABM Facility Support Services, LLC (the ”Contracts”); and,

WHEREAS, the City is authorized under the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio (the “State”), to enter into financing agreements to finance capital improvements for the governmental and miscellaneous functions of the City if so desired; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contracts, the City Council desires to acquire certain equipment with a cost not to exceed $2,700,000, constituting improvements at the various City facilities; and,

WHEREAS, the proposed improvements are estimated to provide greater savings than cost when accounting for all energy, maintenance, voided capital costs, opportunity cost, and operating expense over twenty (20) years.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Ironton, State of Ohio, that:

SECTION 1. That the Mayor be and hereby is authorized and directed to enter into the attached agreements with the firm of ABM Facility Support Services, LLC for the provision of the aforementioned services.

SECTION 2. That the City Council finds that the amount of money to be spent on the Energy Conservation Measures is not likely to exceed the amount of money the City will save in energy, operating, maintenance, opportunity cost and voided capital costs over the average system life of the measures.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication according to law.

Adopted this                day of                                                 , 2021 at Ironton, Ohio.