HomeMy WebLinkAbout7a Nenana City School Board Resolution 02-2013NENANA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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NENANA, ALASKA 99760
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PAX 907-832-2008
Resolution Number: 02-2013
A RESOLUTION TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS FOR THE DISTRICT, CITY, & TRIBE
Whereas, the Nenana City School District desires to reduce the District's energy costs in order to provide
a maximum amount of funding for educational purposes, and
Whereas, the Nenana City School District has long desired to utilize alternative/renewable fuels to
produce the energy resources necessary for school district operations, and
Whereas, the Nenana City School District has a positive history of working cooperatively with the City of
Nenana, the Nenana Native Council, and other entities in Nenana on projects that benefit the
community as a whole, and
Whereas, the Nenana City School District recognizes and desires to participate in projects that will
contribute an economic benefit to the Nenana community, and
Whereas, the Nenana City School District Administration has reviewed the "Pre -Feasibility Assessment
for Integration of Wood -Fired Heating Systems" that concludes that "Connecting the school with several
nearby buildings with a wood fired district heating system appears to be an economically viable
project."
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Nenana City School District apply in consortia with the City of
Nenana and the Nenana Native Council to the Alaska Energy Authority for a "Final Design and
Permitting" grant for the building of a wood chip boiler heating system to serve the Nenana City Public
School, the Nenana City School District Administration Building, the Nenana City School District
Warehouse Building, the Nenana Student Living Center, the Nenana City Water Plant Building, the
Nenana Fire Department Building, and the Youth Educational Resource Center, and
Be it further resolved that the Nenana City School District commits to the matching resources for the
proposed project at the match amounts indicated in the application, and
Be it further resolved that the Nenana City School District designates Superintendent Eric Gebhart with
the authority to commit the organization to the obligations under the grant application, and
Be it further resolved that the Nenana City School District designates Superintendent Eric Gebhart as
the point of contact for purposes of this application.
Be it further resolved that the School Board certifies that the Nenana City School District is in
compliance with applicable federal, state, and local, laws including existing credit and federal tax
obligations.
DATED THIS 131h DAY OF�SE�PTEMBER 2013.
ATTEST: q
Susan Kauffman, Secretary to
"Nenana, Alaska — Home of the Mighty Lyra"