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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFort Yukon Central Wood Heating Design progress report 2011v2 REF Grant 2195405Fort
Yukon
Central
Wood
Heating
Design
 Project
Development
Phase
III
 Grant
Agreement
#
2195405
 
 
 Attachment
2
Progress
Report
Form
 
 Grantee:
Gwitchyaa
Zhee
Utility
 
 Grant
#
2195405
 
 Report:

September
30,
2011
–
Report
#5
 
 Project
Activities
Completed:


 
 1. Completed
the
biomass
financial
analysis
for
the
utility;
 2. First
draft
of
the
integrated
biomass/powerhouse
business
plan
is
in
review
by
GZ
 Corporation;
 3. Site
control
plan
has
been
agreed
to
by
GZ
Corp,
MOU
is
in
process
of
completion.
 4. A
second
draft
of
a
Biomass
5
year
harvest
plan
has
been
shared
with
the
village,
final
draft
 is
expected
final
quarter
2011;
 5. Harvest
Equipment
Grant
has
been
signed
and
the
first
two
pieces
of
equipment
have
been
 purchased
and
delivered
to
Fort
Yukon
on
the
last
barges;

Equipment
procurement
 continues
with
and
expected
date
of
havest
to
start
in
January
–
February
2012.
 6. Forest
Environmental
Analysis
Initiated;
the
EA
process
needs
to
be
revisited
and
 potentially
restructured
based
on
additional
funding
and
project
structure.
 7. CDR
report
for
biomass
and
new
power
house
initiated
but
waiting
on
final
site
control
to
 be
completed;

 8. CATG
has
had
personnel
changes
and
Bryan
Maracle,
Director
Natural
Resource
 Department
is
now
actively
managing
the
project
in
cooperation
with
Fannie
Carroll,
 General
Manager
of
GZ
Corporation;
 9. The
recent
annual
meeting
of
the
GZ
Corporation
was
attended
by
Bill
Wall
and
Bryan
 Maracle
to
report
on
the
progress
of
the
biomass
and
powerhouse
project.

The
 shareholders
are
in
full
support
of
the
projects.
 
 
 Existing
or
Potential
Problems:
 No
major
problems
or
issues
are
expected
at
this
time.
 
 Activities
Targeted
for
Next
Reporting
Period:
 
 1. Finalize
the
integrated
business
plan;

 2. Finalize
the
5‐year
harvest
plan;
 3. Field
training
for
timber
sale
layout
for
CATG
employees.
 4. Continue
development
of
the
forestry
EA;
 5. Continue
procurement
process
of
the
harvest
equipment;
 6. Development
of
the
grant
agreement
for
the
construction
grant;
 7. Training
for
harvest
equipment
operations;
 8. Develop
and
sign
heat
purchase
agreement;
 9. Restructure
EA
process
to
recognize
funding
sources;
 10. Apply
for
timber
sale
permits.
 11. Finalize
remodel
of
secure
storage
for
harvest
equipment
 
 Forest
Harvest
Equipment
Purchased
by
GZ
Corporation:
 Kubota
Excavator
with
a
Biomass
Harvest
Head
 New
Holland
Tractor
to
be
used
as
a
Forwarder