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Joint Development Authority <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Project <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: June 2, 2014 <br /> <br />TO: Joint Development Authority Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Commissioner Blake Huffman <br />Heather Worthington, JDA Administrative Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Issuance of an RFP for an Energy Integration and Resiliency Framework <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />n/a n/a n/a <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Approve issuance of an RFP for an Energy Integration and Resiliency Framework. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The development of a comprehensive Energy Integration and Resiliency Framework (EIRF) has been <br />identified as a key component to the community’s plans to guide development, and to merge <br />community-wide goals identified in the City’s TCAAP Master Plan with strategies that assure <br />development of infrastructure that integrates sound energy principles, which in turn support long term <br />environmental and economic sustainability. An ideal energy system for the site will minimize emissions <br />of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHG), minimize peak power demand, enhance energy <br />security by providing local and more reliable sources of energy, reduce energy cost volatility, and <br />strengthen the local economy by spending more energy dollars locally. <br /> <br />This contract opportunity is meant to help the Joint Development Authority and City of Arden Hills to <br />critically evaluate and frame the role of energy in future development, identify significant opportunities <br />for the design of an energy system that sustains stable economic development, reduces adverse <br />environmental impacts, and supports a high quality of life and a healthy lifestyle. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 8A <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />