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XCEL ENERGY PARTNERS IN ENERGY <br />Memorandum of Understanding <br />Plan Development Phase <br />Although participation in the Plan Development phase of Partners in Energy requires no <br />monetary contribution, Community Name does agree to provide: <br />• A single contact point to recruit active and engaged stakeholders, coordinate planning <br />meeting logistics and distribute deliverables, and lead participation of the community in <br />the planning process. <br />• Community staff engagement in developing workshop agendas, participating in regular <br />check -in meetings, and supporting follow-up work between workshops. <br />• Commitment to ensuring community stakeholder engagement throughout the planning <br />workshops. This could include consultation with key community stakeholders who may <br />be relevant to the plan but not present on the energy action planning team to gain input <br />on proposed goals and strategies. <br />• Timely review of the energy action plan document, as well as shepherding the <br />completed plan through stakeholder review process. <br />• Good -faith evaluation of the recommendations and analysis provided, as well as fair <br />consideration of the potential strategies and tactics identified to ensure alignment with <br />the City's goals and priorities. <br />• Meeting facilities to host the stakeholder group during the development of the plan. <br />• Identification of existing community energy plans, programs, or initiatives that could be <br />leveraged in successful development and delivery of this plan. <br />• Commitment to delivering an actionable and complete energy action plan within a 9- <br />month timeframe of Community Name's and Xcel Energy signing this Memorandum of <br />Understanding. Within this period, Community Name is committed to completing the <br />formation of the energy action planning team and the development and approval of the <br />energy action plan. <br />• Public distribution of the work products developed with the support of Xcel Energy's <br />Partners in Energy. <br />2 <br />