CEC Notes 7/13/15
Present:
Paul McCarthy (first meeting), Bill Korting (first meeting), Suzanne Csejtey, Dell Morse (first meeting), Brian Brown, Mac Crawford, Diane Harry, Craig Foster, Bobby Jones, Debbie Crawford, Greg Pace, Karen Fries, Janeen Sands, Eugene Beers, Karen Day, Susan Miller, John McDermott, Marty Ellis, Mary Jane Quick, Andrea Gorzitze, Sandy Frey
Facilitator: Diane Harry
Notetaker: Brian Brown
Timekeeper:Karen Fries
- Janine was mentioned in a Magazine – Natural Awakenings Central Ohio Addition
Greg Pace and Deb were in the paper for the Community Bill of Rights. A City Charter amendment.
2. Karen Day – Financial Report by Karen Day. $ 2372.00. Balance in account
Yearly membership dues are $25.00 which can be paid before or after the meeting if you have not.
$70 went to scholarships. Collected $250 in dues. $245 is available.
3. Insurance – Board insurance being investigate by Deb with agent Michael Gruber.
She is working to fill out paper work to get a quote for board insurance.
Needs to have a quality assurance plan for contractor’s insurance. Suzanne helped her complete contractor’s information. She used the criteria we had set at Mary Jane’s project for safety program criteria.
4. Project Update
Open House this Sunday Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens 2201 Fred Taylor Drive.
Julie’s progress has slowed so it looks like end of July.
Still working on buying harnesses whenever they are needed. Will purchase four harnesses.
CRC got a grant to do all of the settlement houses for solar. So may not need CEC to do it.
Tricia Wheeler – New Bakery. Is still on the plan
Andrea has a new roof, so may want a commercial roofer to install racking anchors. Looking toward autumn 2015 for her project installation.
5. P.A.C.E. - Craig Foster - Property Assessed Clean Energy – legalized in OH in 2010. Borrow money for solar or energy efficiency and it goes to a special assessment on your tax bill. It stays with the property. Commercially it is being used. 100K per property, $5mil. max. Savings have to exceed payment.
Residentially, FANIMAE.FMAC won’t do it because the assessment comes first if the house goes into repo. Bill Sprately, Green Energy of Ohio, might know if anything is moving in central Ohio. Need to create a special improvement district. Craig is going to talk to Marilyn Brown. MORPC may be interested. Kristen O’Keefe is the contact. They may move ahead with PACE and keep residential as an option. Karen Day is alos looking into the CBUS Green Plan to review their energy criteria.
Greg Pace - Solar Power Purchasing Agreements committee. ThirdParty Company comes in and sells the power by putting the array on the house. Federal Income tax credit is available for the Third part that installs the solar. Essentially, leasing.
Whetstone Parking Lot covered by Solar Power. We would need to find an investor
6. Home energy Efficiency - Eugene Beer - Equilibrium Systems for Flat roofs weighted down on roofs by ballasts – concrete type bricks.
Misc -
Add Mac to safety committee
Technical Committee members verified. Deb C. will send safety and tech committees an email on details for insurance.
Key Bank has .89 percent financing available for solar.
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