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5.1. ECCSR 02-15-2017C I T Y O F E L K R I V E R - E N E R G Y C I T Y 2 0 2 4 A C T I O N P L A N Su m m a r i e s of ea c h go a l ar e pr o v i d e d in th e fo l l o w i n g pa g e s , hi g h l i g h t i n g ta r g e t s , an d th e st r a t e g i e s to ac c o m p l i s h th e go a l s . Th i s do c u m e n t sh a l l be re v i e w e d  an n u a l l y fo r va l i d a t i o n an d co n g r u e n c e wi t h an n u a l bu d g e t s . At th a t ti m e , am e n d m e n t s ma y be ap p r o v e d by th e En e r g y Ci t y Co m m i s s i o n an d Ec o n o m i c  De v e l o p m e n t Au t h o r i t y . In 20 2 4 , th e En e r g y Ci t y Ac t i o n Pl a n wi l l be am e n d e d as ne e d e d an d re Ǧ ap p r o v e d by th e Co m m i s s i o n an d Ci t y Co u n c i l . Th e En e r g y Ci t y Ac t i o n Pl a n is di v i d e d in t o 4 go a l s wi t h ea c h on e ha v i n g id e n t i f i a b l e ob j e c t i v e s an d hi g h pr i o r i t y ac t i o n ta s k s .  To g e t h e r , th e s e 4 go a l s  ad d r e s s pr o m o t i n g th e Ci t y of El k Ri v e r , ec o n o m i c de v e l o p m e n t wi t h i n El k Ri v e r , ed u c a t i o n th r o u g h de m o n s t r a t i o n s , an d en g a g i n g th e re s i d e n t s an d  bu s i n e s s e s of th e co m m u n i t y . Th e go a l s of th i s pl a n ar e ce n t e r e d on th r e e ar e a s of fo c u s : re d u c i n g ca r b o n , ma n a g i n g wa s t e mo r e ef f i c i e n t l y , an d re d u c i n g  hu m a n im p a c t s on th e en v i r o n m e n t . Th i s pl a n se t s ou t a cl e a r vi s i o n of th a t fu t u r e , wi t h co n c r e t e ta r g e t s an d th e st e p s an d me t r i c s ne e d e d to ac h i e v e ea c h on e of th e m .  Be t w e e n no w an d 20 2 4  th e r e wi l l be mu c h to le a r n an d ac c o m p l i s h to ac h i e v e ou r go a l of ma k i n g El k Ri v e r th e mo s t en v i r o n m e n t a l l y fr i e n d l y an d en e r g y re s p o n s i b l e ci t y in  Mi n n e s o t a .  Bu t th e En e r g y Ci t y Co m m i s s i o n ha s li t t l e do u b t th a t th e re s u l t s wi l l im p r o v e ou r qu a l i t y of li f e an d ma k e us ev e n mo r e co m p e t i t i v e in th e fu t u r e  ec o n o m y , wh i l e en a b l i n g us to li v e a be t t e r ba l a n c e wi t h Ea r t h ’ s na t u r a l sy s t e m s , tr u l y be i n g Po w e r e d by Na t u r e . Ou r Go a l is to ma k e El k Ri v e r th e mo s t en e r g y re s p o n s i b l e ci t y in Mi n n e s o t a Am b i t i o u s , ne c e s s a r y , an d po s s i b l e –th i s is th e En e r g y Ci t y Ac t i o n Pl a n fo r th e Ci t y of El k Ri v e r .  Th i s pl a n ou t l i n e s th e st e p s to w a r d re a l i z i n g a he a l t h y ,  pr o s p e r o u s an d su s t a i n a b l e fu t u r e fo r ou r ci t y .  It ch a l l e n g e s re s i d e n t s , bu s i n e s s , an d ci t y le a d e r s to cr e a t e a be t t e r fu t u r e fo r th e ne x t ge n e r a t i o n . Ob j e c t i v e H i g h Pr i o r i t y Ac t i o n Ta s k s A1 Pr o m o t e El k Ri v e r as ce n t e r fo r "G r e e n " an d  "L e a n " ma n u f a c t u r i n g Ex p a n d th e "E n e r g y Ci t y " ca m p a i g n by pr o m o t i n g 2 ex p o s , le c t u r e s , co n f e r e n c e s , an d / o r ev e n t s ye a r l y El k Ri v e r ex p o , Cl i m a t e Sm a r t Mu n i c i p a l i t i e s , Re a l e t o r wo r k s h o p , et c .  A2 Id e n t i f y an d pr o m o t e 4 so u r c e s of en e r g y an d wa t e r ef f i c i e n t an d co s t Ͳ ef f e c t i v e bu i l d i n g ma t e r i a l s an n u a l l y (a s  lo n g as th e y do no t ha v e ne g a t i v e im p a c t s on th e lo n g e v i t y of a bu i l d i n g ) to al l e v i a t e en v i r o n m e n t a l im p a c t s on  ne w co n s t r u c t i o n or re m o d e l i n g pr o j e c t s Gr e e n de s i g n bu i l d i n g to o l k i t A3 Pa r t i c i p a t e in 2 "g r e e n " ci t y co m p e t i t i o n by 20 2 4 (L a n d La b , Gr e e n St e p Ci t i e s , Li v i n g Ci t i e s , Ci t i e s of th e Fu t u r e ,  et c . ) Gr e e n St e p Ci t i e s , Cl i m a t e Sm a r t Mu n i c i p a l i t i e s A4 En c o u r a g e bu s i n e s s e s to re d u c e th e i r so l i d wa s t e im p a c t by 5% pe r in c i d e n t wh e n re m o d e l i n g , bu i l d i n g , or  de c o n s t r u c t i n g st r u c t u r e s by do n a t i n g , re c y c l i n g , or re Ͳ us i n g ma t e r i a l s . Re q u i r e al l bu s i n e s s e s to re c o r d an d re p o r t  al l so l i d wa s t e ab a t e d du r i n g re m o d e l i n g , bu i l d i n g , or de c o n s t r u c t i n g by 20 2 4 Hi g h 5 Pr o g r a m A5 Wo r k di l i g e n t l y wi t h ne w de v e l o p m e n t ar e a s to ma x i m i z e th e pr e s e r v a t i o n of pr i m e ve g e t a t i v e co m m u n i t i e s  (w o o d l a n d st a n d s , pr a i r i e ar e a s , vi s t a s , et c . ) th r o u g h su s t a i n a b l e ex p a n s i o n of th e co m m u n i t y th r o u g h ed u c a t i o n a l  pr o g r a m s an d in c e n t i v e s an n u a l l y Ci t y Or d i n a n c e Ͳ  la n d s c a p i n g re q u i r e m e n t s .  A6 Wo r k wi t h ar e a ag e n c i e s , re s i d e n t s , bu s i n e s s e s , an d co m m u n i t y or g a n i z a t i o n s to pl a n t 50 0 tr e e s an d 10 0 ac r e s of  na t i v e ve g e t a t i o n th r o u g h o u t th e ci t y by 20 2 4 Ci t y pr o j e c t s (s t r e e t s , pa r k s an d re c r e a t i o n , Ho u l t o n ) , GR E pl a n t re s t o r a t i o n A7 Ed u c a t e th e pu b l i c th r o u g h 2 pu b l i c me e t i n g s an n u a l l y on la n d de v e l o p m e n t an d re d e v e l o p m e n t th r o u g h  pr o m o t i o n of su s t a i n a b l e la n d us e . (A r e a s of sp e c i a l co n c e r n ar e we t l a n d pr o t e c t i o n , st o r m wa t e r ma n a g e m e n t ,  lo w im p ac t la n d s c a p in g ,et c . ) Hi g h 5 me e t i n g s , St o r m w a t e r pu b l i c he a r i n g s A8 C o m p l e t e a bi k e tr a i l be t w e e n Do w n t o w n El k Ri v e r an d th e El k ri v e r No r t h s t a r St a t i o n by 20 2 4 Tr a i l st u d y ha p p e n i n g 20 1 7 A9 Co n t r a c t wi t h a bi k e sh a r e bu s i n e s s to pr o v i d e  bi k e s at th e El k Ri v e r St a t i o n an d do w n t o w n fo r co m m u t e r s an d  to u r i s t s co m i n g in t o El k Ri v e r by 20 2 4 A1 0 Pr o m o t e wa l k i n g an d bi k i n g in th e Ci t y of El k Ri v e r by co n d u c t i n g a st u d y on si d e w a l k s an d tr a i l s (m i l e a g e , li n k s ,  sa f e t y , et c . ) by 20 1 8 Tr a i l st u d y 20 1 7 . Co m p l e t e st r e e t s 20 1 7 .  A1 1 Im p l e m e n t 50 % of th e re c o m m e n d a t i o n s fr o m th e si d e w a l k / tr a i l st u d y by 20 2 4 , in c l u d i n g co n n e c t i o n s th r o u g h  pr i v a t e ar e a s Ob j e c t i v e H i g h Pr i o r i t y Ac t i o n Ta s k s B1 In c r e a s e th e nu m b e r of "G r e e n Co l l a r " jo b s De v e l o p an d ex p a n d a mi c r o l o a n pr o g r a m to en c o u r a g e 50 ne w gr e e n co l l a r jo b s by 20 2 4 Mi c r o l o a n pr o g r a m in pl a c e wi t h ED A .  B2 In c r e a s e by 5 th e nu m b e r of co m p a n i e s th a t ar e ac t i v e l y ma n u f a c t u r i n g pr o d u c t s or co m p o n e n t s of pr o d u c t s th a t  ar e di r e c t l y or in d i r e c t l y us e d in re n e w a b l e en e r gy or en e r gy ef f i c i e n c y b y 20 2 4 En e r g y Ci t y  B3 P r o v i d e tr a i n i n g to 10 bu s i n e s s (o w n e r s an d em p l o y e e s ) an n u a l l y on re d u c i n g en v i r o n m e n t a l im p a c t s Hi g h 5 Pr o g r a m B4 Cr e a t e an d ma i n t a i n a li s t of lo c a l , st a t e , fe d e r a l , an d / o r no n Ͳ go v e r n m e n t a l gr a n t s an d in c e n t i v e s av a i l a b l e fo r  "g r e e n " bu i l d i n g pr a c t i c e s by 20 1 5 , up d a t e d an n u a l l y Gr e e n De s i g n Bu i l d i n g To o l k i t B5 R e v i e w al l lo c a l po l i c i e s , pr o c e d u r e s , an d co d e s to re d u c e ba r r i e r s fo r "g r e e n " bu i l d i n g pr a c t i c e s bi e n n i a l l y  B6 I n d e p e n d e n t l y re v i e w th e En e r g y Ci t y we b s i t e to be a mo r e us e r fr i e n d l y an d in t e r a c t i v e to o l fo r us e r s pe r i o d i c a l l y Up d a t e d an n u a l l y Su p p o r t pu b l i c tr a n s p o r t a t i o n an d ac t i v e  tr a n s p o r t a t i o n pl a n n i n g De v e l o p an d ma i n t a i n Ci t y ' s re p u t a t i o n as  su p p o r t i v e of Su s t a i n a b l e (" G r e e n " ) Bu i l d i n g  pr a c t i c e s In v e s t in th e co m m u n i t y in a wa y th a t is  su s t a i n a b l e fo r th e co m m u n i t y , wh i c h is  fo c u s e d on pr o v i d i n g se r v i c e s at th e lo w e s t  co s t an d th a t ch a r a c t e r i z e d th e Ci t y of El k  Ri v e r "P o w e r e d by Na t u r e " th e m e In c r e a s e th e nu m b e r of co m p a n i e s th a t ar e  ac t i v e l y en g a g e d in re d u c i n g th e i r  en v i r o n m e n t a l im p a c t s  GO A L 2: Ec o n o m i c De v e l o p m e n t of th e "E n e r g y Ci t y " Ͳ  As a le a d e r in th e st a t e fo r en e r g y ef f i c i e n t pr o d u c t s an d se r v i c e s , th e ci t y sh o u l d co n t i n u e to  de v e l o p in c e n t i v e s , tr a i n i n g , an d re s o u r c e s fo r th e ex p a n s i o n of th e ec o n o m i c ba s e .  Pr o v i d e ex p e r t i s e of go v e r n m e n t a l po l i c i e s ,  pr o c e d u r e s , an d co d e s th a t re d u c e ba r r i e r s  an d pr o v i d e in c e n t i v e s to pa r t i c i p a t i n g  re s i d e n t s , bu s i n e s s e s , an d co m m u n i t y  or g a n i z a t i o n to in c e n t i v i z e "g r e e n " bu i l d i n g 10 ye a r pr o g r e s s GO A L 1: Pr o m o t e th e Ci t y of El k Ri v e r as th e “E n e r g y Ci t y ” Ͳ  Th e ci t y of El k Ri v e r wa s es t a b l i s h e d as th e “E n e r g y Ci t y " in 19 9 6 an d re c e i v e d a fe d e r a l  tr a d e m a r k in 20 0 8 .  Th i s de s i g n a t i o n re i n f o r c e s it ’ s st a n d i n g wi t h i n th e st a t e an d re g i o n as a hu b of en e r g y te c h n o l o g y , re n e w a b l e en e r g y  ma n u f a c t u r i n g , re n e w a b l e en e r g y de m o n s t r a t i o n s , re c y c l i n g , us e of gr e e n pr o d u c t s , an d ed u c a t i o n . C: \ U s e r s \ j m i l l e r \ A p p D a t a \ L o c a l \ M i c r o s o f t \ W i n d o w s \ T e m p o r a r y In t e r n e t Fi l e s \ C o n t e n t . O u t l o o k \ Y 0 5 H 1 Y N 3 \ 5 . 1  10 ye a r Ac t i o n Pl a n Re v i e w (2 ) . x l s x  02 / 1 0 / 2 0 1 7 Ob j e c t i v e H i g h Pr i o r i t y Ac t i o n Ta s k s C1 Id e n t i f y 60 ne w pa r t i c i p a n t s (b u s i n e s s e s , bu i l d e r s , an d ho m e o w n e r s ) in th e "H i g h 5" pr o g r a m by 20 2 4 . Id e n t i f y 10  ne w pa r t i c i p a n t s by 20 1 6 , id e n t i f y 10 mo r e by 20 1 8 , et c .  1 pa r t i c i p a n t .  C2 O b t a i n a ra t i n g of "d o u b l e hi g h 5" (2 5 po i n t s ) or hi g h e r by 25 % of pa r t i c i p a n t s by 20 2 4 C3 Ci t y Ha l l (a n d ot h e r ci t y ow n e d bu i l d i n g s ) wi l l pa r t i c i p a t e in th e "H i g h 5" pr o g r a m an d wo r k to ac h i e v e th e hi g h e s t  ra t i n g by 20 2 4 no t h i n g ne w . Al r e a d y in pl a c e .  C4 Ob t a i n 4 ne w pa r t i c i p a n t s ea c h ye a r in th e "P r o j e c t Co n s e r v e " ho m e an d bu s i n e s s en e r g y an d th e r m a l au d i t i n g  pr o g r a m by 20 2 4 N/ A C5 Pr o v i d e 10 to u r s to sc h o o l gr o u p s , re s i d e n t s , bu s i n e s s e s , in v e s t o r s , an d / o r fe l l o w lo c a l , st a t e , fe d e r a l , an d  in t e r n a t i o n a l go v e r n m e n t a l an d no n Ͳ go v e r n m e n t a l em p l o y e e s an n u a l l y ac h i e v e d an n u a l l y C6 Ad o p t "G r e e n " st a n d a r d s / g u i d e l i n e s fo r al l la r g e pu r c h a s e s (( e x : el e c t r o n i c s (p r i n t e r s , pr i n t i n g su p p l i e s ) , wo o d  pr o d u c t s , fo o d , cl e a n i n g pr o d u c t s , pa i n t s / c o a t i n g s / a d h e s i v e s , ca r p e t s , fu r n i t u r e , pa p e r pr o d u c t s ) ) by th e Ci t y by  20 2 4 En e r g y Gu i d e l i n e s do c u m e n t pr o d u c e d wi t h Cl a s s 5 En e r g y . No t fo r m a l l y ad o p t e d by ci t y .  C7 A c h i e v e th e ne x t St e p in th e Gr e e n S t e p Ci t i e s Pr o g r a m by 20 2 4 St e p 4 in 20 1 6 . St e p 5 to co m e .  Ex p l o r i n g wi t h Is e r l o h n .  C9 E x p l o r e Di s t r i c t He a t i n g Sy s t e m s an d ma k e a pl a n fo r de v e l o p m e n t s by 20 2 4 ta l k i n g ab o u t GR E DE pl a n pr o d u c e d in 20 1 2 ( ? ) .  C1 0 A c h i e v e 15 % ab o v e St a t e / F e d e r a l ma n d a t e s of re n e w a b l e en e r g y ci t y Ͳ wi d e by 20 2 4 20 1 8 ut i l i t y tr a n s i t i o n ?  Ob j e c t i v e H i g h Pr i o r i t y Ac t i o n Ta s k s D1 10 0 % of ne w re s i d e n t s an d bu s i n e s s e s wi l l re c e i v e ed u c a t i o n a l ma t e r i a l s ab o u t re c y c l i n g an d or g a n i c s re c y c l i n g  wi t h i n th e Ci t y of El k Ri v e r Al l re s i d e n t s do . No t al l bu s i n e s s e s .  D2 I n c r e a s e re s i d e n t i a l cu r b Ͳ si d e re c y c l i n g to 95 % of ho u s e h o l d s an d re s i d e n t i a l cu r b Ͳ si d e or g a n i c s to 25 % by 20 1 8 D3 D e v e l o p en f o r c e m e n t po l i c i e s fo r re c y c l i n g  an d or g a n i c s by re s i d e n t s an d bu s i n e s s e s by 20 2 4 D4 A d d 15 ne w so l a r tr a s h an d re c y c l i n g co m p a c t o r s to Ci t y ow n e d pr o p e r t y by 20 2 4 N/ a D5 Pr o v i d e so l i d wa s t e , re c y c l i n g , an d or g a n i c s re c y c l i n g re c e p t a c l e s fo r co m m u n i t y ev e n t s . 25 % of co m m u n i t y ev e n t  wi l l pr o v i d e th e re c e p t a c l e s by 20 1 6 , 50 % by 20 1 8 , et c . Pr o v i d e d . Ne e d mo r e pe o p l e to us e th e m .  D6 Pr o m o t e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of wa t e r co n s e r v a t i o n pr a c t i c e s (r a i n ga r d e n s , bi o s w a l e s , gr e e n ro o f s , po r o u s pa v e m e n t ,  gr e e n w a y s , we t l a n d s , an d st o r m w a t e r tr e e tr e n c h e s , lo w ma i n t e n a n c e na t i v e la n d s c a p i n g , gr e y wa t e r sy s t e m s ,  et c . ) by ed u c a t i n g re s i d e n t s , bu s i n e s s e s , an d Ci t y of El k Ri v e r em p l o y e e s by 20 2 4 Re q u i r e d fo r St o r m w a t e r (B r a n d o n ) D7 By 20 1 8 , de v e l o p on e pu b l i c de m o n s t r a t i o n si t e fo r po r o u s pa v e m e n t an d pr o v i d e ed u c a t i o n fo r ar e a bu s i n e s s e s  an d ho m e o w n e r s to do th e sa m e Po u r o u s pa v e m e n t do w n t o w n . No si g n a g e . Gr e e n Ro o f ha p p e n i n g in 20 1 7 ?  D8 Ap p l y fo r on av e r a g e 1. 5 gr a n t ( s ) a ye a r fo r us e of "E n e r g y Ci t y " fu n d i n g of en e r g y te c h n o l o g y , en e r g y  ma n u f a c t u r i n g , en e r g y de m o n s t r a t i o n s , re c y c l i n g , us e of gr e e n pr o d u c t s , an d / o r ed u c a t i o n  Co m p l e t e d an n u a l l y .  D9 Ad v e r t i s e an d su p p o r t th e ad o p t i o n pr o g r a m (a d o p t a pa r k , st o r m p o n d , we t l a n d , gr e e n s p a c e , et c . ) an d ha v e 6  ad o p t i o n s by 20 1 8 Pa r k s an d Re c r e a t i o n pr o g r a m . Ad d st o r m w a t e r an d we t l a n d pr o g r a m .  D1 0 En r o l l in th e "R e s i l i e n t Co m m u n i t i e s Pa r t n e r s h i p " wi t h th e UM N by 20 2 4 Un i v e r s i t y of St . Th o m a s Ͳ  Su s t a i n a b l e Co m m u n i t i e s Pa r t n e r s h i p .  So l i c i t gi f t s an d co n t r i b u t i o n s Pr o m o t e an d ut i l i z e su s t a i n a b l e Gr e e n bu i l d i n g  te c h n i q u e s , ma t e r i a l s , an d pr a c t i c e s Id e n t i f y an d pr o m o t e re n e w a b l e en e r g y  re s o u r c e s De v e l o p an d im p l e m e n t en h a n c e d wa t e r  ed u c a t i o n , in c e n t i v e , an d co n s e r v a t i o n  pr o g r a m s GO A L 3: Sh o w c a s e Id e a s of th e “E n e r g y Ci t y ” Ͳ  Th e Ci t y hi s t o r i c a l l y ha s be e n ho m e to gr e e n an d re n e w a b l e en e r g y pr o d u c t s an d se r v i c e s .  Wa t e r ,  wi n d , su n l i g h t , ga s , ge o t h e r m a l , an d so l i d wa s t e ha v e po w e r e d th e co m m u n i t y fo r ag e s .  “G r e e n ” ho m e s , bu s i n e s s e s , an d pr o d u c t s ar e re s p e c t e d  wo r l d w i d e .  Th e “E n e r g y Ci t y ” wi l l ai d , cr e a t e , pr o m o t e , en d o r s e , sp o n s o r , an d fa c i l i t a t e th e ne x t ge n e r a t i o n of id e a s .  Ex p l o r e ne i g h b o r h o o d en e r g y sy s t e m s (P V Sy s t e m s , Wa t e r Co l l e c t i o n Sy s t e m s ) an d ma k e a pl a n fo r im p r o v e m e n t s  by 20 2 4 GO A L 4: Pu b l i c En g a g e m e n t in th e “E n e r g y Ci t y ” Ͳ  Go o d id e a s ar e no t h i n g if th e y ar e no t pu s h e d to th e us e r s an d de c i s i o n ma k e r s .  Th e “E n e r g y Ci t y ”  wi l l de v e l o p an d ma n a g e ed u c a t i o n a l pr o g r a m s to pr o m o t e th e Ci t y ’ s go a l s an d wo r k to w a r d th e co n t i n u i n g ed u c a t i o n of th e pu b l i c wi t h re s p e c t to  en e r g y te c h n o l o g y , en e r g y ma n u f a c t u r i n g , en e r g y de m o n s t r a t i o n s , re c y c l i n g , us e of gr e e n pr o d u c t s an d ed u c a t i o n .  C8 De v e l o p ed u c a t i o n an d en f o r c e m e n t pr o g r a m s  to ke e p re c y c l a b l e s ou t of th e wa s t e st r e a m C: \ U s e r s \ j m i l l e r \ A p p D a t a \ L o c a l \ M i c r o s o f t \ W i n d o w s \ T e m p o r a r y In t e r n e t Fi l e s \ C o n t e n t . O u t l o o k \ Y 0 5 H 1 Y N 3 \ 5 . 1  10 ye a r Ac t i o n Pl a n Re v i e w (2 ) . x l s x  02 / 1 0 / 2 0 1 7 A5 – Create a new ordinance? This could be a planning requirement. They already require a certain amount of trees but could we add other requirements or substitutions? Work with planning commission and City Council on an annual sustainability training. C1-3 – Keep? I think this is a good program but there is no interest. Combine. Modify the High 5 Program to include a self-auditing calculator. C4 – remove? Change to remove Project Conserve and just encourage ERMU phone audits? Distribute the ERMU Energy Guide to X residents (and businesses?) Monitor/survey results and collect responses. C7 – change to Step 5? And add something about maintaining that step. Or leave as is. D4 – remove. These are no longer viable or economic. D 7 – change to “porous pavement, a rain garden, a green roof, or other water conservation practice” D10 – Change to ‘or “Sustainable Communities Partnership” with the University of St. Thomas’ To add: - Create a Climate Action and Resiliency Plan in collaboration with the Climate Smart Municipalities Partnership - Invest in public electric vehicle charging stations - Convert the City vehicle fleet to electric vehicles by adding at least one EV in 2018 and having at least 5 in 2024. - Sustain a youth group of at least 6 members, partnering with iMatter, during the school year to assist with Energy City Commission goals. - C 11 – Add something about city facilities purchasing a certain amount (100%) from renewable sources?City Facilities will purchase 60% renewable energy by 2020; 100% by 2024. - C 12 – The City will construct a solar demonstration site (rooftop, ground mount, or other) by 2024.