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a. Receive a presentation from Mynt Systems Inc. and staff on the status of the power purchase agreement projects to install a combination of solar photovoltaic panels and battery energy storage systems at 1410 Natividad Road;
b. Recommend the approval and execution of a Power Purchase Agreement and related documents necessary to install a combination of solar photovoltaic panels and battery energy storage systems at 1410 Natividad Road;
c. Recommend authorization of non-standard indemnification and insurance provisions in those documents; and
d. Provide direction to staff.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Alternative Energy and Environment Committee:
a. Receive a presentation from Mynt Systems Inc. and staff on the status of the power purchase agreement projects to install a combination of solar photovoltaic panels and battery energy storage systems at 1410 Natividad Road;
b. Recommend the approval and execution of a Power Purchase Agreement and related documents necessary to install a combination of solar photovoltaic panels and battery energy storage systems at 1410 Natividad Road;
c. Recommend authorization of non-standard indemnification and insurance provisions in those documents; and
d. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY:
Staff recommends that the Alternative Energy and Environment Committee receive an update on renewable energy projects at the 1410 Natividad Road jail complex. On July 18, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted to authorize and enter a Master Energy Services Agreement with Mynt Systems Inc., adopt a Power Purchase Agreement Template, and authorize the implementation of solar and battery storage projects at 1441 Schilling Place and the Sheriff's Public Safety Building at 1414 Natividad Road. Due to operational changes at the jail complex, a project at 1410 Natividad Road was not considered. Staff sought input and additional direction for this project at the Alternative Energy and Environment Committee on January 1...
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