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January 27, 2009 Mayor of the PUBLIC BODY certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution, adopted at a legally convened meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville held on the 27th day of January, 2009. Grant and local funding is currently in place to cover costs of the City/County public transit project, known as PART (Piedmont Area Regional Transit) through the end of September, 2009. In order to apply for funds for year two of the project, an application must be filed with DRPT by February 1,2009, for the period from October 1,2009, through September 30, 2010. The latest project budget information provided by RADAR shows an anticipated local match of $45,600 (split equally between City and County) for year two of the program. If the grant application is approved, the actual contract will be not be executed until August or September, at which point a final decision can be made by the City and County regarding continuation of the program. Discussion included comments regarding bike racks installed on bus, suggested route changes, bus stop signage, advertising of bus schedule especially on MGTV. On a motion by Kimble Reynolds, seconded by Gene Teague, Council approved with a 5-0 vote, the contract with Ameresco, Inc. for a detailed energy audit of various City/School buildings and facilities. Assistant City Manager, Leon Towarnicki, outlined details of the process: in response to a Request for Proposals advertised by the City for a detailed building/ facility energy audit and possible energy services agreement and long-term performance contract, Ameresco, Inc. was selected by a joint City/School review committee. The first step in the project is to conduct a detailed building and facility energy audit to identify energy consumption patterns and features (such as lighting, heating/air conditioning, building HVAC controls, etc.) and to develop a list of potential projects for consideration, each with a defined energy savings and pay-back period. At the end of the detailed audit process, the City and School will have the opportunity to enter into a long-term performance contract and select various projects to implement, with the cost of the projects being offset by corresponding energy savings. The contract cost of the detailed audit is $63,000. If the City/School decides to enter into a long-term performance contract with Ameresco, Inc. upon conclusion of the detailed audit, the audit fee will not be billed. If the City/School does not move forward with a project implementation/ performance contract phase, the cost of the study will be billed.