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Therese Doreau, Director of the Office of Sustainability with offices on the 13th floor of the County-City Building, stated, I would just add that this is an entirely grassroots established project and it is happening all over the State of Indiana. The City will not be a financial or legal party to any of these installations. This is strictly a contract between a resident or building owner and the solar installer. The Sustainability Office and MACOG are providing some technical support, but it is primarily a grassroots initiative and it is really great to see that our interest in being a cleaner energy City is spreading throughout the community to the point that residents are taking up these kinds of projects. Committee Chair Dr. Varner opened the floor to members of the public wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the legislation. There were none. He then turned the floor back to the Committee for further comments or main motions. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, When are your upcoming dates for the workshops? Mr. Keen replied, Our next workshop is August 5th at the St. Joseph County Public Library and there will be a few more after that. Councilmember Broden followed up, And how has your attendance been at your previous meetings? Mr. Keen replied, We had an overflow crowd at our first one (1) at the NNN which was more than fifty (50)people. Councilmember Broden followed up, Is there a cap on the number of applicants, or is it wide open? Mr. Keen replied, It is wide open but September 30th is the ideal date to get your contract in order to have a chance of continuing to get the full benefit. We will be continuous into the next year as well. www.solarizeni.org or call 574-287-1829 ext. 801 for any more information. Committemember Randy Kelly stated, I would like to thank Leah Thill for all the work she has done. He then made a motion to send Bill No. 17-40 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of four(4) ayes. Light Up South Bend Update, Eric Horvath-Executive Director of Public Works Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works with offices on the 13th floor of the County-City Building, stated, This is a partnership with the Council that was primarily driven by Councilmembers White and Scott initially, but has been a popular program between the whole Council and the Administration. We appreciate your efforts in continuing to fund it. We essentially have three (3) components of Light Up South Bend. One (1) is money for City- installed lights and updates for existing lights to LED lights. The second program is what we call 2