11-25-13 Common Council Agenda & Packet

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1L l � \ Resolution No. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TO APPOINT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AS ITS AGENTS FOR OVERSEEING THE GUARANTEED ENERGY SAVINGS CONTRACT FOR THE CENTURY CENTER OI9r wt,- in 1982, the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance No. 7108-82 which provided among other things that a South Bend Civic Board of Managers would be continued for the "...purpose of supervising, managing, operating, and maintain Century Center and its programs..." pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-10-2-5; and (AMP/ i� the City of South Bend is interested in upgrading and implementing more energy efficient programs and equipment in the Century Center in order to conserve energy and energy costs; and ')11w1,e(,, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-1-12.5-5, the Common Council is authorized to enter into an agreement to participate in a utility efficiency program or a guaranteed savings contract in order to implement energy savings measures; and the South Bend Common Council does not have its own staff with the technical expertise and experience to evaluate potential proposals and to supervise a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract for the Century Center; and on August 21, 2013, the Century Center Board of Managers adopted a resolution which authorized the appointment of a committee to review response to a request for qualifications for a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract and a draft of a "Request for Qualifications for a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract: Century Center" with copies of those documents attached for informational proposes to this Resolution. Fi„ourd,./�/rr /��i/C/•nd � rn./. �%iu/rnu.., as follows: Section I. The South Bend Common Council hereby believes that the following guidelines and policies are in the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana, in order to advance potential energy efficiencies and energy savings at the Century Center: 1. The Board of Public Works and the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be the authorized agents for the South Bend Common Council for purposes of meeting the provisions required of Indiana Code § 36-1-12.5-5, and other Indiana laws leading up to the final review of and the execution by the South Bend Common council of a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract for upgrading and implementing more energy efficient programs and equipment in the Century Center in order to conserve energy and energy costs. Such authorization would include without limitation the preparation of specifications,