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Susan Narvaiz Office of the Mayor October 28, 2009 Mr. William Clay Harris Assistant General Counsel, Contracts Comptroller of Public Accounts P.O. Box 13528, Room 201 Austin, Texas 78711-3528 RE: Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Stimulus Grant Program Requisition Number: RE-AG 1 -20 10 Dear Mr. Harris, The City of San Marcos respectfully submits this application as an eligible municipality to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for consideration of funding this renewable energy project. The City proposes the creation of new distributed renewable electrical generation by installing solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the City's Activity Center. With the national interest and prioritization of green living as a strategy to reduce the total energy use of every community, the City began over a year ago investing in the process. The City Council budgeted, for fiscal year 2009, $250,000 for "green activities" and developed the "Green Team". The Green Team is a group of City staff who were tasked with the responsibility of creating a Green Policy Framework. The City is committed to reducing its use of natural resources, to investing in green buildings, vehicles and materials, to saving taxpayer dollars through wise energy use/resource conservation and to improving the overall quality of life in the City. As one of the first activities, the City partnered with the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) in 2008 to complete a preliminary, on-site analysis of all city-owned buildings for the purpose of identifying cost effective energy system retrofit projects. The City has begun the process of budgeting for the proposed energy saving measures as identified in the analysis. The proposed project as listed in this application will produce 200kW of photovoltaic electrical power as well as reduce the roof heat load resulting in lower air-conditioning cooling energy and costs. The proposed system will be connected into the grid. The City owns the electrical system and will assure the consistency of the proposed project with the current systems. The City will continue to own the Activity Center and is committed to completing the project as described in this application. Your serious consideration of this application is greatly appreciated. Please let me know if there is anything further that I, the City Council or City Staff can do to assist in the review of this application. Sincerely, Susan Narvai Mayor SN/slm City Hall • 630 East Hopkins • San Marcos, Texas 78666 . 512/393-8090 • FAX 512/396-1576