230.2017 Adopting Engergy Benchmarking Policy RESOLUTION ADOPTING ENERGY BENCHMARKING POLICY FOR
CERTAIN MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS IN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
RESOLUTION NO.: 230,2017
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
has announced a new Clean Energy Communities Program which would allow the Town of
Queensbury access to significant grant funding to further implement clean energy actions reducing
both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and
WHEREAS, one of the Clean Energy Communities "High Impact Actions" requires the
Town Board to establish a Policy which mandates the public reporting of building energy
benchmarking, and
WHEREAS, establishing a building energy benchmarking system will benefit the Town
and its residents by making available good actionable information on municipal building energy
use to help identify opportunities to cut costs and reduce pollution in the Town of Queensbury,
and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to adopt a Policy that directs that
monthly building energy usage for all fuel types including but not limited to electricity, natural
gas, fuel oil, chilled water, steam and diesel fuel be collected and formally tracked for all buildings
that are 1,000 square feet or larger that are owned or occupied by the Town, using the EPA
Portfolio Manager platform, and
WHEREAS, building reports shall be made available to the Town Board in EPA Portfolio
Manager regarding summary statistics for each covered property including Energy Use Intensity,
annual greenhouse gas emissions, an energy performance score where available, and other
descriptive information as required by EPA Portfolio Manager and for that data to be made
available to the public via the internet on an annual basis, and
WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor or his designee shall be the administrator of this local
Policy and promulgate procedures necessary for the administration of the requirements of this
local Policy, and
WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor may exempt a particular municipal building from the
benchmarking requirement if it is determined that such municipal building(s) has characteristics
that make benchmarking impractical,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby adopts and establishes the Energy
Benchmarking Policy as outlined in the preambles of this Resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to forward
certified copies of this Resolution to Robin M. Reynolds, Senior Planner — Capital District
Regional Planning Commission, One Park Place, Suite 102 Albany, NY 12205 and to members
of the Town's Clean Energy Communities Committee upon its establishment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Town Clerk and/or Town Budget Officer to take all actions necessary to effectuate this
Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 7�"day of August, 2017,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Brewer
NOES None
ABSENT : Mr. Irish
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