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APS Solar Communities Program Implementation at Affordable Housing Properties (Ordinance S-48783)
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APS Solar Communities Program Implementation at Affordable Housing Properties (Ordinance S-48783)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to implement the Arizona Public Service (APS) Solar Communities Program for all Housing Department properties in the Edison-Eastlake Choice Neighborhoods focus area, and take all actions to execute agreements, grant easements, and take other action as necessary for the implementation of this program. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The APS Solar Communities Program provides a free solar-covered parking structure to multifamily housing complexes that serve the limited-income population. The program currently provides a $15 monthly credit on resident electric bills and property owners with a $1,000 annual credit, produces clean energy and provides shade for resident vehicles at zero cost to the property.
By adding solar carports to these affordable housing properties, APS will increase their solar capacity which creates clean, renewable energy and helps combat greenhouse gas emissions. The power produced is fed back into the APS electrical grid and helps supply the on-peak power demand. The solar-covered parking structure is owned and maintained by APS for 20 years.
The proposed properties for the APS Solar Communities Program implementation are:
Soluna - 950 N. 19th St. (177 units);
Aeroterra Senior Village - 675 N. 16th St. (60 units);
Aeroterra Family - 1650 E. Villa St. and 1775 E. McKinley St. (130 units);
Harmony at the Park - 1950 E. Polk St., 600 N. 20th St., and an address to be assigned (325 units);
A.L. Krohn Homes multifamily site - 1940 E. Villa St. (to be redeveloped) should the APS Program continue to be offered; and
Sidney P. Osborn multifamily site: 1720 E. Adams St. (to be redeveloped) should the APS Program continue to be offered.
The Housing Department seeks authorization to proceed with the APS Solar Communities Program and all actions necessary or appropriate to implement the APS Solar Communities Program at all Housing Department properties in the Choice Neighborhoods target area including the following:
Authority to enter into agreements with APS or other entities as necessary to implement the APS Solar Communities Program;
Authority to grant easements for the benefit of the APS Solar Communities Program on the referenced properties; and
Authority to take all other actions necessary or appropriate to implement the APS Solar Communities Program.
Implementing the APS Solar Communities Program at Housing Department affordable communities also aligns with efforts outlined in the City’s Climate Action Plan to achieve the Mayor and City Council’s 2050 Sustainability Goals to become the most sustainable desert city on the planet.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On June 3, 2020, via Ordinance S-46695, City Council approved the implementation of the APS Solar Communities Program at the following Housing Department affordable communities: Sunnyslope Manor, Fillmore Gardens and Marcos de Niza.
Location
Soluna - 950 N. 19th St.
Aeroterra Senior Village - 675 N. 16th St.
Aeroterra Family - 1650 E. Villa St. and 1775 E. McKinley St.
Harmony at the Park - 1950 E. Polk St., 600 N. 20th St., and an address to be assigned
A.L. Krohn Homes multifamily site - 1940 E. Villa St.
Sidney P. Osborn multifamily site - 1720 E. Adams St.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Housing Department.