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A RESOLUTION

APPROVING THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD TO ACT AS A PASS - THROUGH ORGANIZATION FOR iCAST, (INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY), IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL AND OTHER GRANTS GEARED TOWARD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENTS IF APPROVED

WHEREAS, City Council recognizes that the iCAST model leverages available technical, financial and intellectual resources; and

WHEREAS, City Council desires to identify Lakewood as an intellectual epicenter for Clean Technology in an effort to further our ongoing commitment to the local community and act as a model for regional sustainability; and

WHEREAS, helping to meet the energy, economic and ecological challenges of the future will build a stronger community and foster a well-prepared workforce; and
 
WHEREAS, public-private partnerships will promote economic sustainability and directly benefit Lakewood through business incubation and energy savings while diversifying economic impacts; and

WHEREAS, prospective grants will catalyze job creation, investment, and position Lakewood as a leader and competitor in the New Energy Economy and;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, that:

SECTION 1.  The City Council of the City of Lakewood hereby agrees to act as the fiscal agent for prospective grants applied for by iCAST that promote economic sustainability.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by a vote of 9 for and 2 against at a regular meeting of the City Council on August 10, 2009, at 7 o’clock p.m. at Lakewood Civic Center, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

Bob Murphy, Mayor

ATTEST:
Margy Greer, City Clerk

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