IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County to join Solar Ready KC, a partnership with the Mid-America Regional Council, several city and county governments, Kansas City Power & Light, and solar industry experts to respond to the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Rooftop Solar Challenge.
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RESOLUTION #17977, September 17, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, Theresa Garza Ruiz, and Crystal Williams, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Energy has created the SunShot Rooftop Solar Challenge grant to assist communities in the advancement of solar power projects by fostering improved planning, installation, and permit-granting processes; and,
WHEREAS, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) has formed a partnership with a consortium of city and county governments, Kansas City Power and Light, and solar industry experts to further this process; and,
WHEREAS, the demand for solar power in the United States is at an all-time high, with the U.S. on track to install 85 percent more solar panels in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011; and,
WHEREAS, the Solar Ready KC initiative will provide local government representatives with the latest information and best practices to prepare for policy and market changes and to position communities and the region for this new renewable energy economy; and,
WHEREAS, consistent policies and streamlined permit-granting and planning processes implemented throughout the region will have a lasting positive impact and make the metropolitan Kansas City region solar ready; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature endorses the objectives of the Solar Ready KC initiative and is willing to join the consortium of local governments to prepare for policy and market changes for the new renewable energy economy; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Jackson County is willing to review its current permit-granting and planning processes and make revisions, where necessary, that align with the best management practices identified in the Solar Ready KC initiative; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Jackson County is willing to participate in ongoing discussions with other partners on topics of solar permitting and zoning ordinances in the hopes to make region-wide consistent policies and processes.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17977 of September 17, 2012, was duly passed on September 24, 2012 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________9________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature