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1530AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE M THE PULASKI COUNTY ENERGYIMPROVEMENTDISTRICT; DESIGNATING MAYOR GARYFLETCHER AS THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S INITIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON SAID DISTRICT BOARD; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, ACA § 8-15-101 et. seq., provides for development of Energy Improvement Districts to promote Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), a creative funding mechanism that will allow interested property owners to borrow money for energy efficiency, renewable energy methodologies, and/or water conservation improvements to their property; and, WHEREAS, under the above authorization, Pulaski County created an Energy Improvement District on March 24, 2015. All PACE funding for Pulaski County will be administered by said District Board. Pursuant to ACA § 8-15-106 and by joining, the City of Jacksonville is entitled to a representative on the District's Board. As a result, the City Council believes that Mayor Fletcher and/or his designated representative/successor should serve in that capacity, upon confirmation and appointment by the County Judge/Quorum Court. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFJACKSONVILLEf ARKANSAS, THAT. - SECTION ONE: The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into a Joint Agreement between the City of Jacksonville, Pulaski County, City of Little Rock, City of North Little Rock, City of Maumelle, City of Wrightsville, and the City of Sherwood and/or whichever entities join the District to join and participate in the Pulaski County Energy Improvement District. SECTION TWO: Mayor Gary Fletcher and/or his designated representative/successor shall be the City of Jacksonville's designated representative on the Pulaski County Energy Improvement District Board, upon appointment by the County Judge and confirmation by the Quorum Court. SECTION THREE. The Mayor and Council understand and agree that Board positions will be filled by the County Judge, his designee, Mayors or designees of municipalities within Pulaski County that join the Board, and/or by those the County Judge appoints and the Quorum Court confirms. The other such appointments will follow consultation of members of the District Board, and consideration will be given to candidates' backgrounds, experience, and expertise in the areas of municipal financing, banking, commercial lending, real estate development, commercial construction, legal services, architecture and/or professional engineering, knowledge of the advanced energy industry, energy efficiency, "green building/contracting" 'and relations to local utility companies, lending or bonding institutions, and relevant trade and economic development groups, and associations. SECTION FOUR: Any and all other Ordinances or Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its date of passage. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21" DA Y OF MA Y, 2015. ATTEST.'