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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Northern Water Works Contract for Pilot Energy Households
DATE: May 12, 2010
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The City of Dubuque was recently awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Iowa Office of
Energy Independence (OEI) for the implementation of the electrical portion of the
Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Initiative. This grant would allow the City and Iowa
Power and Light to track electrical energy usage on a near -real time basis, track the
impact of utilization changes and provide participating citizens with the information they
would need to reduce their costs, conserve electricity and reduce carbon emissions.
As part of the OEI grant requirements, Iowa Power and Light will provide for the
purchase and installation of 1000 AMI Units (Advanced Metering Infrastructure), as well
as the reporting of data from those units to a database which can be accessed by IBM
for research and analytical purposes. The City must recruit 1,000 households to
participate in the energy component of the Smarter City Initiative by July 2010.
I had reported at the April 28, 2010 Special City Council meeting that there would be no
need for City funds outside the $1.4 million in grant dollars from the State. I was
mistaken. The OEI process to award the grant took significantly longer than expected,
leaving the City only 60 days in which to complete the successful recruitment of the
1,000 participants.
The City currently has a contract with Northern Water Works Supply — Fergusen Group
(NWWS) to coordinate the installation of the 22,800 smart water meters throughout the
City of Dubuque. As part of this effort, NWWS assisted the City in the recruitment of 350
households for the water component of the Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Initiative.
Based upon the familiarity NWWS has with the City's Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
initiative and their experience in successfully recruiting the pilot households for the
water meter project, the City requested a proposal from NWWS to expand their scope of
work to include assistance in the recruitment of the energy pilot households.
The City will also be relying upon Dubuque 2.0, the community dialogue being
conducted by the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce and the Community
Foundation of Greater Dubuque, for assistance.
The $18,000 to fund a contract with Northern Water Works Supply is available from
savings from the West End Fire Station Capital Improvement Project debt payment,
since that project has not yet started.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Eric Dregne, Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce Board President
Molly Grover, Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO
Nancy Van Milligen, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque President &
CEO
Justin Thiltgen, Dubuque 2.0 Program Coordinator
Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
David Lyons, Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Project Manager
Chris Kohlmann, Information Services Manager
Cori Burbach, Sustainable Community Coordinator
Bob Green, Water Department Manager
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: David Lyons, Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Project Manager
Chris Kohlmann, Information Services Manager
SUBJECT: Northern Water Works Contract for pilot energy households
DATE: May 6, 2010
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of a contract with
Northern Water Works Supply (NWWS) to assist in the recruitment of 1,000 pilot
households for the energy portion of the Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Initiative.
Background
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The City of Dubuque was recently awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Iowa Office of
Energy Independence (OEI) for the implementation of the electrical portion of the
Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Initiative. This grant would allow the City and Iowa
Power and Light to track electrical energy usage on a near -real time basis, track the
impact of utilization changes and provide participating citizens with the information they
would need to reduce their costs, conserve electricity and reduce carbon emissions.
Discussion
As part of the OEI grant requirements, Iowa Power and Light will provide for the
purchase and installation of 1000 AMI Units (Advanced Metering Infrastructure), as well
as the reporting of data from those units to an anonymized database which can be
accessed by IBM for research and analytical purposes. City technology experts are
assisting a review of options for Smarter Sustainable Dubuque. The City must recruit
1,000 households to participate in the energy component of the Smarter City Initiative
by July 2010.
The OEI consideration process of the Grant took significantly longer than expected,
leaving us with only 60 days in which to complete our successful recruitment. In order to
assure maximum value of the project, it will be critical to gain as many households as
possible which are also part of the Water Meter portion of the Smarter Sustainable
Dubuque Initiative (providing data for cross - analytics for water and electricity). We are
also needing to consider the technological access
The City currently has a contract with Northern Water Works Supply — Fergusen Group
(NWWS) to coordinate the installation of the 22,800 smart water meters throughout the
City of Dubuque. As part of this effort, NWWS assisted the City in the recruitment of 350
households for the water component of the Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Initiative.
Based upon the familiarity NWWS has with our Smarter Sustainable Dubuque initiative
and their experience in successfully recruiting the pilot households for the water meter
project, we requested a proposal from NWWS to expand their scope of work to include
assistance in the recruitment of the energy pilot households. Attached is a copy of the
proposal from NWWS along with a map showing the geographic area to be initially
targeted for recruitment.
We have reviewed the proposal and believe that it is competitive because (1) NWWS
will require little or no new start-up development work to be prepared to carry out the
needed tasks; (2) NWWS will not need any additional software or hardware systems in
order to be able to coordinate the work with the City; (3) NWWS already has existing
staff trained and working with Water Household scheduling and installations, and can
use available times in the Water effort to make calls and confirm interest for electrical
participation.
We have reviewed the proposal and believe it is critical for the success of the project
because (1) only NWWS can deploy as quickly as the OEI and Iowa Power and Light
contractual requirements for the City indicate is necessary; (2) NWWS is uniquely
positioned to be able to assure strong correlation between Water and Electric
households which will maximize the overall value to the project; and (3) NWWS already
has a positive working relationship with Dubuque households. We will also be relying
on existing partners (ex. Dubuque 2.0) to help us meet our commitment.
We have visited with Budget Director Jenny Larson and she has indicated that there is
$18,000 in savings from the West End Fire Station CIP that could be allocated toward
this project.
This effort is in addition to the previously budgeted Energy Efficiency Community Block
Grant Allocation (Federal Funds). The City has budgeted $100,000 to support the
implementation of the Community Dashboard.
Request
We respectfully request City Council approval of the contract with NWWS for the
recruitment of the 1,000 pilot energy households.
Cc: Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Cori Burbach, Sustainability Coordinator
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project with Interstate Power and Light
Company and International Business Machines Corporation; Iowa Power
Fund Board Contract
DATE: April 27, 2010
As part of our Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Initiative, we are proposing to work with
IBM, and Interstate Power and Light on the Smart Metering and Measurement of
electrical energy utilization in Dubuque.
IBM would develop a prototype service using Web portals to access the prototype
service running on IBM servers that would allow City management and electric utility
customers to monitor electric energy consumption on a near real -time basis in order to
better control and reduce the consumption of electric energy.
IBM will develop the software tools for collecting, updating and processing the Data
provided by the volunteers participating in the project for use for the Prototype Service;
providing written reports to the City on the progress and results of the project; and
demonstrating the Prototype Service to the City and other Iowa government agencies
as agreed by the parties.
The City is willing to provide funding for the project subject to approval of the project by
the Iowa Power Fund. The City will identify volunteers among its residents to participate
in this project; work with Interstate Power and Light Company on the installation of
smart meters with two -way communication capability necessary for the project; provide
the volunteers' energy consumption data to IBM in an anonymized form, interface with
the volunteers to answer questions about the Prototype Service, work with IBM to
analyze the results, and provide IBM with feedback on the results.
Interstate Power and Light Company will install 1000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure
meters for project participants in Dubuque, Iowa and provide the individual customer
electricity usage and related data as described to the City for restricted display on a web
portal and for independent analysis in accordance with the City's research objectives for
the project and for the City to provide any and all analysis and reports resulting from
such analysis to Interstate Power and Light Company as a result of the project.
To achieve .these goals, Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Project Manager David Lyons
recommended that the City enter into agreements with IBM and Interstate Power and
Light Company. Those agreements were approved by the City Council at a special
meeting on April 12, 2010.
The Iowa Power Fund Board has tentatively approved a grant of $1.4 Million Dollars for
the project, subject to some revisions to the agreements with IBM and Interstate Power
and Light Company. The revised agreements with redlined versions showing the
changes from the agreement approved April 12, 2010 are attached.
The agreement with Interstate Power and Light Company has been revised to eliminate
the ability of either party to terminate the agreement "for convenience." The Iowa Power
Fund Board wanted assurance that the agreement would not be terminated except for
the specific causes set out in the agreement.
The primary change in the agreement with IBM is the payment schedule. The Iowa
Power Fund Board has established a payment schedule for payments made by the
Power Fund to the City. Ideally, that payment schedule would coincide with the City's
payment schedule to IBM. For accounting reasons, however, IBM has provided a
separate payment schedule for payments from the City to IBM.
IBM has requested to receive payment from the City by the first of each calendar
quarter to keep a level payment term. The City would be paying IBM an advance of no
more than $175,000 each calendar quarter for no longer than 30 days prior to receiving
the Iowa Power Funds from the State. In the unlikely event that the project costs of the
advanced metering infrastructure project were less than projected, the amount of the
Iowa Power Fund grant would be reduced by the same pro -rata share of cost reduction.
The City of Dubuque would still be liable to IBM for the payment terms included in the
joint development agreement, however section 6.2 of the joint development agreement
between the City of Dubuque and IBM states that the City can terminate the agreement
at the end of any calendar quarter with written notice to IBM sent not less than thirty
days prior to the end of that quarter, on the condition that the City pays IBM the
payment due at the beginning of the next calendar quarter commending after the
effective date of the termination.
The contract between the City and the Iowa Power Fund Board provides for a grant not
to exceed $1.4 Million Dollars in consideration for the City's completion of the project,
which is creating a Sustainability Service model for measurement and monitoring of
energy and water systems. The City also agrees to facilitate replication of the
technology developed by the project and to facilitate sharing success payments if the
technology developed by the project is commercially deployed. The contract establishes
a reporting and payment schedule.
In September 2009, the Mayor and City Council approved a Smarter City partnership
with IBM.
IBM and Dubuque are bound by a common commitment to aggressive innovation —the
kind of innovation that has transformed the oldest city in Iowa to become one of the
newest and strongest regional economies in the country. This partnership is intended to
demonstrate that sustainability can be sustainable.
Dubuque is a community that clearly understands IBM's vision for a Smarter Planet, and
is uniquely positioned for IBM's needs through a decade of work on sustainability. This
is an opportunity to create a replicable business model for IBM and for future
sustainable, smarter cities across the country. This is the right opportunity to contribute
to the creation of a Smarter Planet.
This project seeks to provide information to citizens so that they can make smarter
choices related to energy consumption. The program outlines a pilot project of citizens
who through advanced technology will be able to actively participate in managing
consumption of energy.
It is a model that results in community engagement and education, more energy -
efficient ways of operating municipal services and buildings, decreased carbon
emissions, job creation, financial savings, and a higher quality of life for the entire
community.
The City has already begun the water conservation component of this project. This will
be the electrical energy component. The City will continue to seek to expand the
electrical energy component and to implement the natural gas, transportation and
wellness components.
I respectfully recommend Mayor and City Council approval of the contract with the Iowa
Power Fund Board and the revised agreements with Interstate Power and Light
Company and IBM.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
David Lyons, Project Manager
Michael C. Van Milligen
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: IBM /City of Dubuque Smarter City Partnership
DATE: September 16, 2009
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In 1982, there was a national recession and the State of Iowa had an unemployment
rate of 8.5 %. However, armed with a comprehensive plan dated 1936, and an over
dependence on a few employers for jobs, the City of Dubuque had an unemployment
rate in 1982 of 14.2 %, or 67% higher than the rest of the State. For the entire decade of
the 1980's, the City's unemployment rate was 35% higher than the State unemployment
rate. Today the City has taken the position to plan, invest and take calculated risks, and
the national unemployment rate is 9.4 %, while the City of Dubuque unemployment rate
is 6.3 %, 33% lower than the national rate.
In 2007, Dubuque was recognized by the National League of Cities as an Ali- America
City, and in 2008 by the U.S. Conference of Mayors as The Most Livable City in the
United States for a city under 100,000 population.
The America's River Project and the Port of Dubuque redevelopment have received
many awards, including the.2005 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield
Redevelopment for U.S. E.P.A. Region 7 and the 2004 Achievement in Economic
Development Award from the International Downtown Association.
Now, a new opportunity is presenting itself. Mayor Roy Buol and the Dubuque City
Council have made sustainability a top priority. A community task force has received
significant community input over a two -year period, creating the community's definition
of sustainability as a livable, viable and equitable community with environmental/
ecological integrity, economic prosperity and cultural /social vibrancy.
It is my pleasure to present an unparalleled opportunity for cooperation and innovation
between IBM and the City of Dubuque. Dubuque is a community that clearly
understands IBM's vision for a Smarter Planet, and is uniquely positioned for IBM's
needs through a decade of work on sustainability. This is an opportunity to create a
replicable business model for IBM and for future sustainable, smarter cities across the
country. This is the right opportunity to contribute to the creation of a Smarter Planet.
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IBM and Dubuque are bound by a common commitment to aggressive innovation —the
kind of innovation that has transformed the oldest city in Iowa to become one of the
newest and strongest regional economies in the country. This partnership is intended to
demonstrate that sustainability can be sustainable.
January 15, 2009, marked the announcement that IBM planned to establish a Global
Service Center in Dubuque. Following rigorous competition from many other cities
across the country, the decision to locate 1,300 jobs in the historic downtown Roshek
Building was lauded by local leaders as the nation sunk into what has been described
as the most serious recession since the Great Depression. IBM leaders sited three
reasons for the selection 1) strong public- private partnerships 2) strong foundation of
education in the region and 3) Sustainable Dubuque – the Mayor and Council led- citizen
supported initiative.
As work began to restore the Roshek Building, another opportunity arose. IBM Vice -
President Robert Morris of the Watson Research Center arrived in Dubuque. His visit in
early February identified the possibility of partnering with Dubuque in several areas,
including Smart Cities research, instrumentation, intelligence and interconnection.
Over the past six months City staff have met through teleconference, videoconference
and in person with IBM staff. There have been meetings and visits with elected officials
and federal department staff and time spent working with IBM on this project.
Of the areas of focus identified by Mr. Morris and his team, City staff and IBMers agreed
to focus on the Smarter City Initiative. The City and IBM will partner to create a
groundbreaking model for cities with populations of 200,000 or less, where over 40% of
the United State's population lives.
This project seeks to provide information to citizens so that they can make smarter
choices related to energy consumption. The program outlines a pilot project of citizens
and businesses who through advanced technology will be able to actively participate in
managing consumption of energy.
Dubuque's compelling community story and accomplishments in sustainability form a
model for other communities across the nation to learn from in order to effect change.
This model can be replicated in any community, particularly communities under
200,000, where 40% of the United States population resides. It is a model that results
in community engagement and education, more energy- efficient ways of operating
municipal services and buildings, decreased carbon emissions, job creation, financial
savings, and a higher quality of life for the entire community.
Cities are in search of a bold and transformational agenda, a road map that will ignite
community engagement and create real results in relationship to sustainability.
Dubuque has proven its ability to excite and engage citizens through past projects,
including Sustainable Dubuque. Dubuque proposes to build upon its successes in
partnering with businesses, non - profits, and residents to reduce energy use, lower
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costs, create jobs and increase quality of life indicators such as air and water quality.
The project will do so by engaging Initially 250 pilot households, eventually expanding to
1,000 and beyond, in a community -wide data collection campaign. Those pilot
participants will track their water consumption, energy consumption, and, in future
phases, vehicle miles traveled. Based on the data collected, citizens can make
educated decisions about their energy use.
Dubuque's sustainability initiative is based on a multi -step process that is undertaken in
every major public and private initiative in the City. That process creates a model for
communities across the country:
1) Engage citizens
2) Develop and define vision and goals
3) Identify strategies and methods to implement goals
4) Collect and disseminate information
5) Targeted community education based on collected data
6) Interface technology in response to data and analysis and optimize outcomes.
New technologies are capable of digitizing and connecting City systems, so they can
sense, analyze and integrate data, an'd respond intelligently to the needs of citizens.
IBM, the City of Dubuque, and other partners will revitalize the City's systems to
become smarter and more efficient in order to meet the City's vision for sustainability.
Locally, the effort will be led by Smart City Project Manager David Lyons. David served
as Chief Business Development Officer for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation before
becoming involved with this project. At the Iowa Farm Bureau, David worked to
increase business opportunities and choices for Iowa's producers, with particular focus
on growing value added agriculture and improving rural infrastructure. Prior to joining
the Iowa Farm Bureau in 2000, David was Director of the Iowa Department of Economic
Development, Insurance Commissioner for the State of Iowa and Legal Counsel with
the Iowa Legislature. During his service with the State, David spearheaded numerous
special State projects including the Iowa Trust Receivership, the Iowa Health Care
Reform Council and the Food Capitol of the World Initiative. He received his
undergraduate degree from Loras College in Dubuque and his law degree from the
University of Iowa.
Consistent with the City's emphasis on partnerships, many organizations are making
important contributions to this project, including Alliant Energy, Black Hills Energy,.the
Historic Millwork District property owners, Dubuque Initiatives, the Federal and State
governments, ECIA, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, the Dubuque
Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation,
Dubuque Main Street, AY McDonald Manufacturing, the Dubuque Racing Association
and others are helping to make this work.
As you know, the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce and the Community
Foundation of Greater Dubuque are partnering on a community dialogue on
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sustainability titled Dubuque that is funded by the Mystique Casino. This project
complements that effort.
Later today, the City of Dubuque will be hosting U.S. Department of Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun
Donovan and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Lisa P. Jackson. This
IBM /City of Dubuque Smarter City Partnership matches well with the intent of their visit
as they discuss the sustainability partnership they have.created amongst those
agencies as they lead the country forward.
I am recommending the City provide $850,000 towards this project from the Water
Fund. Even with this expense, and some additional expenses related to the project,
capacity exists within the Water Fund. The Fiscal Year 2010 adopted budget included
an increase to City water rates of 5 %. The City -wide installation of new water meters
and a low flow metering device manufactured by AY McDonald, as well as financing the
meter change -out project with debt over a 20 -year term, rather than a 15 -year term,
produces the possibility to reduce the water rate increase in Fiscal Year 2010 by 2 %.
Through better monitoring of Water Department energy usage, it is hoped that further
reductions in the cost of the City processing and delivering water will be possible.
As the City installs new water meters, I am further recommending that the City budget
$10,000 this fiscal year, and additional amounts in future years, to assist property
owners with matching funds for the repair of water Teaks.
am also recommending approval of the contract with David Lyons to manage this
project. City funds have been identified for this purpose, but Federal and State grants
might support this position and future phases of this Smarter City Project. Should the
City not receive Federal or State grant funds, which it is anticipated the City will receive
some grant funds, the City has sufficient capacity within the Water Department budget
and other sources where savings have been realized, to provide the City funds needed
to support Phase I of the pilot program expenses. The pilot project will not be able to be
as robust as hoped without outside grant dollars, it may take longer to complete, and it
will create a higher hurdle for community -wide implementation.
The City has applied for the following grants:
Grants
Showcase Communities
Community Renewable Energy
Deployment
Industrial Energy Efficiency
TIGER
Submitted To
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Department of Energy
US Department of Energy
US Department of Transportation
Amount
$ 500,000
$ 6,000,000
$19,854,150
$49,799,979
These four grants bring the total number of grants submitted by the City of Dubuque to
State or Federal stimulus/funding programs to seventeen, with fourteen grant
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applications still in progress. The City of Dubuque has received $10.6 million in funds to
date, and the City now has $85.7 million pending in grant requests submitted.
Sustainability has a hidden benefit. Sustainability is an opportunity for Dubuque to
continue to diversify the economy and to perform better than the rest of the State and
the nation on job creation. Just look at sustainability as another new market, as the
automobile industry was in the early 1900's, the airline industry in the 1940's, computer
hardware in the 1970's, and computer software in the 1980's. The businesses and
industries in Dubuque have a chance to be on the cutting edge of developing products
and services that will be in demand across the world as there is a move to more
efficiently use energy resources and water.
The City's sustainability effort, and specifically the IBM /City of Dubuque Smart City
Partnership, could be more than we ever dreamed it could be. Not only will the IBM /City
of Dubuque Smart City partnership save businesses and individuals money, create jobs,
contribute to local and national energy independence, help brand the community to help
recruit businesses and workforce, create a major recruitment tool for the three colleges
to entice students, and bolster the convention and tourism business, but it will
accelerate local business growth.
As Vice- President of IBM Research Robert Morris has said, "The goal of this
collaboration is to develop and pilot a systematic mechanism to give consumers and
businesses the information they need to make informed decisions about how they
consume resources like electricity, water, natural gas, and oil. To create such a
mechanism, a partnership is needed between a community with a track record of
successful public - private partnerships, citizens and businesses that believe in
sustainability, and enterprises like IBM that have the information technology and
knowledge to apply to this transformative partnership."
My thanks to David Lyons, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation Executive
Director and Chief Operating Officer Rick Dickinson, City Attorney Barry Lindahl,
Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann,
Public Information Officer Randy Gehl and Stimulus Coordinator Cori Burbach for all
they have done to make this partnership a reality.
Specifically, I am respectfully recommending Mayor and City Council approval of four
items:
1. Authority to finalize negotiations on the IBM Services Agreement, as detailed in
the memorandum from Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser.
2. Authorization to commit $850,000 in Water Department funds and approval of a
2% water rate reduction for the current fiscal year.
3. Authorization to execute a contract with David Lyons to serve as the City's
Project Manager for the Smarter City Project.
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4. Approval of several Federal grant applications that will not only support this
partnership, but lead to the construction of the Southwest Arterial and support
redevelopment of the Historic Millwork District.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Stimulus Coordinator
David Lyons, Project Manager
Michael C. Van Milligen
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RESOLUTION NO. -10
APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION FOR THE
ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND APPROVING AN
IOWA POWER FUND BOARD CONTRACT FOR A GRANT FOR THE PROJECT
Whereas, the City of Dubuque (City) as part of its Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
Initiative is proposing to work with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
and Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) on the Smart Metering and
Measurement of electrical energy utilization in Dubuque; and
Whereas, IBM will work on developing a prototype service using Web portals to
access the prototype service running on IBM servers that would allow City management
and electric utility customers to monitor electric energy consumption on a near real -time
basis in order to better control and reduce the consumption of electric energy; and
Whereas, IBM will work on developing the software tools for collecting, updating
and processing the Data provided by the volunteers participating in the project for use
for the Prototype Service; providing written reports to the City on the progress and
results of the project; and demonstrating the Prototype Service to the City and other
Iowa government agencies as agreed by the parties; and
Whereas, the City is willing to provide funding for the project subject to approval
of the project by the Iowa Power Fund Board (Power Fund). The City will identify
volunteers among its residents to participate in this project; work with City energy
company, IPL on the installation of smart meters with two -way communication capability
necessary for the project; provide the volunteers' energy consumption data to IBM in an
anonymized form, interface with the volunteers to answer questions about the Prototype
Service, work with IBM to analyze the results, and provide IBM with feedback on the
results; and
Whereas, IPL will install up to 1000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure meters for
project participants in Dubuque, Iowa and provide the individual customer electricity
usage and related data as described to the City for restricted display on a web portal
and for independent analysis in accordance with the City's research objectives for the
project and for the City to provide any and all analysis and reports resulting from such
analysis to IPL as a result of the project; and
Whereas, the Power Fund has tentatively approved a grant for the project. The
contract between the City and the Power Fund provides for a grant not to exceed $1.4
Million Dollars in consideration for the City's completion of the project, which is creating
a Sustainability Service model for measurement and monitoring of city energy and water
systems. The City also agrees to facilitate replication of the technology developed by
the project and to facilitate sharing success payments if the technology developed by
Description
Unit
QTY
Extended Amount
Notification Letters: Print (1) Page (2) Color, Stuff,& Mail (Postage included.)
$2.00
2300
$4,600.00
Outbound Calls
$1.00
500
$500.00
Setting of Appointments for participation agreements signing and survey capture.
$5.00
1000
$5,000.00
Initial setup and support Includes 1 Year of FTP Site Hosting
$5,000.00
1
$5,000.00
$15,100.00
20% Contingency For any changes in Scope of Work.
$3,020.00
$18,120.00
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