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RESOLUTION R17 -052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A
LEASE AND EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT TO ENABLE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR
CANOPIES AT BOYNTON BEACH OCEANFRONT PARK AND
CONGRESS AVENUE BARRIER FREE PARK; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Power & Light has initiated a program called Solar Now that
allows customers to pay an additional fee on their monthly bill to fund distributed solar
power generation; and
WHEREAS, FPL has customers in Boynton Beach that have selected this option
and the company approached the City with a proposal to place solar trees at Oceanfront
Park as part of this program; and
WHEREAS, City Staff has requested that FPL consider the installation of solar
canopies which are essentially cantilevered flat solar panels that provide shade while
simultaneously provide for solar powered electric generation; and
WHEREAS, FPL has offered to place a solar canopy at Congress Avenue Barrier
Free Park which will be covered under the Lease Agreement; and
WHEREAS, final legally defined location of all canopies will be determined at a
later date and after final engineering design and as such, staff is requesting that the City
Commission authorize the City Manager to execute the lease agreement subject to final
surveyed legal locations and subject to all technical approvals by the City Engineer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed
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as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption
I hereof.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida does
hereby authorize the City Manager to sign a Lease and Easement Agreement with Florida
Power & Light to enable installation of Solar Canopies at Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park
and Congress Avenue Barrier Free Park subject to final surveyed legal locations and all
technical approvals by the City Engineer, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A ".
Section 3. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ( day of , 2017.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
YES NO
Mayor — Steven B. Grant 1-1
Vice Mayor — Justin Katz
Commissioner — Mack McCray
Commissioner — Christina L. Romelus
Commissioner — Joe Casello
VOTE S D
ATTEST:
Judith A. Pyle, CMC
City Clerk
(Corporate Seal)
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