Spring 2018 DEED grant documentation

Hello Brian,

The City of Burlington is in receipt of your October 17, 2018 public records request seeking certain documents related to the Burlington Electric Department 's (BED) American Public Power Association Spring 2018 DEED grant and pilot project with Omega Grid, LLC. See Fax from B. Waters, Oct. 17, 2018. The City previously provided you with BED's grant application on September 10, 2018. See Email from A. Dexter-Cooper to B. Waters, Sept. 10, 2018.

BED received notice of the grant award via email, and that email with attachments is attached as responsive to your first delineated request. However, BED is withholding two of the attachments for the following reasons:

1. "Tab 12 Using Dynamic Blockchain Market Incentives toReduce Capacity and Energy Costs for UtilitiesPacket.pdf" is being withheld as it was already previously provided to you on September 10, 2018; and
2. "DRAFT CG-2155 Burlington Electric Department.docx" is being withheld as a draft document exempt from public inspection and copying pursuant to 1 V.SA. § 317(c)(17). The final, signed, document is attached as "Executed Contract CG-2155 Burlington Electric Dept," with one redaction: Killian Tobin's signature, redacted pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(25).

Nothing else is being withheld or redacted pursuant to Vermont's Public Records Act, and BED has not located anything else responsive to this specific request.

A copy of the signed contract between BED and Omega Grid is attached as responsive to your second delineated request. Nothing has been withheld in full or redacted, aside from Killian Tobin's signature, and BED has not located anything else responsive to this specific request.

BED has not been provided with any "technical documentation regarding OmegaGrid's software and/or hardware[,]" so there is nothing responsive to your third delineated request.

Finally, BED is not sure what you mean by "policies, procedures, guidelines, or other planning documentation describing how the program will be implemented at BED" beyond the contract that is being provided in response to your second delineated request. If there is anything else that you are looking for beyond what has already been provided then please provide further clarification.

Since I am withholding a document pursuant to Vermont's Public Records Act and redacting Killian Tobin's signature in two locations, I am required to inform you that you have a right to appeal my decision to Mayor Miro Weinberger pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 318(c)(1). See also 1 V.S.A. §§ 318(b)(2)(C), (D). Appeals should be made in writing and directed to: 149 Church Street, City Hall, Room 34, Burlington, VT 05401.

Kind regards,

Anthea

Anthea Dexter-Cooper
Assistant City Attorney
Burlington City Attorney's Office
City Hall
149 Church Street
Burlington, VT 05401
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