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Home My WebLink AboutR-76-0915RESOLUTION NO. 7B 9iS A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND URGING THE ENERGY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT ADMINy ISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO LOCATE SAID INSTITUTE IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE " t 17..!n '%.?n, "1\ /E.NATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY CONSORTIUM, INC., PROPOSAL. i t 1 FOLLOV" WHEREAS; the Solar Energy Research Development and Demonstration Act by Section 10 of Public Law 93.473; authorized the creation and establishment of a National Solar Energy Research Institute to perform research and development and related functions `i.n support of the National Solar Energy program, and WHEREAS, in order to establish the National Solar Energy Research Institute by January 1977, the Energy Research and Development Administration of the United States are determining the most advantageous site and a manager -operator for the National Solar Energy Institute, and WHEREAS, the National Solar Research Consortium, Inc. prospective manager -operator which is a consortium of 14 universi- ties located in 12 States has selected the State of Florida owned property at the Graves tract as the site best meeting the Energy search Development site criteria, and WHEREAS, Governor Reubin O'D Askew and the Florida Cabinet ve extended to the Energy Research and Development Administration five year option on approximately 390 acres of land on the Graves tract property in Dade County, Florida, as the site for the INDEX „DOCUIVlE��T ational Solar Energy Research Institute, and '((" f� WHEREAS, the Dade County site meets all e�ta'Iif�h}ecT— and is ideally located to provide for not only solar- :iteria rtnal and solar -photovoltaic energy conversion, but also restrial and marine biomass and bioconversion, ocean -thermal rgy experimentation, and wind. -energy research; CITY GOMM1SSION MEETING OF O C T 1 4 /1976 rotiktoutm.urmN..Mo. �" �'/1 i .... tinktVoRt, ht TT MIAMI; FLORIDA! Section 1e The City of Miami Strongly supports eStahlishment of the National Solar Energy Research Institute tt urges the Energy Research Development Administration to locate institute in Dade County4 Florida, on land made available at the Graves tract by Governor Reubin O'b Askew and the Florida Cabinet. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14TH day of OCTO8ER , Y CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: 7/6' ( A APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: • • AURICE A. FERRE MAYOR "SU??ORIVE DOCUMETS VOU_O\N" 4 CITY C FLORMA INTLR-OFFICE MEMORANDUM ioar, and nalthots -of ,.„th iYoitrdssioh t t , .116§0Ph OtasSie ; C•ity Vianager ri T ,tt,tgitct 0'4 t tjCl g National Solar thetgy Re§eardh Int-tittitt 'Lis. (2) teport to you of September 28th (copy attached), I presented the current status of the National Solar Energy Research Institute proposal and the potential selection of the Graves tract property as the site for the institute. In that report, I indicated that a resolution supporting the location of the National Solar Energy Research Institute at the Graves tract property would be submitted for your consideration at the October 14th, City Commission meeting. I recommend the adoption of the attached resolution. "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" I' 2 4 (NTEt OFPR:,:E MEMORANDUM aeph Grassie i't ► Manager SEP 2 a 1076 National Solar ther'gy, research Institute S.t At 'the September 9, 1976, City Commission meeting, the adminis,, 't"ration was requested to investigate and report to the City Cbtt►mission regarding the establishment of the proposed national 5blar Energy Research Institute (SERI) at the Interama property. The national Solar Energy Research Institute was authorized by the federal Solar Energy Research Development and Demonstration Act (Section 10, Public Law 93-473) for the purpose of performing research, development and related functions in the support of the national solar energy program. It is the federal government's intention to establish SERI by January of 1977. To accomplish this goal, it has invited proposals- from organizations to be designated as the manager -operator of SERI and is also determin- ing the site for the proposed Solar Energy Research Institute. In order to meet federal schedules, it is proposed that SERI be initially located in temporary quarters and that permanent facil- ities be constructed to accommodate a projected five-year buildup of personnel, approximating 1,500 persons. The proposed operating budget of SERI will grow from first term operation of $6 million per year to a total operating budget of nearly $50 million. One of the prospective manager -operators is the National Solar Energy Research Consortium, Inc. (NSERC), a non-profit organiza- tion comprised of 14 universities located in 12 states. (See attached Chart 1-A-1). This consortium of universities, of which Dr. Henry King Stanford is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, has several outstanding characteristics which enhance its selection by the federal Energy Research and Development Administration as Solar Energy Research Institute manager -operator. Included among these characteristics are demonstrated excellence in solar energy research and development, an understanding of differing regional energy needs and the successful track record of individual univer- sity members for contributions to the development of science and engineering in the energy field. The NSERC, Inc. has, as a result of reviewing potential sites, selected the State of Florida -owned property at the old Interama site as being most nearly optimal to meet ERDA's site criteria. "SU PPORTIVE pogo , of 2 DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" r r Mayor and Members of the City Cothtflission f SEP 2S1978 bh September 7, Governor Askew and the Florida Cabinet adopted A resolution which extends a five,.year option to the federal Ehergy Research Development Administration for the State of Florida -owned land comprising approximately 390 acres of the Graves Tract property for the site of SERI. Oh June 8, Metropolitan Dade County, by Resolution R-640-760 appointed a three -member steering committee composed of County Commissioner Sidney Levin; 0. Leslie Nell, Executive Vice Presi- dent of the Southeast Banking Corporation; and Dr. Henry King Stanford, President of the University, of Miami, to act as a steering committee in seeking the designation of Dade County as the site for the Solar Energy Research Institute. With the assistance of the steering committee, NSERC has included as a part of its proposal to ERDA an initial site for the SERI as the City Center Building, located at 7889 Biscayne Boulevard. This building is a modern, 11-story office tower (photograph attached). They have further proposed that the permanent SERI facil ity be located on the State-owned land at. the Graves Tract property. The attached location map identifies the property pro- posed and its relationship to City of Miami -owned property at the Graves Tract, The City administration will keep in communication with the Metro - appointed steering committee and County Manager staff, and assist them in bringing the Solar Energy Research Institute to our area. At the October 14 City Commission meeting, the City administration will submit a proposed resolution to the City Commission supporting the location of the federal Solar Energy Research Institute at the Graves Tract property. `SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" . „ • 'ClIAR1 1-A-1 t1A11EtEGY RLSEARCII ttitig010,11 13rOWn University Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburge, Pennsylvania 15213 3. George Washington University Washington, D.C. 20052 4. University of Kentucky Lexington. Kentucky 40506 5, Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18107 6. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 7. University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida 33124 8.-':-North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 9. Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois 60201 10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York 12181 11. Rice University Houston' Texas 77001 12. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 13. 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