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EXHMIT B AGREI';1V TNT to Perform Home Energy Squad Enhanced Visits Iit the City of Mounds View This Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between the Mounds View Economic Development Authority EDA), in and for the City of Mounds View, a public body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Minnesota, with an office at 2401 Mounds View Boulevard Mounds View, MN SS 112 and the Center for Energy and Environment ("CEE"), with offices at 212 31d Avenue North, Suite 560, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401. This Agreement is for the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) to deliver Home Energy Squad Enhanced visits to residents of the City of Mounds View in partnership with the Mounds View Economic Development Authority (EDA), PROGRAM SCOPE The purpose of Home Energy Squad Enhanced visits is to promote energy conservation in residential properties. Home Energy Squad Enhanced visits offer installs, diagnostic tests, and follow-up services. CFE will perform Home Energy Squad Enhanced visits for $100 per visit, with the costs for each visit allocated as follows: Home EnergX Squad Enhanced visit $50 $50 BUDGET The City of Mounds View EVA is providing up to $3,000 for this program for 2018, 1tLIGIBLE PROPERTIES Properties must be residential (fi-om 1-4 units) and located within the geographical boundaries of the City of Mounds View. Individual owners of condominiums or town homes are eligible for fiinding. CEE TASKS L Conduct Home Energy Squad Enhanced Visits. CEE will conduct Homo Energy Squad Enhanced visits to help homeowners identify and implement energy savings opportunities in their homes. The Enhanced visit will include the direct install of energy -saving materials where possible, including high -efficiency sbowerheads, faucet aerators, door weather-stripping, a water heater blanket, programmable thermostats and LED light bulbs. In addition, it wilf include a blower door test to check for air leaks, visual inspection of insulation levels with use of infrared camera as weather permits, heating system and hot water heater combustion safety tests, and a report to the homeowner on recommended energy upgrades (if resident is a renter, permission from the landlord may be required before doing these additional diagnostic services). The co -pay and exact package of services are subject to change based on programmatic considerations, including CEE's agreement with utilities and other factors which are outside the scope of this Agreement, CEE will notify the ESA in' wrlbng:.prior to any changes taking effect. Such notice shall include the specific changes which are proposed to be made. CEE will lead a community -based marketing campaign to promote the program. The EDA'5hall provide assistance in developing and implementing this campaign, 2. Providing Air Sealing and Insulation quotes. If air sealing and/or insulation are recommended at a Home Energy Squad Enhanced visit,: CEE may provide a quote to the resident that would be honored by participating insulation contractors. CEE is an independent* third party .to any transaction between the resident and the insulation contractor, Neither CEE nor the EDA receive any compensation from insulation contractors, nor does CEE or CenterPoint Energy accept any liability for any work performed by these contractors. Any agreement for work. done by the contractors is solely between the contractor and the resident. 511561v2 A 4B MU205-48 CEE 112605