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<br />1. Create a 5th category of Open Space thru the legal process. <br />ii. Determine that the existing category "other" will legally be appropriate <br />b. Identify State, and Federal financial advantages to the City for a variety of plans. <br />c. Identify appropriate power generation for specific sites. <br />i. Proposal to Council <br />1. Site <br />2. Generation type <br />3. Initial cost <br />4. ROI <br />5. Ecological benefit <br />6. Legal issues <br /> <br />5. Status Quo <br />a. The future is always different than the present <br />b. Because a system functions well today is not a guarantee that it will function with the <br />reality of the future. <br />c. We all need to look ahead rather than standing in the past. <br />d. Progressive thinking leads to creative solutions <br />e. Act rather than react <br /> <br />Renewable & Alternative Energy Perspectives <br />January 12, 2010 I Denver, Colorado <br />The nation's more than 650 million acres of federal land present an opportunity for the federal <br />government to drive responses to climate change in the form of renewable projects, transmission and <br />carbon capture using federal lands. The current leasing, royalty and permitting structures, however, do <br />not easily fit with new and emerging technologies. <br />