Common use of Community Outreach Plan Clause in Contracts

Community Outreach Plan. The Parties acknowledge that, prior to the Execution Date, Seller provided to Company a comprehensive community outreach and communications plan to work with and inform neighboring communities and stakeholders to gain their support for the Project (“Community Outreach and Engagement Plan”). Seller agrees to work with neighboring communities and stakeholders and to provide them timely information during all phases of the Project, including, but not limited to the following information: Project description, Project stakeholders, community concerns and Seller’s efforts to address such concerns, Project benefits, government approvals, Project schedule, and a Community Outreach and Engagement Plan. Seller’s Community Outreach and Engagement Plan is a public document and shall remain available to members of the community on Seller’s website for the Term of this Agreement and upon request. Seller shall also provide Company with links to their Project website and Community Outreach and Engagement Plan. The Parties also acknowledge that, prior to the Execution Date, Seller provided reasonable advance notice and hosted a public meeting for community and neighborhood groups in and around the vicinity of the Project site that provided the neighboring community, stakeholders, and the general public with: (i) a reasonable opportunity to learn about the proposed Project; (ii) an opportunity to engage in a dialogue about concerns, mitigation measures, and potential community benefits of the proposed Project; and (iii) information concerning the process and/or intent for the public’s input and engagement, including advising attendees that they will have thirty (30) calendar days from the date of said public meeting to submit written comments to Company and/or Seller for inclusion in Company’s submission to the PUC of its application for a satisfactory PUC Approval Order. Seller shall collect all public comments, and then provide Company copies of all comments received in their original, unedited form, along with copies of all comments with personal information redacted and ready for filing. Seller agrees that Company may submit any and all public comments (presented in its original, unedited form) as part of its PUC application for this Project. Seller acknowledges and agrees that subsequent to the PUC Submittal Date and prior to the date when the Parties’ statements of position are to be filed in the docketed PUC proceeding for this Project, Seller will solicit public comments concerning the Project a second time. Seller will submit to the PUC as part of the docketed PUC proceeding for this Project any and all public comments (presented in its original, unedited form) received by Company and/or Seller regarding the Project that are not received in time to include as part of Company’s application for a satisfactory PUC Approval Order. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Xxxxxx is responsible for community outreach and engagement for the Project, and that the public meeting and comment solicitation process described in this Section 27.17 (Community Outreach Plan) do not represent the only community outreach and engagement activities that can or should be performed by Seller. Without limitation to the generality of the preceding sentence, Seller agrees to take into account the Project’s potential impacts on historical and cultural resources and, at a minimum, Seller shall describe: (i) any valued cultural, historical, or natural resources in the area in question, including the extent to which traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights are exercised in the area; (ii) the extent to which those resources – including traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights – will be affected or impaired by the Project; and (iii) the feasible action, if any, to be taken to reasonably protect native Hawaiian rights if they are found to exist. Seller shall determine and implement such additional means as may be reasonably necessary to share information with and involve the community and neighborhood groups in and around the vicinity of the Facility during the Project planning and development process through the Term of this Agreement, and shall timely inform Company of its plans and activities in this regard. Upon the Execution Date and at all times during the Term of this Agreement, Seller shall designate an individual as the “Seller’s Community Representative.” The Seller’s Community Representative shall be the primary contact between the community and the Seller and shall be available during the Term of this Agreement to receive and answer questions from the community. As of the Execution Date the Seller’s Community Representative shall be: Name: [name of Xxxxxx’s Community Representative] Contact Information: [email address] Seller shall notify Company in writing upon designation of any new Seller’s Community Representative.

Community Outreach Plan. The Parties acknowledge that, prior to the Execution Date, Seller provided to Company a comprehensive community outreach and communications plan to work with and inform neighboring communities and stakeholders to gain their support for the Project (“Community Outreach and Engagement Plan”). Seller agrees to work with neighboring communities and stakeholders and to provide them timely information during all phases of the Project, including, but not limited to the following information: Project description, Project stakeholders, community concerns and Seller’s efforts to address such concerns, Project benefits, government approvals, Project schedule, and a Community Outreach and Engagement Plan. Seller’s Community Outreach and Engagement Plan is a public document and shall remain available to members of the community on Seller’s website for the Term of this Agreement and upon request. Seller shall also provide Company with links to their Project website and Community Outreach and Engagement Plan. The Parties also acknowledge that, prior to the Execution Date, Seller provided reasonable advance notice and hosted a public meeting for community and neighborhood groups in and around the vicinity of the Project site that provided the neighboring community, stakeholders, and the general public with: (i) a reasonable opportunity to learn about the proposed Project; (ii) an opportunity to engage in a dialogue about concerns, mitigation measures, and potential community benefits of the proposed Project; and (iii) information concerning the process and/or intent for the public’s input and engagement, including advising attendees that they will have thirty (30) calendar days Days from the date of said public meeting to submit written comments to Company and/or Seller for inclusion in Company’s submission to the PUC of its application for a satisfactory PUC Approval Order. Seller shall collect all public comments, and then provide Company copies of all comments received in their original, unedited form, along with copies of all comments with personal information redacted and ready for filing. Seller agrees that Company may submit any and all public comments (presented in its original, unedited form) as part of its PUC application for this Project. Seller acknowledges and agrees that subsequent to the PUC Submittal Date and prior to the date when the Parties’ statements of position are to be filed in the docketed PUC proceeding for this Project, Seller will solicit public comments concerning the Project a second time. Seller will submit to the PUC as part of the docketed PUC proceeding for this Project any and all public comments (presented in its original, unedited form) received by Company and/or Seller regarding the Project that are not received in time to include as part of Company’s application for a satisfactory PUC Approval Order. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Xxxxxx is responsible for community outreach and engagement for the Project, and that the public meeting and comment solicitation process described in this Section 27.17 (Community Outreach Plan) do not represent the only community outreach and engagement activities that can or should be performed by Seller. Without limitation to the generality of the preceding sentence, Seller agrees to take into account the Project’s potential impacts on historical and cultural resources and, at a minimum, Seller shall describe: (i) any valued cultural, historical, or natural resources in the area in question, including the extent to which traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights are exercised in the area; (ii) the extent to which those resources – including traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights – will be affected or impaired by the Project; and (iii) the feasible action, if any, to be taken to reasonably protect native Hawaiian rights if they are found to exist. Seller shall determine and implement such additional means as may be reasonably necessary to share information with and involve the community and neighborhood groups in and around the vicinity of the Facility during the Project planning and development process through the Term of this Agreement, and shall timely inform Company of its plans and activities in this regard. Upon the Execution Date and at all times during the Term of this Agreement, Seller shall designate an individual as the “Seller’s Community Representative.” The Seller’s Community Representative shall be the primary contact between the community and the Seller and shall be available during the Term of this Agreement to receive and answer questions from the community. As of the Execution Date the Seller’s Community Representative shall be: Name: [name of Xxxxxx’s Community Representative] Contact Information: [email address] Seller shall notify Company in writing upon designation of any new Seller’s Community Representative.