Goals:

• To help interested towns gain a better understanding of PACE, how it works, and how to implement it at the community level.
• To share knowledge on first steps for adopting PACE at the community level.
• To discuss the idea of establishing a statewide entity that could take on many of the necessary functions for developing and implementing PACE.
• To clarify resources available to help communities move forward with PACE.

8:30 Registration, Coffee, and Refreshments

9:00 Pre-Session: PACE 101

• Basics on how PACE works
• Expanded and updated version of PACE PowerPoint presentation

10:00 PACE 202 — Details of VT Pace Legislation (Act 45)

• Act 45 requirements: town vote, town liabilities, liens, loan-loss reserves and more
• Eligibility: eligible properties; eligible measures
• Roles and responsibilities of communities and other implementers

11:00 Show Me the Money

• What are associated costs? How much will it cost to set up?
• Potential sources of financing for PACE; potential sources of seed funding
• Financing issues: where will the money come from, what kind of interest rates can be expected etc

12:00 Lunch

• At your table, consider: “What questions do you still have about PACE?”

1:00 Getting PACE Started in Your Town (Panel Discussion with Key Stakeholders)

• Stories from Vermont communities – Selectboard and Energy Committee Members - that have begun the process
• Discussion

2:00 Strength in Numbers: Role of a Potential Statewide Aggregator (Panel Discussion)

• Options for Towns – going it alone or joining with other towns
• Discussion

3:00 Resources for You

• What are resources available to help move forward?
• Become a part of PACENET
• Next steps

3:30 Adjourn

Thanks to the support of the High Meadows Fund and the Vermont Law School the event is free of charge.