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Bridgeport Harbor and Riverfront RecaptureLegal and Land Use Training WorkshopCity of Bridgeport Sustainability Program

BGREEN to Be the FutureTheodore L. Grabarz, AIA, ASLA Sustainability Director, City of Bridgeport.

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1. Focus on Sustainability For Future Generations

2. Focus on Carbon Balance Public Sector Low Private

Sector High Steering the Ship Not Driving the Ship

3. Focus on Building the Demand Signal (Economic Driver) for

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and institute sustainability in our best practices and offerincentives to expand in private sector (zoning and density

with our private sector affiliates BRBC etc.

4. Focus on Funding When dollars are scarce focus on the

eem ng y e ngs an s c w u par ners ps

5. Focus on Marketing Spreading the word , developing behavioral investment in residents (what is in it for them daily

reduction in particulates, parks access, etc, through on theground connections.

6. Focus on Access and the Environment Wise Use and Human

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Ecology because ultimately it comes down to Human Health


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Sustainability = Responsibility..

. Meeting the needs of the present, withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to

meet their own needs .

(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

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ange, o anero,


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The New Currency orMedium of Exchange.. atura esources - stor ca y natura resources

have been a factor of production like soil, water, airor oil or their analogs-soil nutrients, storm-

, , , .

Now- They are more and more considered to becapital assets, or things that we use to make otherthings , use to generate wealth, to increase our

productivity and thus have value unto themselves asfactor multipliers. (green infrastructure).

They are the new medium of exchange or currencyof ours and future generations largely defined byEnergy in different forms. Specifically as carbon

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credits, renewable energy credits etc.


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Enhanced of Lifefor Future GenerationsMayor Finch Mission Statement

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Sustainability DefinedSustainability Defined

ov ng r gepor orwar : s on or ourCommunityWe are committed to making Bridgeport the cleanest,

greenest, safest, most affordable city with schools and neighborhoods that improve every year by:

Meeting the needs of the present withoutMeeting the needs of the present without

quality of our education systemMaking our streets and citizens safer

Expanding economic developmentBuilding more workforce housing

meet their own needs.meet their own needs.

(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,

Revitalizing our neighborhoodsProviding more local jobs and smallbusiness opportunitiesProtectin our environment and reenin our cit

Rio Di Janero,1992)Rio Di Janero,1992)

Creating a leaner, more efficientgovernmentAccessing 21st Century technology andinfrastructure

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Supporting the ArtsEnsuring a vibrant, diverse community

Reducing property taxes


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2008 - Mayors Executive Order1. Brownfield's redevelopment (XX % cleaned up and on tax roles by 2020).

2. Energy Audit all City Buildings (Reduction of XX by 2020).

3. Energy Improvement District (By 2020, 40% electricity from renewable resources)

2020).

5. Increased Recycling (Diversion rate, 15% by 2010)

6. Stormwater Management through Low Impact Techniques

7. Green Building Standards (All City of Bridgeport construction, LEEDS Silver certified).

8. Green Jobs Initiative (Create xx jobs by 2020).

..

Starting with the Mayors Executive Order (2008) which targets a number of Starting with the Mayors Executive Order (2008) which targets a number of reductions ultimately dealing with energy and the reduction of greenhouse gasreductions ultimately dealing with energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas

. e uce ue consump on y y .

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emissions , there are five key concepts that this program focuses on, and is easy toemissions , there are five key concepts that this program focuses on, and is easy todescribedescribe and valueand value in the public and private sector:in the public and private sector:


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2009 - Plannin Effortshttp://www.rpa.org/bgreen/

Conceptual Development of Sustainability Issuesand TBL (Triple Bottom Line) Prioritization..

Social Environmental Economicall in one

communities

First TBL Assessment in Connecticut

Creating a Sustainability Mindset-Evaluating interactions

-Going beyond historicallyrecognized impacts-Opportunities for

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strengthening/broadening initiatives


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Five Ke Conce ts1. Reduced toxicity and pollution release

.. leading to reduced potential impact onhuman health and the environment. (non-toxicoffice, cleaning and construction supplies).

2. Reduced waste generation through

increased recycled content.(recycling and green

procurement).

3. Reduced non-renewable energyconsumption. (conservation and behavioral changes -urn e g s o

4. Reduction of the depletion of naturalresources. water savin devices reen infrastructure .

6/6/2011 85. Support for sustainable manufacture/localpurchasing. (organic food locally grown food hubs).


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Organizational The MayorBill Finch

Ted GrabarzCity of Bridgeport

Sustainability Directorfor Implementation

Andrew Nunn,CAO/Paul

Timpanelli BRBC

.. City of Bridgeport DepartmentsDeb Caviness, Alanna Kabel

Lisa Miro-Conservation CorpsSabine Kuzko-Housing/Com Dev

John Cottell-Public FacilitiesPaul Catino-Public Facilities

Bernd Tardy-PurchasingEd Lavernoich-OPED

Community AdvisoryBoard

Jeff LeichtmanSustainability

Consultant

DavidKooris/Evelyn Lee

Regional PlanningAssociation

Alex McGoldrick-CG

Lisa TrachtenburgAijaz SyedMike Nidoh

Fernanda Olivera

Art HarrisSteve HladunJohn Tristine

Resource

Committee

Working Group Working Group Working Group Working Group Working Group

GreenEnergy/Green

BuildingsCommitteeBill Leahy

Tom McCarthy

Green Space,Recycling and

Water ResourcesCommittee

Greg DanchoDick Tiani

Green Business,Jobs and

PurchasingCommittee

Susan DavisAnne Robinson

Greenfields andGreen Wheels

CommitteeBarbara MillerRon Kilcoyne

Green Marketingand Education

CommitteeChanti Haynes

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n u n y n m mSupply

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Price-2

Govt

Subsidy

Quantity

Each of these key areas has three sectors: government, households and business, of whichgovernment is by far the smallest in terms of impact and indeed in terms of environmental footprintas well. Therefore this program focuses on leading the way with government, showing the solutions

that can be provided by government, to inspire households and ultimately businesses to invest.

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As the Mayor likes to say, the business of government is to teer the ship not drive the ship .


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Public versus Private Sector Involvement1. Concept1. Concept

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Bridgeport Energy Economic..

Group # Accounts Annual kWhSummerPeak kW

WinterPeak kW

Summer kWh Winter kWh

Commercial 5,122 355,449,216 98,672 101,919 40,289,295 67,737,718 Industrial 235 56 329 128 19 931 20 302 6 975 064 12 698 814

Residential 53,361 283,307,125 2,718 3,212 81,453,872 155,453,872 Bridgeport Total 58,718 695,085,469 121,321 125,433 128,718,231 235,890,404

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Creating that Demand Signal to thePrivate Sector -Process Solutions

1. RegulatoryNew Planning and Zoning Regulations

.. a. PILOP Ordinance : (Payment in Lieu of Parking): Example: 100 parkingspaces otherwise required x $17K per space in structured parking= $1.7M. Developer pays anannual fee into Trust Fund for sustainability instead at Y per space (0.1 x $17k +-) and parks inpublic space. Reduces cost of development and facilitates more permeable surfaces on site.

b. LEEDS Bonuses: Green Building Design: A building designed to meet LEED(see below for definition) Silver or equivalent shall receive a development bonus of 0.5 FAR.A building designed to meet LEED Gold or equivalent shall receive a development bonus of

0.625 FAR. A building designed to meet LEED Platinum or equivalent shall receive adevelopment bonus of 0.75 FAR.

c. New Public Open Space: A portion of a zoning lot that is developed as apublic open space having frontage on a public street or public pedestrian way, beyond thoseareas required by the zone development standards (excepting that new waterfront accessrequired within the DVD-W shall remain eligible), shall result in one square foot of additional

development for each one square foot of public open space.

d. Stormwater Regulations Water Quality, Water Quantity, ChannelProtection, and Flood Control Requirements- One acre permeable surface = $30K savings at

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. re erence or wa er managemen roug n ra on .


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Creating that Demand Signal to thePrivate Sector -Resource Solutions

2. Operations and Maintenance Environmental Enhancement

.. a. Commercial Recycling: Example: Estimate 1000 tons commercialrecycling generated downtown. Costs business owners $59.00/ton to remove. City willtake away for free and gain $5/ton bonus + add to the total to meet our minimumcommitment. Business saves the cost of recycling tonnage removal.

Energy Conservation

b. Energy Performance Contracting : Used for City and School buildingsand will be offered to businesses as well. Audit/Upgrade/Payback. Through Savings

Alternative Energy

c. Solar Photo-Voltaic: Solar roof top and vacant land leasing for city buildingsand schools and businesses with Power Purchase Agreement.

d. Energy Improvement District: Bonding Authority off of City Budgetto fund alternative energy as well as conservation strategies for government, businesses andhomeowners including energy aggregation services providing lower cost electricity toconsumers, businesses and government with a significant renewable component.

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Strate ic CommunicationThe last part of my Sustainability Program is GreenMarketing and Education. A singular difference inmy program though is that marketing to me isnt

about sales, its about strategiccommunication , conveying ideas throughaction, actions as Ive described to facilitate changesin behavior in our consumers, our constituents, oursociety writ large

Savings up to 693 KwH / year x 34000HH = 23,562, 000 KwH per year (or 23cents x 23,562, 000 = $5, 419,260.00 )Thats almost 8% of residential use!

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100

200 Home Energy Audit

Clean energy

Solar energy

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Home Energy AuditRain barrels/ garden

B Green Program

Request Recycling BinTotal Households Visited


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Energy StewardshipEnergy Conservation

1. Energy Performance Contracting-Reducing Energy Use in our Buildings.

2. Energy Due Diligence - Reducing Energy Use byOther Systems, GPS in Vehicles etc.

3. Consolidation - Reducing Energy Use by selling off Buildings.

4. Transit First Policy - Encouraging mass transit useas well as multi-modal options, walking, biking, etc.6/6/2011 17


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Alternative Energy Enhancement

1. Energy Improvement District Bonding Authority and Ability to direct own energy resources.

2. Biomass Program - Alternative EnergyProduction from Sewage Sludge.

3. Solar Photo Voltaic Options- Developerdirected solar options on vacant land and roof tops.

4. Green Energy Park at the Seaside

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Park Landfill - Alternative Energy development on abrown-field.


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nergy mprovemen s r c1. Provides an energy overlay of City for:

2. Bonding Authority and Ability to direct own energy resources to inspire economic developmentthrough long term stability of energy prices

1. EID established and approved by.

2. Board established and approved byCouncil.

3. Bylaws created.4. Operational budget and organizational

chart created.5. Project Management RFQ out.

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ec r ca ggrega on

1. City is putting an RFP for aggregation

services to be able to lock in electricalrates for a variety of service types

, ,and disadvantaged businesses.

.minimize spikes due to supplyshocks, seasonal fluctuations etc.

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Group # Accounts Annual kWhummer

Peak kWn er

Peak kWSummer kWh Winter kWh

Commercial 5,122 355,449,216 98,672 101,919 40,289,295 67,737,718

Industrial 235 56,329,128 19,931 20,302 6,975,064 12,698,814 Residential 53,361 283,307,125 2,718 3,212 81,453,872 155,453,872

Bridgeport Total 58,718 695,085,469 121,321 125,433 128,718,231 235,890,404


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Biomass Program FeasibilityAlternative EnergyProduction from Sewage

.1. Stearns and Wheler retained to perform study

on viability of generating clean energy from sludge.On track for completion October 1, 2010.

2. Yale graduate students from Industrial Ecologyprogram have already provided basis of concepts.

BIOMASS PROCESS FLOW CITY OF BRIDGEPORT Solid Waste

WPCA

UI

RESCO

Domestic Wastewater

Electric Power to

Treated Effluent To

Sikorsky Unused Parking Areas

Potential Sta in Area for

Sludge Generation

Sludge Processing: Heat to dry it

Clean Water Generation

Resco

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Biomass

Wood ChipsSolid Food Waste

Waste Heat to sludge

(prepare for combustion) or heat to digest it (produces usable biogas) [potential RESCO Site]

Dried Sludge or Gas to Resco


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- Developer directed solar leasing on city and school roof tops.

1. RFQ solicited 12 firms2. Main Street Power selected from

Boulder, CO3. Focusing on 20 city buildings and

schools, 3.2 Mw of clean energy.4. Will provide power 4 cents below

current retail.5. Starting with municipal

governmen an o er ng o eprivate sector.

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Green Energy Park at the Seaside ParkLandfill -Alternative Energy development on a brown-field .

1. RFQ Issued and 4 respondents.

2. Subsequent to selection process TurtleEnergy/Tychon Construction selected as

3. Stewardship Permit finalized with DEP.4. In Agreement Negotiation phase .

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EnvironmentalStewardship

Conservation Commission Establishment As an advisory,

Commission would be a key stakeholder in the identification of biotawithin the City, make recommendations for the Plan of Conservationand Development and be the primary advocate for the natural resources

within the City.

Stormwater Authority- To manage our stormwater as a resource.

Parks Biodiversity Assessment- An assessment of the naturalresource attributes in existence in the City.

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RecyclingEnhancement -

1. Recycling Rewards Program to

week of School Opening.

2. 5200 households in EastSide/East End to be targeted.

3. Goal is to triple Citysrec clin rate in order toincrease diversion rate andthus save money

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reenscaper ra n ng

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program betweenRutgers,

and EPA to train thenext generation of landsca ers in LowImpactDevelopment.

2. Attendance

exceeded allexpectations-50+

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Turning Garbage into Gold1. WORKSHOP on Recycling andCommunity Economic Developmentsponsored by City of Bridgeport

Sustainability Program Be Green 2020, USEnvironmental Protection Agency-NewEngland and the Institute of Local Self Reliance (ILSR)

Neil Seldman, ILSR, Washington DCBest economic development practices with regard to recycling andcomposting

Terry McDonald, St. Vincent De Paul, Eugene, OregonRepair and resale enterprises

Ted Reiff, The Reuse People, Oakland, CaliforniaNetwork of deconstruction companiesAndy Bozzuto, Johns Refuse Company, New Haven, ConnecticutRecycling and Composting operations

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John Gundling, Integrated Green, Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut

Construction and Demolition Recycling Enterprise


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ConsolidationProgram1. To save ener and utilities increase operating efficiencies and returnbuildings to tax rolls.

Health Department

Public Facilities Complex1. Seaview Avenue Facilityto Public Facilities Complex

Moved 2008. nv ronmen a eaand Housing Code Moved7/19/10.3. Vital Statistics and

Mc Levy HallBOECity Hall

AnnexRegistrar of Voters MoveOctober 1, 20104. Probate Court- Move

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,5. Public Facilities/Parks-

2012-Remediation on- going.


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Energy Strategyfor City of Bridgeport

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CLG TruckConversions

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plow trucks fromDiesel to Liquified.

2. Grant provided throughARRA funds.

3. Target com letion date11/1/10

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Seaside VillageGreenInfrastructure

1. Developing a replicablemodel through The YaleUrban Design Workshop forgreen infrastructure, Low

Impact Developmentcomponents as an alternativeto engineered structure.

. z ng s or c eas eVillage with Relative 0.00that is subject to constant

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Parks Master Plan1. Parks Master Plan for the City of Bridgeport to

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Parks- PleasureBeach FacilitiesRefurbishment

1. RFQ advertised.

2. 13 professional architecturefirms have submitted fordesign services.

3. Qualifications review and 6firms selected for interviews.

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Tree CanoEnhancement -

. op a ree rogram -

Over 200 trees planted todate by City Forces.

2. Ground Works programwith xx trees planted andcor orate donationsobtained.

3. Contractor Based

Program To start inFall, Goal 2012 trees by2012.

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Pequannock RiverWatershedEnhancement

Program. . . .

solution (Monroe, Trumbull andBridgeport) to the problems of water

quality and enhanced recreation.

2. Consultant selected, Fuss andONeil.

3. Save the Sound performingOutreach.4. Project underway.

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Commercial250

DSSD MSW + 0 RecyclingTonnage

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MSW Tonnage

02005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1. Currently very little recycling

occurs within the business segment.2. City will begin commercialrecycling PILOT in association with

.3. If successful, this will be expandedto DSSD thereby increasing Cityrec clin satisfaction of its CRRAcommitment and saving businesses

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Transportation Initiatives - Hertzand Zip Car 1. The City of Bridgeport is looking

for ways to reduce the cost of itsfleet.

2. This could involve options such as

Zip Car and/or Hertz Rent a Carride sharing.

. e y as p a e ve c escosting $495k per year to own andoperate.

4. Findin wa s to understand actualusage and partnering with business

/universities can result in real $ andenvironmental savings.

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As part of the Sustainability Program effort there hasbeen discussion on expanding the community gardens

ProblemsNo systematic/standard method for legal recognition of gardenson City propertyCity often gets stuck with unexpected and unbudgeted-for utility

urban farming where urban farmers might purchasecity land in order to commercially grow vegetables to beavailable to urban and other residents close to where theyare grown

billsUnaddressed potential liability in several forms

No defined operation/performance measuresNo process for clear indication of neighborhoodsupport/commitmentGoalsProvide reasonable support for a Community Garden program asdirected by a Mayoral administrationEstablish a formal process to gauge neighborhood/supportcommitment

Establish formal process for legal recognition of gardens on City

Ensure that responsibility for utilities is clearly definedAddress City liability issues as fully as possibleHold tenants/licensees accountable for some level of results/performanceRecommendations

AdministrationEstablish a standardized petition for neighborhoods to circulaterelated to an organizations request to establish a communitygardenCreate simple guidelines for performance measures

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reate stan ar ze ocumentat on or eases, accessagreements, and reportingOutline a step by step process for appropriate City agencies toreview requests and seek necessary approvals for leases


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Uniting three potential userswithout crossing a public

ROW would all these threeorganizations:Bridgeport Housing AuthorityAquaculture SchoolCaptains Cove Marina

Bridgeport Housing Authority

A uaculture SchoolTo participate in a cleanenergy solution of fuel cell

.

Currently being studied byCT Center for Advanced

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TechnologyCaptains Cove Marina


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Com ostin

1. The ability to utilize food waste and

businesses is a potential untappedmarket. This product could be usedfor everything from fertilizer to bio-fuel. For bio-fuel a major positivefactor is the lack of a feed-incommodity cost like there is forethanol from corn.

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Leaves and Yard Waste

Leaves and Yard

2. The trend within the City as thegraph shows is an increasing amount

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Wasteo yar was e a s co ec e everyyear.

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Theodore L. Grabarz, AIA, ASLA

usta na ty rectorCity of BridgeportDeputy Director of Public Facilities

- [email protected]

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