Lancaster City Council AI Data Center Community Benefits Agreement Briefing

1. Clip 1 · 0:23 Danene Sorace, Mayor, City of Lancaster Elected Official In support auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Water Noise Power & Grid

   Lancaster officials detail the community benefits agreement binding proposed AI data centers at Greenfield Road and Harrisburg Pike to closed loop water systems, low noise equipment, and 20 million dollars in community funds.

   "A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT LAID OUT BY THE CITY OF LANCASTER IS HOLDING THE PROPERTY. OWNERS OF PROPOSED AI DATA CENTERS TO COMMITMENTS OF SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY. BUT ZONING ALONE CANNOT SECURE THE KINDS OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS OR OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS THAT RESIDENTS REASONABLY EXPECT IN THE FACE OF NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT AI DATA CENTER SPECIFIC ZONING REGULATIONS."

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2. Clip 2 · 0:50 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked

   Residents and community speakers address Lancaster City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

   "IF PASSED, THIS AGREEMENT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE STANDARD ZONING ORDINANCE WOULD NOT APPLY TO GREENFIELD ROAD IN HARRISBURG PIKE. BUT MORE SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS WOULD THE USE OF LOW NOISE SYSTEMS USING 100% CLEAN ENERGY THAT PRODUCES LITTLE TO NO GREENHOUSE GASES, AND USING A LOOP SYSTEM TO REUSE WATER ARE JUST A FEW? LANCASTER EDC SAYS IT’S JUST AS MUCH OF AN ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AS IT IS ENVIRONMENTAL. LANCASTER CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS STRATEGY, RECOGNIZING THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPACT BEYOND THE BORDERS OF THE CITY."

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3. Clip 3 · 1:35 Lancaster City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, unchecked

   Zoning Water Noise Power & Grid

   Lancaster City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

   "THE PLANNING COMMISSION SAYS IT’S TOO EARLY TO TELL HOW THAT MONEY WILL BE USED. ENERGY INVESTMENTS TYPICALLY TEND TO COST A LOT OF MONEY, SO THIS COULD BE 1 OR 2 INVESTMENTS IN BIG PROJECTS. OR IT COULD BE IT COULD BE A MULTITUDE. WHILE THE AI DATA CENTERS ARE YET TO COME, MAYOR SHARON SAYS THE PARAMETERS ARE SET. IT NOT ONLY PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT ALSO INVEST DIRECTLY IN LANCASTER CITY’S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND ITS FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT."

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