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CITY OF SANTA ANA SCOPE OF WORK: Climate Action Plan Update The City of Santa Ana is currently updating the city's Climate Action Plan (CAP) originally adopted in 2015. Support services under this task include: municipal and City-wide greenhouse gas inventories, baseline and forecasted greenhouse gas inventories (including business -as -usual) subject to goal setting years, strategy and action selection and quantification, strategy and action prioritization, and other technical support services identified through the development of the updated CAP. Current updates should help to measure the progress of the CAP, build on past successes and provide any necessary revisions, adding or modifying any targets, goals, or measures to reflect current technologies, policies and government mandates. The anticipated Scope of Work is described below. The consultant proposal narrative should adequately describe consultant's approach and methodology for achieving the tasks described below. Task 1: Project Management Coordinate and schedule regular client communications including project team management and project invoicing. Assess funding opportunities for CAP update to help inform measure development. Develop clear and actionable governance charter to outline clear roles and responsibilities for different City groups during CAP implementation. Task 2: Stakeholder Engagement Develop and implement a public engagement plan that effectively involves interested and affected stakeholders in identifying needs, priorities, and values related to the CAP update. Stakeholders include City Council, the City's Environmental Justice Action Committee, the City's Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission, and Santa Ana businesses and residents. Include strategies to reach groups and individuals traditionally under -represented in local government decision making. Provide support for implementation of the public engagement plan including, but not limited to, preparation of informational materials and in -person attendance and presentation at all public engagement events and public meetings. Deliverables: Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Community Engagement Plan, as -needed presentations, and informational materials Task 3: CAP Revisions The CAP update should follow guidance from Countywide / Regional Climate Action Planning recommendations, policies, and best practices to update and build upon this effort monitor and reduce GHG inventories. For each focus area, recalibration of clear targets aligned with benefits via the identification of specific targets for 2030 and 2045 with greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The revisions should include an assessment of the feasibility, equitability of implementation and alignment to core benefits, including key actions and supporting actions. The CAP revision should consider the framework and strategies outlined in the City's General Plan, align with regional and state Climate Action Plan efforts, and incorporate potential federal, state, or other grant and funding opportunities. The revisions shall: • Utilize the latest available GHG inventory data available to the State or County; • Evaluate existing GHG reduction targets • Develop a list of potential revised and new CAP measures regarding GHG reduction • Update a weighted prioritization matrix for CAP measures