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Appendix A <br />Scope of Work <br />This Scope of Services covers the activities necessary to assist a local government in <br />preparing an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy ("EECS"), as required by <br />Federal Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000013, Recovery Act -Energy <br />Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants -Formula Grants (hereinafter referred to as <br />"EECBG") issued by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). <br />Coordination Activities <br />Through the Term of this Agreement, ICLEI will, with the assistance of the staff liaison, <br />contact the necessary person(s) and/or departments to gather information or make <br />decisions related to the development of an EECS. These coordination activities involve, <br />but are not limited to conducting and facilitating: <br />• Phone calls <br />• Conference calls <br />• Emails <br />Document Review <br />ICLEI shall review the following documents, or any related and similar documents, in <br />connection with preparing an EECS: <br />• Greenhouse Gas Inventory <br />• Resolution(s) stating Juridiction's goals for reduction of greenhouse gasses or <br />energy use <br />• Climate Action Plan <br />• Program or project implementation plan(s) related to the Climate Action Plan <br />Interview(s) <br />ICLEI shall conduct one or more interviews, the total time of which shall not exceed 7 <br />hours, with the Jurisdiction's staff in order to understand: <br />• How the Jurisdiction's existing Climate Action Plan (or other applicable <br />document) is expected to be funded with EECBG funds <br />• The implementation schedule for the Climate Action Plan, and any changes to <br />that schedule as a result of EECBG funding, if applicable <br />• Potential sources of leveraged funds <br />• Administrative and/or policy actions needed to implement the EECS <br />• Current and potential coordination activities between the Jurisdiction and <br />neighboring jurisdictions and the state. <br />• Auditing and monitoring systems that are in place or planned for EECBG <br />• Other questions as appropriate and applicable to the Jurisdiction's EECBG <br />application <br />Draft an EECS <br />ICLEI shall use information gathered in the two previous sections to develop a draft <br />EECS and Project Activity Worksheets, using DOE's templates (Attachments B1 and D <br />-6- <br />