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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING ENERGY <br />EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FUNDED <br />BY THE FEDERAL AMERICAN RECOVERY <br />AND REINVESTMENT ACT <br />'r ~ ~. <br />CIT MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached agreement, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney, with Siemens Building Technologies in <br />an amount not to exceed $3,267,500 to implement energy efficiency <br />improvements to City buildings and parks. <br />2. Authorize funding of the improvements from the City's Energy <br />Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant monies made available through <br />the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City continues to focus on energy efficiency and conservation. In <br />2003 the City completed a comprehensive project that included lighting <br />retrofits, heating, ventilation and air (HVAC) improvements, window <br />replacements, digital control systems, boiler replacements, installation <br />of variable speed drives, and a pool cover. Guaranteed savings for the <br />last five years were $1,728,672. Actual results were even better than <br />originally estimated. The City has saved an additional $362,251 during <br />the past five years and a total of 9,101,804 kilowatt hours of <br />electricity. <br />There are a number of additional improvements that could be completed to <br />have city systems running at increased levels of energy efficiency. A <br />listing of the proposed projects is attached and includes energy <br />improvements at City Hall, Corporation Yard, Southwest Senior Center, <br />Regional Transportation Center, the fire stations, Bowers Museum, and the <br />City's parks (Exhibit 1). <br />25D-1 <br />