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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR ENERGY AND <br />SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING SERVICES <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Mariann Long <br />and Associates subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney for energy and sustainability consulting services in an amount not to exceed $255,000, <br />and authorize the City Manager to execute amendment(s) to said agreement to increase the <br />Scope of Services and the maximum not to exceed amount to $322,800 if the grant period is <br />extended and funds are available. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently made Local Government Strategic <br />Plan funding available to those cities with an existing Energy Efficiency Partnership with Southern <br />California Edison (SCE). The grant is to advance the goals found in the CPUC's Long-Term <br />Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. <br />The City was awarded $729,928 for the completion of various tasks. The first task is to contract <br />with an energy consultant to coordinate the various activities identified in the grant, centered in <br />energy efficiency. The consultant will serve as an internal resource for energy efficiency and <br />climate protection program implementation, research funding opportunities, facilitate <br />multistakeholder dialogue, and provide all data and reporting required by the grant. The <br />consultant will also oversee a separate technical consultant that will develop a governmental and <br />community baseline study of greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction target, and climate <br />action plan. Finally, the consultant will survey and coordinate local training for California Green <br />Building Codes and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation for <br />governmental stakeholders. <br />At the October 18, 2010 Council meeting, staff received authorization to issue a Request for <br />Proposals. However, the agreement for funding with SCE was not finalized and approved by <br />Council until June 20, 2011. <br />25E-1