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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 7, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH ICLEI FOR BASELINE <br />GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS <br />INVENTORY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN <br />(GRANT FUNDED) / <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 2na 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 ICLEI - <br />Local Governments for Sustainability USA, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney for a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and a climate action <br />plan in an amount not to exceed $265,860 ($210,005 in grant/partnership funding and $55,855 <br />in city matching funds). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently made Local Government Strategic <br />Plan funding available to those cities with an Energy Efficiency Partnership with Southern <br />California Edison (SCE). The grant is used to advance the goals found in the CPUC's Long-Term <br />Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. <br />On June 20, 2011, the City approved a contract with SCE and recognized grant funds in the <br />amount of $729,928 for the completion of various tasks that include a baseline greenhouse gas <br />emissions inventory and an energy chapter in a climate action plan (CAP). The Santa Ana <br />Energy Leader Partnership (Partnership) with SCE has also committed funds towards completion <br />of these tasks. <br />The project funding is limited to development of a governmental and community greenhouse gas <br />(GHG) baseline inventory and an energy chapter, a significant component of a climate action plan. <br />Staff recommends expanding the scope to include transportation and land use, planning/building <br />standards, water conservation and solid waste to complete the climate action plan. The cost to <br />the City for these additional elements is $55,855 to be paid with non-general fund monies. <br />25E-1