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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR A <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> JANUARY 17, 2012 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> AGREEMENT FOR CALIFORNIA GREEN ? As Amended <br /> BUILDING CODE AND LEADERSHIP IN El Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ? Implementing Resolution <br /> (LEED) TRAINING (GRANT FUNDED) ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> l 7 FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with GreenStep <br /> Education subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney for <br /> California Green Building Code and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design training <br /> services in an amount not to exceed $55,180 to be paid for with grant funding, and authorize the <br /> City Manager to execute an amendment to extend said agreement should the grant period be <br /> extended. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has made Local Government Strategic Plan <br /> funding available to those cities with an energy efficiency partnership with Southern California <br /> Edison (SCE). The purpose of the grant is to advance the goals found in the CPUC's Long-Term <br /> Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. Santa Ana was awarded one of the strategic plan grants in 2011. <br /> <br /> As part of the grant, the City will receive funding to conduct California Green Building Code <br /> (CALGreen) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification training. <br /> Classes will be offered to staff, Council members, commission and committee members and are <br /> designed to augment participants' knowledge and background when working with architects and <br /> builders in reviewing plans and to encourage increased green building. <br /> <br /> The CALGreen standard became law as of January 1, 2011, and includes voluntary and <br /> mandatory measures for building in California. LEED standards are not mandatory, however, the <br /> building industry is becoming more familiar with LEED and its benefits to occupants and tenant. In <br /> addition, it is the nationally accepted protocol for the design, construction, and operation of high- <br /> performance green buildings. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 25B-1 <br />