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Task 5. Prepare Administrative Draft Climate Action Plan With support from all team members, ICLEI will lead the preparation of the Administrative Draft Climate Action Plan (Admin Draft CAP), which is intended for City staff review and comment before preparation of the Public Review Draft CAP_ The energy chapter of the CAP will be prepared as part of the Core Scope and will reflect goals and strategies included in the CPUC Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan, while other sectors would be addressed in the Enhanced Scope. The CAP will also refer to strategies identified in the AB 32 Scoping Plan, including green building standards, low carbon transportation fuels, and land use measures. This task represents the bulk of the work in Phase 2, and entails a number of subtasks described below, including: • Identification of measure evaluation criteria • Analysis of potential measures • Development of implementation strategies • Document production The organization and content of the CAP will be developed by ICLEI, while formatting and graphic design will be performed by AECOM. AECOM will extensively use graphics and tables to convey key concepts, and the graphic format and use of icons and tables will be established early with the city to ensure focused production_ Partly due to their design, legibility, and usability, AECOM's CAPs have been recognized by the American Planning Association (Los Angeles and Northern California Sections) and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) as award-winning and exemplar documents. Reviewing agencies, such as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), have also commented favorably on the presentation of rigorous and transparent methodologies, and accessibility and ease of use of the CAP documents_ Stakeholders from both the community and City departments will be deeply engaged in developing the Admin Draft CAP. Stakeholder engagement occurs throughout the project and is described comprehensively later in this scope of work, under Task 8. Subtask 5a. Identify Measure Evaluation Criteria and Potential Measures Prior to performing an analysis of potential CAP measures, ICLEI will work City staff and stakeholders to identify measures for consideration, as well as key criteria by which to evaluate potential measures. ICLEI has identified emissions reduction and cost as two high-priority criteria for Santa Ana. ICLEI will recommend other key qualitative evaluation criteria, such as_ • ]dentification of measure evaluation criteria • Co-benefits, such as job creation, public health, and climate adaptation; • Timeframe required to implement the action; • Degree of City jurisdiction or influence; • Political feasibility as measured by the degree of political support for an action within a community and strength of the elected leadership; • Technical feasibility as measured by presence of technical barriers such as the expertise available within the government or community to implement the action; 16