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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> • Ongoing activities are interrelated <br /> - Circulation Element Update <br /> - Climate Action Plan <br /> - Orange County Sustainable Communities Strategy <br /> <br /> Emissions Reduction Progress since 2008 <br /> • Analysis will identify actions that have been taken since the <br /> baseline year 2008 to the present <br /> - Allows successes to be showcased <br /> - Existing measures can provide foundation for more <br /> aggressive and expanded actions. <br /> • Methodology is consistent with the baseline inventory <br /> • Analysis is ongoing but initial results are available <br /> <br /> Community Highlights since 2008 <br /> • Significant reductions have been achieved through - <br /> - Transportation <br /> - SCE Small Business Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program <br /> - Recycling Program <br /> • Santa Ana achieved a 67% waste diversion rate, well in excess of <br /> State mandates. <br /> - Green waste diversion is a major component of the <br /> reductions achieved <br /> • Transportation measures are still being analyzed, but significant <br /> reductions are expected <br /> <br /> Government Operations Highlights since 2008 <br /> • Significant reductions achieved through system upgrades <br /> - LED streetlights and traffic lights <br /> • Through American Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA) the City <br /> made energy efficient improvements to municipal facilities and <br /> community parks. <br /> - Lighting and heating / air conditioning retrofits in City <br /> buildings <br /> - Lighting upgrades in community parks <br /> • Water measures achieved impressive results in the past <br /> - Water$mart Rebates for high-efficiency plumbing fixtures <br /> - Energy efficiency upgrades to water pumping facilities <br /> GHG Emissions Inventory - Approach <br /> • Based on a calendar year (2008) <br /> • Provides a reference point of emissions by sector: <br /> - Transportation <br /> - Building Design and Energy Use Patterns <br /> - Water Consumption <br /> - Solid Waste and Wastewater Generation <br /> - Other <br /> • Emissions = Activity data X GHG intensity <br /> <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 16 MARCH 19, 2012 <br /> 1 0A-16 <br />