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• Ongoing activities are interrelated <br />- Circulation Element Update <br />- Climate Action Plan <br />- Orange County Sustainable Communities Strategy <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 />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 />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 />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 16 <br />iillym � <br />MARCH 19, 2012 <br />