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Green Update 3 October 6, 2008 replacing three boilers with high efficiency (90+% efficiency) boilers. The City originally had two 500 thousand BTU boilers (rated at 80% efficiency) that were inadequate to heat the building. The next two phases of this project are scheduled to take place over the next several years, subject to funding, and will contribute to greater energy efficiency. • Phase II (chillers) is scheduled to be completed in late FY 2008-09, pending funding. • Phase III (heating/hot water supply) is anticipated for FY 2009-10, pending funding. • There is a need, but currently no funding identified, to replace the City's controls system software/hardware. Anew controls system, which could be expanded to include more City buildings as funding becomes available, would improve energy efficiency. Such systems could include lighting, which is not currently on a controls system, and would save staff time by having the ability to make changes remotely via computer rather than on site. Fleet • In June 2008, the City purchased a hybrid Chevrolet Malibu. The hybrid will replace an existing pool car at City Hall. • Currently, the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) is using two electric cars that are two person vehicles with flat beds for use like small trucks. • Three vehicles have been retrofitted, and 23 additional vehicles will be retrofitted with filters to eliminate diesel Particulate Matter (PM). This is part of the Particulate Matter Retrofit program administered by the California Air Resources Board (GARB). City Employees • City staff is investigating ways that employees can decrease their employee "carbon footprint" through waste reduction, paper conservation, carpooling, public transportation use, and other programs. • An employee survey was administered in August 2007 to gauge employee activities, including commuter practices, use of disposable food containers and other items. • The City Clerk is surveying City Council members regarding ways to reduce paper usage in their weekly packets. WATER Recycled Water • The City recently completed a $1.6 million project to use reclaimed water from San Leandro's Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) for the majority of irrigation needs at the Marina and Tony Lema Golf Courses at Monarch Bay. The reclaimed water system provides roughly 95% of golf course irrigation needs with the remaining 5% (used on the greens) drawn from EBMUD's drinking water sources. The new system will save 98 million gallons a year in City demand for EBMUD water, which equates to roughly the amount 600 households use in a year. More than 18 tons of COZ emissions will be saved per year by this measure.