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Leandro's allocation is $732,400 and all funds are required to be obligated committed within 18 months from the award date, with funds spent within 36 months of the award date. DISCUSSION The City Manager has designated the Public Works Department as the lead department for preparation of the EECBG submittal. A working group has been formed including staff from Public Works, Community Development and the Engineering & Transportation Departments, with the purpose of determining a list of potential eligible projects. Eligible activities as specified by the DOE include the following: • Development of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy • Technical Consultant Services • Residential and Commercial Building Energy Audits Financial Incentive Programs • Energy Efficiency Retrofits • Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs for Buildings and Facilities • Development and Implementation of Transportation Programs • Building Codes and Inspections • Energy Distribution • Material Conservation Programs • Reduction and Capture of Methane and Greenhouse Gases • Traffic Signals and Street Lighting • Renewable Energy Technologies on Government Buildings The grant submittal requires that cities submit an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EELS) either as part of the June 25th submittal, or within 120 days after the June submittal date. Based on advice from the City's grant writer and an energy efficiency consultant, staff is proposing the 2-step approach for the submittal, allowing additional time for completion of the EECS. The EECS is not the same as the City's Draft Climate Action Plan. The EECS needs to include the following detailed information: 1) description of the City's proposed EECS, providing a concise summary of measurable goals and objectives, which should be aligned with the defined purposes and eligible activities of the EECBG Program; 2) description of the City's proposed implementation plan for use of the EECBG funds to assist in achieving goals and objectives outlined in part 1 above; 3) description of how the City is taking into account the proposed implementation plans and activities for use of funds by adjacent units of local government that are also grant recipients; 4) description of how the City will coordinate and share information with the state regarding activities carried out with grant funds to maximize energy efficiency and conservation benefits; 5) description of how this plan has been designed to ensure that it sustains benefits beyond the EECBG funding period; and 6) description of the auditing or monitoring procedures in place or that will be in place, to ensure funds are used for authorized purposes and every step is taken to prevent instances of fraud, waste, error, and abuse. With the 2-step submittal, once the first step is approved by DOE, the City may receive up to $250,000 of the total allocation, to be used for preparation of the EECS and for any approved shovel-ready projects. Upon submittal and acceptance of the EECS, the remaining allocation will