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Project Overview <br />San Leandro's legacy as an industrial center with over 27 million square feet of manufacturing and <br />warehouse space provides an opportunity to respond to the needs advanced and specialty manufacturing. <br />To ensure that the City's businesses and building stock remain relevant, the City is working to assist <br />companies in repositioning older buildings and adopting new technologies and sustainable business <br />practices. <br />The City's Industrial Competitiveness Program <br />(ICP) is designed to facilitate energy efficiency <br />improvements to industrial facilities and operations <br />throughout the City. The ICP encourages <br />investment in energy projects in order to increase <br />the economic viability of industrial activity in the <br />City by achieving energy cost reductions. <br />Additionally, the program helps to reduce <br />greenhouse gas emissions that result from <br />industrial processes, furthering an adopted City <br />goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 25% <br />below 2005 levels by 2020. <br />Through participation in the ICP, San Leandro's <br />Mi Rancho Tortilla Factory identified opportuni- <br />ties to reduce use of cardboard in an�/fo <br />their packaging and installed over <br />200 new motion - sensing lighting <br />fixtures in their factory. <br />Result: Savings of over $175,000 annually, <br />a 1,500% return on investment! <br />Participating business — which range in size from a few dozen to a few hundred employees — receive <br />matching funds up to $50,000 for qualifying energy efficiency projects. To date ICP projects have included <br />lighting upgrades, HVAC overhauls, and installation of skylights to enhance natural lighting, among others. <br />The ICP has also funded Sustainability Circles which allow local businesses to work collaboratively and with <br />sustainability experts to identify opportunities for new efficiencies and develop implementation strategies. <br />Successful implementation of ICP projects stimulates job creation by improving the bottom line for <br />participating businesses. Further, energy efficiency projects help with the larger goal of re- positioning the <br />City's industrial building stock for the modern economy, thus improving San Leandro's long -term economic <br />viability. <br />Regional Collaboration u EAST BAY <br />. green corridor <br />San Leandro's industrial sustainability initiatives fit into a larger regional <br />effort to grow the green economy in the East Bay. San Leandro is an <br />active member of the East Bay Green Corridor, a coalition of cities, educational institutions and the <br />Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory committed to building upon the region's existing strength as a <br />center for emerging green technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. With a substantial stock of <br />relatively affordable industrial land and buildings, San Leandro provides an ideal landing spot for green <br />economy start -ups once they outgrow their initial homes in research facilities or incubators. <br />Funding Request <br />San Leandro is seeking funding to expand this successful program and enhance the City's ability to <br />reposition older buildings, attract clean -tech companies, and leverage private investment. An expanded <br />ICP would help ensure that emerging companies can adapt San Leandro's older building stock to suit their <br />needs keep jobs local. With over 13 million square feet of industrial space constructed prior to 1960, <br />significant investment is needed to maintain San Leandro's industrial competitiveness. I . S _ AN 7_1 � <br />