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<br />December 21, 2009 Section 6: Municipal Operations <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 46 <br />operations. Following the ―reduce, then produce‖ idea, the City‘s project to generate electricity <br />from renewable resources at the water pollution control plant (WPCP) is underway. <br />City Buildings <br />Since 2005, the City of San Leandro has implemented various lighting and heating, ventilating <br />and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades to City facilities that have contributed to greater energy <br />efficiency. Phase I of a three part Civic Center HVAC and water heating system upgrade was <br />completed in late 2007. The upgrade included replacing three boilers with higher efficiency <br />(90+ percent) boilers. The former boilers were rated at 80 percent eff iciency and were <br />inadequate to heat the building. The City is looking to replace 180 tons of cooling, going from <br />8.9 kW per ton to 5.2 kW per ton. The next two phases of this project are scheduled to take <br />place over the next few years, subject to funding, and will contribute to greater energy <br />efficiency. <br />Other potential future upgrades for the Civic Center include improving insulation, window <br />upgrades, and installing a building controls system which would allow the Public Works <br />department improved control and greater flexibility in monitoring the HVAC system and would <br />also allow the system to be managed remotely, saving valuable staff resources. These <br />improvements could be funded by a low interest loans made available by the American <br />Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) Loan Program. <br />In November 2007, the City enrolled in the ABAG <br />Energy Watch Partnership and held its initial meeting to <br />discuss the Energy Assessment Report (EAR). At this <br />meeting, seven buildings were prioritized for energy <br />efficiency audits. As of March 2008, the City has <br />completed three lighting retrofits across Fire Stations 12 <br />and 13, and the South Offices building. <br />In May 2008, the City Council adopted a Municipal Green <br />Building Ordinance. This requires that all municipal projects (new buildings or remodels) at or <br />over $3M in value (indexed to 2008 dollars) be designed/built to LEED Silver or higher and <br />certified with the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The San Leandro Senior Community <br />Center began construction in fall 2008 and the architect has targeted a LEED Silver rating in the <br />project. The architect will submit the application and paperwork for the LEED certification when <br />the project is complete. The Downtown parking garage, which will include 2,000 square feet of <br />office space, is design to achieve LEED Silver certification. <br />Fire Station 12