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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 6, 2015 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-169 PRESENTATIONS <br />Agenda Number:3.B. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Debbie Pollart <br />Public Works Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Presentation on Staff’s Recommendation for Climatec Energy <br />Services to Perform Energy/Water Resources Audit and Efficiency Projects <br />BACKGROUND <br />In December of 2009 the City adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP), with a vision to guide San <br />Leandro towards a sustainable future that reduces greenhouse gas emissions from current <br />levels, while promoting economic prosperity for present and future generations. <br />For the CAP’s database year of 2005, the City’s measurable municipal operations, which are <br />made up of municipal buildings, fleet, streetlights, water/sewage operations, and municipal <br />waste, constituted less than one percent of San Leandro’s total emissions. The CAP noted <br />that while this percentage is on the low end of the typical range, and that actions to reduce <br />municipal energy use may have a limited impact on San Leandro’s overall community <br />emissions levels, municipal actions can help reduce operation costs and have symbolic value <br />by demonstrating leadership that extends beyond the magnitude of emissions actually <br />reduced. <br />Also in 2009, the City received $732,400 as an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block <br />Grant (EECBG) from the Department of Energy, via the 2007 Energy Independence and <br />Security Act. The 3-year grant funding was divided amongst energy-saving/upgrade programs <br />that were made available to residents and businesses, as well as municipal energy upgrade <br />projects including street lights conversion to LED and building controls retrofits. It is noted that <br />due to the limitation in grant funding, only approximately 14% of the City’s street lights were <br />converted to LED, and only the larger/public use City buildings received the building controls <br />retrofit. <br />In January of this year, the Public Works Department issued a Request for Proposals (RFP <br />54192) for an energy/water resources audit and efficiency projects. The objectives of the <br />project are: 1) to first identify through a citywide audit, and then 2) implement a <br />comprehensive package of energy and water savings measures and related City infrastructure <br />improvements with zero capital outlay from the City that will pay for themselves over time from <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/31/2015