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File Number: 16-365 (ICLEI) 5-Milestone process: 1. Conduct an inventory of city-wide greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions - completed 2005 2. Set a reduction target/goal - 25% below 2005 level by 2020 adopted June 2006 3. Establish a Climate Action Plan - adopted December 2009 4. Implement a Climate Action Plan 5. Monitor and evaluate progress The Climate Action Plan and GHG reduction measures and actions are structured around the four general categories of GHG emissions: energy use in buildings; transportation and land use; waste; and municipal operations. In March 2013, the Council was provided an update <http://www.sanleandro.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=14971> on the San Leandro Climate Action Plan. The report identified various departmental efforts that resulted in extensive energy upgrades with Federal Stimulus (EECBG) funds, as well as other Federal, State and City resources. The City of San Leandro is now exploring opportunities to reduce City energy costs using clean technology products and applications. In May 2016, the Council approved a $5.5mM Agreement with Climatec LLC <http://www.climatec.com/> to install and implement certain energy or and water conservation services, including the installation of LED lights on each City-owned light pole, managed through wireless sensors on top of each pole. The costs of implementing this program will be covered through energy cost savings following implementation. The City also is engaged with the County of Alameda and its member cities to explore the potential of implementing a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program <https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/cca/>. Final version of the technical study and ordinance to form the Joint Powers Authority is expected to go to the full County Board of Supervisors on August 2, 2016 for final approval. Once the JPA has been authorized, formation will begin and will include launch of a Community Choice Energy program to begin purchasing power by spring 2017. Alameda County cities can begin to opt in once the JPA has been formed, with the first cities expected to join by year-end 2016. Setting the Stage: Global, Federal, State and Local Climate Action Initiatives At the historic Paris Climate Conference <http://www.cop21paris.org/> (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. The agreement sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to mitigate dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C. The Agreement is due to enter into force in 2020. Federal and State Climate Action Initiatives continue to support efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A key Federal initiative was the adoption of America’s Clean Power Plan <https://www.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan/clean-power-plan-existing-power-plants> in August 2015. The Plan sets standards to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. It also sets carbon pollution standards for power plants. The Plan is expected to boost wind and solar power generation and could also provide a boost to technologies that would integrate that renewable energy into the existing electrical grid. In California, Governor Brown signed SB 350 in 2015 <http://focus.senate.ca.gov/climate/sb350-facts>, mandating ambitious new energy and climate goals for California by 2030, including: (1) statewide targets of up to 50% reduction in petroleum use in our cars and trucks; (2) 50% electricity generation from renewable sources; (3) doubling energy efficiency of ALL buildings; and (4) establishment of a new integrated Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2016 13