2009/04/22 Council Agenda Packet

1. ICLEI will work with City staff to identify a list of up to 40 actions previously implemented in City 3 government operations — across all departments — between the baseline and interim years, which have created emissions reductions. • City staff will compile a list of municipal reduction measures (up to a maximum of 40) implemented between the base and interim years of the inventory. 2. ICLEI will provide a two page memo to City staff identifying the information needed to quantify the emissions reduction measures on the list generated in sub-task one. 3. ICLEI staff will interview each department head to review the compiled list and ensure that the necessary quantification information is collected. 4. ICLEI will provide detailed quantification and summary of the top 25 (maximum) measures in government operations. Task 4: Identify and Prioritize Potential Measures to Reduce Emissions in Municipal Government Operations 1. ICLEI will interview up to 10 City staff or other relevant stakeholders (to be determined by City staff) to develop a list of potential new measures for reducing emissions for municipal operations. 2. ICLEI will work with the City Council Committee on Climate Change to determine general criteria for selecting measures for inclusion into the Municipal Climate Action Plan (Meeting 1). At this meeting, ICLEI will present the list of suggested new municipal measures for implementation and work with the Committee to narrow the list for quantification. 3. ICLEI will use the CACP software to model the projected impact of up to 30 (maximum) selected measures in terms of CO2e, criteria air pollutants and, if where data is available, dollars saved. 4. ICLEI will present key staff the initial quantification to verify data and assumptions regarding the proposed measures (Meeting 2). 5. ICLEI will meet with the City Council Committee on Climate Change to review the criteria for selecting and grouping measures and receive feedback regarding the proposed outline of the Climate Action Plan (Meeting 3). 6. ICLEI will assist the City in identifying and prioritizing potential measures to reduce emissions from government operations. Existing and potential measures from Tasks 3 and 4 will be collected and used to develop an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy; making them eligible for EECBG funding. Task 5. Drafting the Municipal Climate Action Plan 1. ICLEI will perform technical writing and review of full document, including integration of deliverables from Tasks 1-4. Generally, the document will include: • Summary of the baseline inventory and emissions forecast; • Emission reductions target (recommendations and modifications); • List and quantification of existing measures; • New or proposed actions suggested for implementation in conjunction with measures already in place; and • Future steps. The analysis of past and proposed measures will consider: • Cost effectiveness of existing and proposed reduction recommendations, plans and programs; • State and Federal legislation and trends to ensure City actions will be in step with national and state Climate Change initiatives and proposals; and • How to reconcile the increase in transit fleet emissions (as the biggest offender)vis a vis ridership and the number of single occupant vehicles taken off the roads by the operation of a local transit system. 2. ICLEI will meet with the City Council Committee on Climate Change to review the draft Document. This feedback will then be incorporated into a finalized Municipal Climate Action Plan. 3. ICLEI will make a presentation to City Council to present the final Climate Action Plan. C3