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EECBG Activity Worksheet Grantee: city of sari Marcos DUNS ##: 69462869 Date: 06/08/2009 Program Contact Email: RSalmon@sanmarcostx.gov Program Contact First Name: Richard Project Title: Strategic Energy Plan Activity: Last Name: Salmon 1. Energy E_'Eiciency and Conservation Strategy If Other: Sector: All Sectors Proposed Number of Jobs Created: 1.00 Proposed Energy Saved and/or Renewable Energy Generated: Proposed GHG Emissions Reduced (CO2 Equivalents): Proposed Funds Leveraged: Proposed EECBG Budget: 25, 000.00 Projected Costs Within Budget: Administration: Project Contact First Name: Last Name: Metric Activity: Clean Energy Policy If Other: Project Summary: (limit summary to space provided) Subgrants: Email: I. Project Description: Develop our City's Long Term Strategic Energy Plan. The City has begun the process by appointing a "Green Team" of City Staff last year. The Team was tasked with beginning the process of accessing the City's "green" status. In September of 2008, the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) in cooperation with Johnson Control an Energy Management Program Report was completed for the City. Using these initial tools, the City proposes the hiring of a consultant to complete an energy sustainability plan for the City. Development of the Energy Plan will be conducted by an Energy Efficiency Planning Professional in consultation with our City Council, community stakeholders and staff. EECBG funds will be used to cover the cost of the completion of the plan. The City Council has given some initial direction for the plan including some basic principles that will guide the development of the strategy: 1. Promote economic growth and green jobs to support the Plan 2. Protect the environment and reduce GHG emissions 3. Engage a diversity of community members 4. Enable access to reliable, affordable energy for all consumers 5. Reduce per capita consumption by prioritizing energy efficiency and conservation 6. Identify public and private funding opportunities to implement the Plan 7. Educate the City's residents about the Plan and the resources available to them 8. Develop and implement City policies to support the goals of the Plan 9. Develop goals and action steps for all sectors of our City Action items to be included in the Plan are: identify City initiatives already underway that can be folded into the Plan; create a implementation time-line for key projects; establish clear and accountable project rietri.cs and assistance with hiring an Energy Plan Manager position. once vet.t.ed by the community at large and approved by the City Council, the final Plan will be adopted as an element of our City's SCity's] partner in this project is [Energy/Utility Company] to provide additional retrofit measures and financial incentives. We will also partner with federal and state programs to accelerate project implementation. EECBG funding will supplement, not supplant existing fiscal resources. Our planned activities include: a. Reduce energy consumption in existing homes: The City has begun the process of reducing residential energy consumption through offering rebates on programmable thermostats and energy star rated washing machines. The program demonstrates the city's involvement and commitment to our citizens. The City has been begun the process of partnering with the Combine Community Action Agency (CAA) to serve low-to-moderate persons. The City will offer the replacement of specific appliances with energy-star or CEE appliances to income qualified single family homes. CAA will income qualify potential participants, complete energy efficiency audits with appropriate weatherization coordinating services. The City will offer rebates on the purchase of energy efficient appliances to all households within the City limits (no income maximum) b. Reduce energy consumption in existing city facilities: The City has taken the first steps of the needed assessment of the City-owned buildings for energy efficiency. Through the grant the city hall complex will be the beginning of the retrofitting of all city buildings. If Other. Proposed Number of Jobs Retained: Revolving Loans: if you are proposing more than one activity, save this file as many times as needed with successive page numbers. For example: "OH-CITY-Columbus- Project Activity page l.pdf," "OH-CITY-Columbus-Project Activity page 2.pdf,"and continue as needed.