HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-178RESOLUTION N0.2009-178
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF A CLIMATE
SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES GRANT APPLICATION TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR
$471,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY
TO OBTAIN AND MANAGE GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Protection Partnership
Division (EPA) is soliciting proposals for their Climate Showcase Communities grant program
which was created to establish greenhouse gas emission reduction demonstration projects; and
WHEREAS, in response, City staff has prepared a $471,000 proposal to retrofit two
neighborhood areas to serve as a living showcase for "Cazbon-Light Communities"; and
WHEREAS, specifically, Chula Vista will select approximately 50 existing homes to
upgrade with energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements; and
WHEREAS, these building upgrades will be further complemented by neighborhood
infrastructure improvements such as the installation of highly efficient street lighting
technologies and the planting of shade trees; and
WHEREAS, the "Carbon-Light" neighborhoods will serve as a social marketing tool for
the City's broader Home Upgrade, Carbon Downgrade program which is designed to provide
streamlined contracting, permitting and property-secured financing for carbon-saving retrofits at
over 2,000 homes over the next 3 years; and
WHEREAS, the project budget, if funded, would cover all staff, material and general
implementation costs, and would leverage the City's existing Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Block Grant and SDG&E Local Government Partnership funds; and
WHEREAS, the project is estimated to reduce each participating property-owner's
annual utility costs by $450; and
WHEREAS, the EPA was established to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) by creating
cost-effective partnerships with various community sectors including local municipalities and
public agencies; and
WHEREAS, the EPA has allocated $10 million to its Climate Showcase Communities
grant program to establish greenhouse gas emission reduction demonstration projects, build local
capacity to foster broader climate action and serve as replicable models for other local
governments across the nation; and
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WHEREAS, the City, in partnership with community groups, labor organizations,
education districts and water and energy utilities, will encourage residents to recruit other
homeowners on their street and nominate their neighborhoods for participation in the showcase
project; and
WHEREAS, neighborhoods will be selected based on their level of homeowner
participation and commitment to overall environmental sustainability; and
WHEREAS, participating homes within each selected neighborhood will receive no-cost
energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements; and
WHEREAS, in return, the participating homeowners will agree to allow their energy
savings to be tracked, to host community open houses, and to assist with general publicity of the
"Carbon-Light Communities" project; and
WHEREAS, these individual home upgrades will be complemented by neighborhood
infrastructure improvements such as highly-efficient street light retrofits and shade tree plantings
to provide an even more comprehensive, dramatic living model; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project's budget would fully fund the individual property
improvements, neighborhood infrastructure upgrades, project management and marketing costs;
and
WHEREAS, existing utility incentives and rebates would also be integrated to improve
the project's cost-effectiveness and expand its positive community impact.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby approve submittal of a Climate Showcase Communities Grant Application to
the Environmental Protection Agency for $471,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
~ hereby authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents necessary to obtain
and manage grant funds.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Michael B C. Miesf /
Director of Conservation and ' onmental City Atto
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 21st day of July 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Ramirez, and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Castaneda and McCann
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ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Noms, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2009-178 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 21st day of July 2009.
Executed this 21st day of July 2009.
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Donna R. Norns, CMC, City Clerk