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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: March 3, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell
Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing ABAG to accept State Energy Program Funds on Behalf of
the City of Saratoga
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept report and approve the attached resolution authorizing the Association of Bay Area
Governments (ABAG) to accept State Energy Program (SEP) funds on behalf of the City for a
residential energy efficiency audit and retrofit program.
BACKGROUND:
At the December 2, 2009 City Council Meeting, the Council authorized the City Manager to sign
a letter of commitment to participate in a residential energy efficiency audit and retrofit program
being developed by ABAG. At that time Council was informed that the City would need to pass a
resolution authorizing ABAG to receive SEP funds on behalf of the City.
Earlier this month, the State announced that ABAG had been awarded SEP funds to develop a
residential energy efficiency audit and retrofit program. Consequently, ABAG has asked all
participating municipalities to pass resolutions authorizing ABAG to accept SEP monies.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Staff time may be needed to support the development and implementation of the ABAG home
energy efficiency audit and retrofit program
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
The resolution will not be passed and the City of Saratoga may be excluded from participating in
the residential home energy efficiency audit and retrofit program that will be developed and
funded with SEP monies.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A
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FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Implement Council direction.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Nothing additional.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Resolution authorizing ABAG to accept SEP funds on behalf of the City of Saratoga
Attachment B: December 2, 2009 staff report on the ABAG residential energy efficiency audit and
retrofit program letter of commitment