HomeMy WebLinkAbout102-Attachment A: Letter of Commitment to the ABAG home energy efficiency audit and retrofit program.pdf
Incorporated October 22, 1956
CITY OF SARATOGA
13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE • SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070 • www.saratoga.ca.us
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Jill Hunter
Kathleen King
Howard Miller
Susie Nagpal
Chuck Page
December 2, 2009
Angela Hockaday, Contracts Officer
California Energy Commission
1516 Ninth Street, MS-18
Sacramento, California 95814
RE: PON #400-09-403 California Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Application: Bay
Area Regional Residential Building Retrofit Program
Dear Ms. Hockaday:
The City of Saratoga is pleased to offer this letter of commitment to the State Energy Program application
of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) regarding the Bay Area Regional Residential
Building Retrofit Program. I am authorized to sign this letter of commitment on behalf of the City of
Saratoga pending final approval of the Council.
Through participation in this residential building retrofit program, the City of Saratoga strives to create
lasting market and behavioral changes resulting in the increased adoption of energy efficiency
improvements and distributed generation of renewable energy sources for the property owners in the our
jurisdiction.
The City of Saratoga authorizes ABAG as the lead agency in submitting this application on behalf of our
jurisdiction to provide funding to ensure the long-term success of this innovative residential building
retrofit program. The City of Saratoga supports the role of the County of Santa Clara as the lead local
implementer on behalf of the all of the local governments in the County.
Local governments in all nine Counties are working together to create this unprecedented program to
promote regional consistency, achieve economies of scale, and maximize quantified energy, water, and
carbon reductions. The program will leverage other ongoing sources of customer incentives and
financing, including utility energy efficiency incentives, Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
financing, and Retrofit Ramp-Up funds. Program elements will include credible programs standards,
training to ensure a robust and capable workforce, an effective marketing and outreach strategy offering
bundled incentives to attain high participation, and a strict quality assurance program to protect
consumers and reduce local government liability.
Aligned with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and California Energy Commission (CEC) State
Energy Program strategies, our proposed program will increase green jobs, increase energy efficiency and
deployment of renewable energy technologies, promote economic activity, and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
The City of Saratoga will help to guide program development and implementation in our jurisdiction and
throughout the region by serving on the appropriate steering committee, and coordinating with local
government program partners, and relevant internal departments. We will work collaboratively to
ensure the success of the program.
The City of Saratoga intends to provide the CEC, upon Council approval, with a governing board
resolution contingent upon proposal selection for funding and inclusion in the Notice of Proposed
Awards. The resolution will authorize for the collaborative lead agency bidder ABAG to apply for and
receive funding on behalf of the City of Saratoga.
The City of Saratoga is grateful for your consideration of this proposal. If you have any questions
regarding this request, please feel free to contact:
Barbara Powell, Assistant City Manager
(408) 868-1215
bpowell@saratoga.ca.us
Crystal Morrow, Administrative Analyst II
(408) 868-1275
cmorrow@saratoga.ca.us
Sincerely,
Dave Anderson, City Manager
City of Saratoga