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, _. <br /> , ' ; Page 1 <br /> ` ; <br /> � � ��� �� ' ; <br /> T� �he .H�norabl� May�r �ind ��ty Councii <br /> ��'�� ��e �`" 4 ��a �,r <br /> February 25, 2008 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> ICLEI-- Local Governments for Sustainability and Sustainable Siiican Val(ey Memberships <br /> RECOMMENQATION <br /> Authorize the City Manager to enter into organizational membership agreements with ICLEI — <br /> Local Governments for Sustainability and Sustainable Silicon Vafley <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Joint Venture Silicon Valley Netwark formed a Climate Protection Task Force in May 2007. The <br /> Task Force includes representatives from almost every city and county in Silicon Val[ey, plus <br /> several special districts and representatives from Pacific Gas and Electric, Bay Area Air Quality <br /> District Board, SunPower and non-profit organizations. . <br /> The purpose of the Task Force is to develop effective, collaborative, solufions for the reduction <br /> of greenhouse gas (ghg} emissions from pubfic agency operations, by providing a neutral forum <br /> for city, couniy government agencies and special districts to learn from each other about climate <br /> pratection prdgrams. <br /> A first action of the Task Force is to support the development of ghg emissions inventories for <br /> cities. The Task Force has contracted with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and <br /> Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) to provide assistance toward the development of invenfories <br /> for g�vernment operations for each paiticipa#ing lacal government. By developing government <br /> operations inventories far a large number of local gavernments simul#aneously and using <br /> shared data analysis makes it possible to achieve economies of scal� and significantly reduce <br /> associated cost per city. The process will also pravide a regional picture of ghg emissions and <br /> aid in developing regiona! solutions. Participation in the pracess requires that each city become <br /> a member of ICLEI and SSV. <br /> As a member of ICLEI, ICLEI will create a ghg emissions inventory for Redwood City operations <br /> and the city wilf receive software tools and technica! assistance to monitor city progress in <br /> reducing emissions. We will work with lCLEI to also obfain a ghg emission inventory of the <br /> en#ire community as well, which would be in addition to the standard scope af work. As a <br /> member of SSV, Redwood City will have access to education and training opportunities, <br /> progress reporting assistance and public recognition. <br /> ALTERNATIVES <br /> The Council could choose no# to become a member of ICLEi or Sustainable Silicon Vafley. <br /> FISCAL IMPACT <br /> The annual membership fee for fCLEI is $1,200 and far SSV it is $9,OQ0. City membership <br /> doliars will leverage $14,000 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and C/CAG to <br /> cover a portion of the cost of creating a ghg emissions inventory. <br /> t'.:..",.�--•+ '� ? 7 <br /> �'�-- ��8 � �y� r <br /> �` ' . <br /> Be#h Ross � Mag - Gonzal ', �� Peter gram <br /> C[imate Protection Specialist D�puty City Manager Interim City Manager <br />