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The proposed strategies were designed to create and expand upon the City's comprehensive and programmatic approach to energy reduction within the community. This strategic approach builds on the three core areas of the City's existing Environmental Initiatives: Leading by Example; Community Action, and YO-It's Outdoors! 88 Page 2 Specific goals include: I. Promote energy efficiency in the community by using city facilities as role models II. Improve energy efficiency in the residential built environment and stimulate household demand for energy retrofits and upgrades III. Engage Redwood City youth in community energy education efforts and prepare youth for emerging jobs in the energy services and water conservation sectors The proposal was created by the City's internal "Cool City Team". Community input was gathered at the Climate Action Advisory Team meeting held on April 29, 2009. In addition, and in accordance with the application guidelines, staff met with representatives from the County and neighboring jurisdictions to better understand their plans and to identify opportunities for regional participation. Particular attention was paid to building on existing and effective community based efforts such as the Green@Home program and to putting systems in place that would yield measurable benefits beyond the three year performance period. AL TERNA TIVES Council may elect to not submit the proposal for the $736,300 grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Slock Grant of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. FISCAL IMPACT The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Slack Grant funds of $736,300 leverage private and public dollars by expanding upon the investment of the Packard, San Francisco and Silicon Valley Community Foundations in the City's Environmental Initiatives program. As stated in the proposal, staff is recommending that $150,000 of Capital Improvement Program (CIP) be set aside as a match to the Slack Grant funding to create the Municipal Energy Fund. The Municipal Energy Fund would be used for energy and financial saving projects for City facilities. Staff will go back to Council as projects are recommended by the Cool City Team, and will ask for an appropriation of CIP funds for the project(s) at that time.