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7A Redwood City's current efforts, as delineated in the following table, are consistent with Page 2 Compact goals and it is anticipated that working collaboratively, the City's efforts will be maximized. Specific examples of ways in which Redwood City's efforts align with Compact goals follow: Com act Action Area Goais Redwood Cit Actions Green Building and Solar Staff has prepared a green building ordinance for Council consideration and the City has adopted a recycled water ordinance. In partnership with RecycleWorks, Redwood City also offers biweekly reen buildin worksho s. Transportation Mode Shifts Redwood City focuses on transit oriented development and is making infrastructure im rovements to facilitate trans ortation mode shifts. Conservation and Energy In partnership with ABAG, PG&E and Energy Efficiency Solutions, the City is updating 16 City facilities with state-of-the-art light fixtures. It is also City policy to purchase only Energy Star appliances in City facilities. The City has a partnership with Acterra to implement the Green@Home program in the residential sector. Clean & Green Workforce The City is developing the Redwood City Verde Youth Ambassador Program and is continuing to collaborate with Redwood City 2020 on career technical education and workforce develo ment for outh. V1later Conservation Redwood City has an aggressive water conservation ro ram in face. Solid Waste Diversion Redwood City's solid waste diversion rate of 6"I% is above the state re uired rate of 50%. Fuel Efficient Vehicles Redwood City has a total of 34 heavy duty diesel vehicles scheduled to have a (Diesel Particulate Filter) DPF or replaced with cleaner diese( engine by 2011.The City fleet has been using B20 (20% bio fuel) diesel since 2006. And, 86% of the City's sedans excludin olice de artment�ehicles are h brids. Redwood City is also working closely with the community on the de�elopment of the Redwood City Community Climate Action Plan, now in draft form. Staff and the Climate Action Advisory Team are preparing to share the Plan in proposal form to gather and incorporate additional feedback from the community before finalizing the Plan for Council adoption. Every attempt is being undertaken to ensure that the Climate Action Plan is consistent with the new General Plan. By working together with the Bay Area Climate Go!laborative, Redwood City will benefit by sharing in program development, economies of scale derived from the development of Bay Area-wide educational, marketing and community information tools, improved access to federal and state grant resources and improved information and data sharing.