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<br />6.2C <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br /> <br />Retrofit Bay Area <br /> <br />Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program <br />Summary of grant proposal submitted to the California Energy Commission on December 21, 2009 <br /> <br />Description of Proposed Program <br />The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is collaborating with eight Bay Area counties to <br />establish a comprehensive residential single-family and multifamily building retrofit program that <br />leverages region~1 cooperation and funding while enabling autonomy at the local level. The proposed <br />ABAG program aligns with local, regional and national goals of promoting economic vitality through an <br />increase in green jobs, reducing U.S. oil dependency through increases in energy efficiency and <br />deployment of renewable energy technologies, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. <br /> <br />On behalf of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma <br />Counties, ABAG has submitted a proposal to the California Energy Commission's State Energy Program <br />(SEP) to receive $10.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds <br />administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. This grant program, known informally as SEP 2 to <br />distinguish it from three other elements of California's SEP program, runs from February 1, 2010 to <br />March 31, 2012. The ARRA!SEP 2 grant funds would be used by ABAG program participants to carry out <br />local and Bay Area-wide consumer outreach and education campaigns and workforce development <br />activities that will accelerate demand for home energy retrofits and expand the regional building <br />industry's capacity to delivery high quality, cost-effective retrofit services. <br /> <br />The ABAG program will complement existing and planned local retrofit activities, including the Property <br />Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing districts that enable homeowners to finance energy efficiency <br />retrofits and renewable energy improvements through assessments paid via their property taxes. This <br />ABAG program will leverage and complement other local, regional and federal funding sources for <br />energy retrofits, including anticipated grant funds from the State Energy Program's Municipal Financing <br />Program (known as SEP 1). <br /> <br />Program Participants and Roles <br /> <br />Participant <br />Association of Bay Area Governments <br />Alameda County (StopWaste.Org) and Sonoma <br />County (Sonoma County Transportation Authority) <br />Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, <br />Santa Clara and Solano Counties <br />Bevilacqua Knight, Inc., Build It Green and <br />California Building Performance Contractors Assn. <br /> <br />Role <br />Fiscal agent and contract administrator <br />Regional tasks and local retrofit program <br />implementation <br />Local retrofit program implementation <br /> <br />Regional and local implementation assistance, <br />quality assurance and reporting <br />