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Exhibit A Retrofit Bay Area Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program Summary of grant proposal submitted to the California Energy Commission on December 21, 2009 Description of Proposed Program The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is collaborating with eight Bay Area counties to establish a comprehensive residential single- family and multifamily building retrofit program that leverages regional cooperation and funding while enabling autonomy at the local level. The proposed ABAG program aligns with local, regional and national goals of promoting economic vitality through an increase in green jobs, reducing U.S. oil dependency through increases in energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy technologies, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. On behalf of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Counties, ABAG has submitted a proposal to the California Energy Commission's State Energy Program (SEP) to receive $103 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. This grant program, known informally as SEP 2 to distinguish it from three other elements of California's SEP program, runs from February 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. The ARRA /SEP 2 grant funds would be used by ABAG program participants to carry out local and Bay Area -wide consumer outreach and education campaigns and workforce development activities that will accelerate demand for home energy retrofits and expand the regional building industry's capacity to delivery high quality, cost - effective retrofit services. The ABAG program will complement existing and planned local retrofit activities, including the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing districts that enable homeowners to finance energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy improvements through assessments paid via their property taxes. This ABAG program will leverage and complement other local, regional and federal funding sources for energy retrofits, including anticipated grant funds from the State Energy Program's Municipal Financing Program (known as SEP 1). Program Participants and Roles Participant Role Association of Bay Area Governments Fiscal agent and contract administrator Alameda County (StopWaste.Org) and Sonoma Regional tasks and local retrofit program County (Sonoma County Transportation Authority) implementation Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Local retrofit program implementation Santa Clara and Solana Counties Bevilacqua Knight, Inc., Build It Green and Regional and local implementation assistance, California Building Performance Contractors Assn. quality assurance and reporting