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Exhibit A <br /> Retrofit Bay Area <br /> Summary of proposal submitted to the California Energy Commission on December 21, 2009 (SEP2) <br /> Description of Proposed Program <br /> The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is collaborating with the Bay Area's eight counties to <br /> establish a comprehensive residential single family and multifamily building retrofit program (Retrofit <br /> Boy Area) that leverages regional cooperation and funding while enabling autonomy at the local level. <br /> The proposed ABAG program aligns with local, regional and national goals of promoting economic <br /> vitality through an increase in green jobs, reducing U.S. oil dependency through increases in energy <br /> efficiency and deployment of renewable energy technologies, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. <br /> On behalf of 109 local governments, ABAG has submitted a proposal to the California Energy <br /> Commission's State Energy Program (SEP) to request $10.75 million in American Recovery and <br /> Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. This grant <br /> program, known informally as SEP 2 to distinguish it from three other elements of California's SEP <br /> program, runs from February 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. The ARRA /SEP 2 grant funds would be used by <br /> ABAG program participants to carry out local and Bay Area -wide consumer outreach and education <br /> campaigns and workforce development activities that will accelerate demand for home energy retrofits <br /> and expand the regional building industry's capacity to deliver high quality, cost effective retrofit <br /> services. The program has a goal of retrofitting 15,000 single family homes and 2,000 multifamily units <br /> in the region, and creating 1, 739 jobs. <br /> Retrofit Bay Area 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) and the federal Retrofit Ramp -Up program. <br /> Program Participants and Roles <br /> Participant Role <br /> Association of Bay Area Governments Lead, fiscal agent and contract administrator <br /> Alameda County (StopWaste.Org) and Sonoma Regional tasks and local retrofit program <br /> County (Sonoma County Transportation Authority) implementation <br /> Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Local retrofit program implementation <br /> Santa Clara and Solano Counties <br /> Bevilacqua Knight, Inc., Build It Green and Regional and local implementation assistance, <br /> California Building Performance Contractors Assn. quality assurance and reporting <br /> StopWaste.Org Role <br /> Retrofit Bay Area allocates $2,831,786 to StopWaste.Org to manage specific local and regional tasks <br /> through StopWaste.Org's Green Packages program. Green Packages, a green retrofit program for <br /> existing buildings and landscapes in Alameda County, is supported by Alameda County and all 14 of its <br />