ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Comprehensive Facility Upgrades Page 2 of 2 January 15, 2025 • Investing in Our Environment: Infrastructure, Public Facilities, and Sustainability • Safeguarding Our City: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Of particular importance to the Energy and Environment Commission, the project will help the City accomplish its climate action goals and implement Climate Action Plan 2.0 strategies including: • Strategy BE-1: Advance the decarbonization of buildings • Strategy BE-2: Improve energy consumption and efficiency • Strategy TLU-1: Advance vehicle decarbonization • Strategy WR-1: Improve water supply and increase conservation • Strategy CRW-1: Improve community resilience and vulnerability to climate change. DISCUSSION A draft RFQ is being prepared at this time and will be issued in early February. City staff has begun the ideation of priorities to include in the RFQ scope of work. These priorities may not be applicable to all 100+ City facilities (i.e., some improvements may be suggested at some locations but not all locations). These include: • Solar and battery storage • Electric vehicle charging • Transitioning HVAC to heat pumps • Transitioning lighting to LED • Installing smart technology/automation (e.g., lighting that turns off automatically if there is no motion and irrigation controls that automatically turn off when it rains) • Building envelope weatherization The City will be looking for the selected firm to identify and pursue funding sources (e.g., local, state, and federal grants) and detail projected savings for installing specific improvements. The intent is for the firm to be a design-build firm and will work with the City from plan development through installation. Staff will work with the selected firm to prioritize facilities and infrastructure based on several factors including but not limited to urgency/condition of facility, importance of facility to City operations, cost savings, and cost relative to greenhouse gas emission reductions. As staff drafts the RFQ, input from the Energy and Environment Commission is requested (no formal action is necessary). Please review and provide feedback on the suggested scope of work. Specifically, please note if there are measures that should be considered for inclusion in the scope with respect to 1) reduced consumption, 2) improved efficiency, or 3) increased resilience. Submitted by: Megan Campbell Associate Planner