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BACKGROUND The Stopwaste.Org Green Packages project is a county -wide program to stimulate demand and strengthen the infrastructure for retrofits of existing residential and small commercial buildings. While energy is the main focus, the program will also establish retrofit standards to conserve water (e.g., water efficient showerheads) and other resources (e.g., recycled- content products). For participating jurisdictions, the Green Packages program will deliver: Retrofit standards and product specifications for single family residential green packages Participation in the Technical Advisory Group to help coordinate tasks and integrate packages into existing programs Collateral marketing materials for consumers in your jurisdictions Community specific audit and targeting, including identification of highest impact areas Training for local installers and building inspectors Verification procedures, tracking and reporting Joint application for competitive funding from state, federal and other sources. Leveraged funds will be allocated to participating jurisdictions in direct proportion to the amount of their contribution. DISCUSSION The Green Packages program is intended to maximize the long -term benefits from the federal stimulus distributions to Alameda County jurisdictions. Participating jurisdictions will contribute a portion of their Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (stimulus funding) to create Green Packages. The original cost sharing plan, presented at the April 8, 2009 Mayor's Conference, proposed a $130,000 contribution from Stopwaste.Org with most cities contributing four percent of their Block Grant allocation. The attached resolution would authorize the City Manger to enter into a cost sharing agreement with Stopwaste.Org to participate in the Green Packages project. It is estimated that Pleasanton's contribution would be approximately $22,500 of the allocated $692,700 Block Grant monies. One of the primary purposes of pooling resources countywide is to increase competitiveness for additional funding. In addition to leveraging stimulus funds, the Green Packages project is estimated to create over 1,100 job -years in its first two years and over 74,000 job -years by 2020. Additionally, the Green Packages project is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by more than 46,000 tons in its first two years, and over 3 million tons by 2020. Submitt 7 Fiscal Review Approved b,: l Daniel Smit David P. ulver Nelson Fialho Operations Services Director Finance Director City Manager Attached: Resolution Page 2 of 2