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C. 26

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	September 19, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Water-Energy Grant Agreement between Association of California Energy Services and Department of Conservation and Development

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/19/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Laura Glass 925-674-7834

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 19, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in an amount not to exceed $149,971 from the Association of California Community and Energy Services (ACCES) to provide funding for installations of energy- and water-efficient dishwashers and clothes washers to low-income households within disadvantaged communities (per CalEnviro Screen 2.0) for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Funded by ACCES. No County General Fund monies will be used to fund this program.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. CARB is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The act authorizes CARB to include use of market-based compliance mechanisms. The State has provided funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (Health and Safety Code Section 39710 et seq.) to the Association of California Community and Energy Services (ACCES) to assist in financing projects associated with Section2 of the Budget Act of 2015 (Senate Bill 101, Section 13) to administer the Water-Energy Grant Program.

The purpose of the proposed Agreement with ACCES is to provide funding for installation of Energy Star qualified, water efficient dishwashers and clothes washers to low-income households within disadvantaged communities (per CalEnviro Screen 2.0) to replace non energy efficient appliances.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A denial would prevent the purchase of dishwashers and clothes washers to low-income households with disadvantages communities.