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4 ESA Team Qualifications
<br /> TABLE 4 -2: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT ESA TEAM EXPERIENCE (Continued)
<br /> r Relevant Highlights Project.
<br /> ESA (cont.)
<br /> DWR South Bay Aqueduct Enlargement (cont.)
<br /> . requirements for this project. ESA's role included biological assessment of proposed lands to assess
<br /> habitat value, identification of enhancement opportunities, development of endowment costs, and review
<br /> of title and land ownership information. Development of this mitigation will facilitate Section 7 consultation
<br /> and permit issuance from USACE, USFWS, CDFG, and RWQCB.
<br /> ▪ Local area experience DERWA San Ramon Valley Recycled Water Program EIR Addendum
<br /> ✓ Recycled water issues DERWA (DSRSO - EBMUD Recyded Water Authority) is a Joint Powers Authority Formed in 1995 between
<br /> ' the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). The
<br /> • CEQA Analysis (EIR) Recycled Water Program is a recycled water supply project whose purpose is to facilitate the increased use
<br /> of recycled water as a replacement for potable water. The Program would consist of the treatment,
<br /> distribution, storage, and use of highly - treated recycled wastewater for the landscape irrigation within the
<br /> study area. The DERWA Board of Directors approved and certified an EIR on the San Ramon Valley
<br /> Recycled Water Program en December 16, 1996 (SCH No. 96013028). The purpose of this EIR Addendum
<br /> is to evaluate an alternative location for Pump Station 2A to that which was assessed in the EIR. DERWA is
<br /> proposing to construct Pump Station 2A near but not on the specific site that was evaluated in the EIR. ESA
<br /> prepared the EIR Addendum to address This minor facility site change.
<br /> Town -Green
<br /> ✓ Statewide program to >t '" Emerald Cities Pilot Program Statewide Comprehensive
<br /> develop tailored urban r `
<br /> P ' Sustainability Plans
<br /> sustainability plans t w Emerald Cities is a program to help make American cities and regions.
<br /> ✓ Addressing climate li especially those underserved or at risk, more environmentally, economically,
<br /> change, transportation, and socially sustainable. The Emerald Cities Team consists of the non -profit
<br /> energy, and land use j ' "'°" l'" "`.n National Charrette Institute and Town - Green, in collaboration with the State
<br /> issues Department of Conservation and other State agencies, assisted by technical
<br /> consultants and non -profit practitioners. Emerald Cities will: reduce the
<br /> • Emphasis on community Y communitys carbon footprint and reliance on non - renewable resources; improve the community's ability to
<br /> engagement through anticipate and adapt to economic (e.g., job loss, food and utility cost), environmental (e.g. transportation,
<br /> Charrette process land -use, climate, water quality), and sodal (e.g., affordable housing, public health) changes; and help forge
<br /> • Interdisciplinary team a community- authored policy and regulatory framework to achieve these desired outcomes.
<br /> Each Sustainability Plan will be tailored to reflect the individual community needs. leadership potential,
<br /> and available funding. This series of pilot programs will guide the creation of a customizable template for
<br /> sustainable planning, useful for immediate application in municipalities, counties, and regions throughout
<br /> the United States. The first Emerald Cities Pilot is being held in the City of Tracy, California. To learn
<br /> more about this effort, please visit www.emeraldtracy.org.
<br /> ✓ Energy Modeling City of Napa Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
<br /> ✓ Addressing building Town Green and Strategic Energy Innovations were contracted to assist Staff in identifying, prioritizing,
<br /> retrofit programs, and modeling specific programs and developing the EECS and determining the relevance of the
<br /> transportation, energy, Countywide Community Climate Action Plan in this effort.
<br /> and land use issues ',. The City received an appropriation of $699,800 from the U. 5. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy
<br /> Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Proposals identifying the specific projects,
<br /> costs /benefits, and why they were being selected for use of the grant funds were due in late June, 2009.
<br /> Because the City does not have a comprehensive energy strategy prepared, it was difficult to prioritize
<br /> projects for this grant funding without a more thorough review.
<br /> Staff recognized the need to limit costs for consulting services to develop the EECS in order to save
<br /> grant funds for actual project implementation. Staff also recognized the desire to leverage the
<br /> - recommendations from the Napa Countywide Community Climate Action Plan; however, there was
<br /> concern that the schedule for completion of the Countywide Community Climate Action Plan may not
<br /> - coincide with the DOE's deadline to submit projects for grant funding.
<br /> Staff determined that some consulting work was needed in order to fast track the technical analysis and
<br /> incorporate the relevant portions of the draft Napa County CAP work into the EECS.
<br /> ✓ Large metropolitan zero Los Angeles Solid Waste Integrated Resource Plan (SWIRP)
<br /> waste plan Town -Green is assisting the City of Los Angeles, in achieving "a 'zero- waste" plan for the City. Leading the
<br /> ✓ Multiple stakeholders public engagement process for the Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan, or " SWIRP", the Team sought
<br /> input from stakeholders representing a broad section of the community, from diverse cultural backgrounds
<br /> ✓ Extensive public ; and income levels. The SWIRP will delineate the Citys actions to provide sustainability, resource
<br /> outreach conservation, source reduction, recycling, renewable energy, maximum material recovery, public health and
<br /> environmental protection for solid waste management planning through 2030— leading Los Angeles
<br /> towards being a 'zero waste city.
<br /> 4 -18 City of Pleasanton Climate Action Plan
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