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2. Work Program • Quantification of the reduction effectiveness of each measure; • Implementation steps and financing mechanisms, identification of responsible parties; • Monitoring and updating the inventory and reduction plan at least every five years; • Schedule of implementation; • • Certified CEQA document. In conjunction with specifics called for in the RFP, this definition of a qualified climate action plan will be used as guidance for development of the CAP. Our approach to developing and recommending GHG reduction and adaptation measures will emphasize cost effectiveness & ease of implementation. We will help the City prioritize measures through analysis of existing City programs and infrastructure, projected budgets and staffing, and other City resources, and we will identify outside resources such as energy efficiency grants. Our approach to emissions quantification (City inventory and reduction measures) will emphasize full documentation of methods and assumptions. We will also identify important co- benefits of individual measures, where applicable, and describe how measures further the goals, policies, and actions contained in the Pleasanton General Plan 2005 -2025. We will approach the development of Pleasanton's CAP both strategically and tactically. Strategic measures are capable of leveraging additional actions and eliciting long term benefits. Tactical measures achieve a specific objective, or advance toward a specific goal. • An example of a strategic measure is a building energy retrofit program, which can provide training and employment, while the results reduce energy consumption, save money, and add value to the existing building stock over tune; the trained workforce can continue to retrofit buildings and reduce emissions. • An example of a tactical measure is converting direct drive water pumps to variable drive pumps to provide energy and cost savings; the benefits are limited to the pumps converted. ESA will address each category of intervention — energy, solid waste, transportation/land use, water — with the appropriate mix of strategic and tactical measures, as both are necessary. For example, both regionally and citywide, the transportation sector represents a significant source of 2-2 City of Pleasanton Climate Action Plan