HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9047INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
No. 9447
May 19, 2009
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SUBJECT: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT
In December 2007, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) as
authorized in Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act was established.
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Stimulus, the Department
of Energy is providing EECBG grants directly to U.S. local governments, states, territories, and
Indian tribes to fund projects that reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy
efficiency.
Congress appropriated approximately $3.2 billion for the EECBG Program, most of which will
be distributed through formula grants to qualifying agencies, including the City of Fort Worth.
The local allocation is based on two weighted factors that account for the energy use of the
population. Fort Worth is scheduled to receive $6,738,300.00 as part of this program.
The ARRA indicates that cities have latitude to devise programs for using EECBG money by the
program must comply within one of the predetermined eligible activities, which include:
1. Development of an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
2. Technical Consultant Services
3. Residential and Commercial Building Energy Audits
4. Financial Incentive Programs
5. Energy Efficiency Retrofits
6. Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programs for Buildings and Facilities
7. Development and Implementation of Transportation Programs
8. Building Codes and Inspections
9. Energy Distribution
10. Material Conservation Programs
11. Reduction and Capture of Methane and Greenhouse Gases
12. Traffic Signals and Street Lighting
13. Renewable Energy Technologies on Government Buildings
14. Any Other Appropriate Activity
To receive the formula funding, Fort Worth must submit applications to the Department of
Energy by June 25, 2009 and file an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy within 120
days of grant application. Fort Worth must obligate its formula funding within 18 months of the
award and complete the projects and spend the money within 3 years (36 months). Any monies
unspent at the end of the 3 year period will be lost.
Fort Worth's strategy for using this funding is to spread is as far as possible address issues
within city structure, the private sector, and the community. We want to create programs that
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can be replicated and leverage resources to maximize the resulting energy, economic and
environmental benefits. Staff is proposing to spend its share • the formula finding on the
following projects within these identified areas of focus:
Planning and Strategy
• City Building Facility Improvements - Portfolio Manager Benchmarking (EPA
Energy Star) - $250,000
• Implement the Fort Worth Sustainability Plan - $100,000
• Citywide Greenhouse Gas Inventory- $100,000
• Lighting Improvements
o BRIT Parking lot improvements - EE/Solar Parking lot lighting - $150,000
o LED Lighting for City Parking Facilities
• Parking Lot Pilot (37) - $700,000
■ Parking Garage Pilot (1) - $200,000
Renewable Energy for Libraries and Community Centers
o Community Center Solar Water Heating (6) - $150,000
o Regional Library Solar Photo-Voltaic (2) - $750,000
Facility Upgrades and Improvements
o Greening Fort Worth Facilities
• Fort Worth Convention Center - $250,000
• Will Rogers Memorial Complex - $150,00#
* Village Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Improvements - Building System
Infrastructure - $2,000,000
* City Building Facility Improvements -Building Efficiency Specialist (Johnson
controls) - 250,000
This Is not an exhaustive list of project needs within the City,
pro,
,ects have been identified, and the list confignues to grow,
submit for competitive based funding as it becomes availabli,
Over $43,000,000 of unfunded
It is our Vent to organize and
under the EECBG program.
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