Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County for the San Mateo County Energy Watch program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County providing funding for the San Mateo County Energy Watch program, increasing the amount by $1,763,000 to an amount not to exceed $2,645,600, and extending the end date of the agreement to December 31, 2025.
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BACKGROUND:
The San Mateo County Energy Watch (SMCEW) program helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change by assisting local governments, special districts, K-12 public schools, and small businesses in San Mateo County in pursuing energy efficiency and electrification projects by providing coordination, outreach, referrals, energy reports, and educational resources. It also provides funding for the Regionally Integrated Climate Action Planning Support initiative. The SMCEW program is a Local Government Partnership (LGP) program funded by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission, funded by ratepayers. In San Mateo County, PG&E has contracted with the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) to implement SMCEW, the LGP in San Mateo County, since 2008.
Since the beginning of the partnership, PG&E has contracted with C/CAG, and C/CAG has contracted with the County, to administer the SMCEW program for multiple successive program cycles, typically between one to three years each. The term of the current program cycle is July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2023. On June 23, 2020, this Board authorized C/CAG's contract with the County (Resolution No. 077492) for $476,980 for the program cyc...
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