To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Amendment to Interagency Agreement between County and City of Pinole for County to Implement and Administer an Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program for the City of Pinole
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, an interagency agreement amendment with the City of Pinole, to extend the term from June 30, 2025, to April 30, 2027, and increase the payment limit to the County by $150,000 to a new amount not to exceed $400,000 for the County to continue to implement and administer an Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program in the City of Pinole.
2. AUTHORIZE issuance of payment to eligible property owners within the incorporated City of Pinole who participate in the Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program, consistent with the Program Action Plan provided in the interagency agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no impact to the General Fund. The funding allocated in the interagency agreement is expected to cover all County costs associated with implementing and administering the Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Pinole allocated $250,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for weatherization and energy efficiency improvements for residential buildings in Pinole from the City’s General Fund. The City of Pinole entered into an agreement with the County to implement an Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program that leveraged the existing energy efficiency rebates offered through the County’s existing partnership with the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) and free energy efficiency measures provided by the County Weatherization Program. The original agreement was for the period of December 12, 2023, to June 30, 2025, for an amount not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty-Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
The City received One Hundred and Fifty-Thousand Dollars ($150,000) in additional funding for the Pilot Program through the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge grant program. The CEC’s Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge grant program is funded through a Federal grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. The County and City now wish to amend the contract to increase the payment limit by $150,000 from $250,000 to a new total payment limit of $400,000 and extend the term of the Interagency Agreement from June 30, 2025 to April 30, 2027. The proposed interagency agreement amendment between the County and City of Pinole will allow the County to access funding from the City to continue implementing an Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program in the incorporated City of Pinole. Most of the additional funding ($115,000) is allocated for the County to continue to issue incentives (rebates) to property owners who participate in making specific home upgrades within the City of Pinole. The interagency agreement amendment also allocates funds to cover County costs associated with administration ($30,000) and outreach ($5,000) of the Pilot Program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County would not receive additional funding to continue to implement and administer the Enhanced Energy Efficiency/Electrification Pilot Program for the City of Pinole. The County would also not obtain important project information that could help develop future County programs or policies to support the implementation of the County’s updated 2024 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.