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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_47-2010_CCv0001.pdf MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Contract C10144 BY AND BETWEEN SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND CITIES OF ADELANTO, BIG BEAR LAKE, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, FONTANA, GRAND TERRACE, HESPERIA, HIGHLAND, LOMA LINDA, MONTCLAIR, NEEDLES, ONTARIO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, REDLANDS, RIALTO, SAN BERNARDINO, TWENTYNINE PALMS,VICTORVILLE,YUCAIPA,AND THE TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY FOR PREPARATION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY AND REDUCTION PLAN AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT RICITALS: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by and between the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) and the City of Adelanto, City of Big Bear Lake, City of Chino, City of Chino Hills, City of Fontana, City of Grand Terrace, City of Hesperia, City of Highland, City of Loma Linda, City of Montclair, City of Needles, City of Ontario, City of Rancho Cucamonga, City of Redlands, City of Rialto, City of San Bernardino, City of Twentynine Palms, City of Victorville, City of Yucaipa, and Town of Yucca Valley collectively referred to herein as "PARTIES" regarding the preparation of the San Bernardino County Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reduction Plan and the related Environmental Impact Report collectively hereinafter referred to as "PROJECT," and with regard to the following matters: WHEREAS, AB 32 mandated the California Air Resources Board (GARB) to develop regulations on how the state could address global climate change and established a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by the year 2020; and WHEREAS, SB 375 also calls'for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as one of the overarching goals for regional planning; and WHEREAS, San Bernardino County is nearing completion on a Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reduction Plan for the unincorporated areas of the County and County government operations as part of a settlement with the Attorney General's Office; and WHEREAS, every other jurisdiction in the County will be faced with addressing greenhouse gas emissions under the provisions of AB 32 and SB 375; and WHEREAS, by working cooperatively and using the same consultants that are preparing the Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the County, specifically ICF Jones & Stokes and PBS&J herein referred to as *CONSULTANTS', PARTIES could benefit from work already done and realize significant savings as opposed to each agency preparing their own Inventory; and WHEREAS, A is the intent and purpose of this MOO for PARTIES to provide funding to SANBAG to procure services from CONSULTANTS to perform the Scope of Work identified in Attachment°A"regarding the PROJECT. NOW, THEREFORE, 4 is mutually understood and agreed to by SANBAG and the PARTIES as follows: 010144-dab.doc 4901000 1 Incorporation of Recitals The above-referenced recitals are a substantive part of this Agreement and are incorporated herein by this reference. 2. Scope of Work A. SANBAG agrees to negotiate a contract with ICF Jones & Stokes and PBS&J (the "CONSULTANTS") to perform the Scope of Work as described in Attachment'A", attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. B. Subject to the execution of a valid, enforceable contract between SANBAG and the CONSULTANTS, SANBAG shall be responsible for managing the CONSULTANTS in performing the Scope of Work. SANBAG's Project Manager shall approve all invoices of CONSULTANTS. D. SANSAG's Project Manager will have final approval of all CONSULTANTS' deliverables; however, prior to final approval of a deliverable from the CONSULTANTS, SANBAG's Project Manager will consult with the designated staff from other PARTIES. F. Within 30 days of final approval of this MOU, PARTIES will designate a contact staff person for the PROJECT and notify SANBAG's Project Manager with contact information for that contact staff person. G, For purposes of this Agreement, SANBAG designates the following Project Manager for this Project: Ty Schuiling Director of Planning and Programming San Bernardino Associated Governments 1170 West Third Street, 2nd Floor San Bernardino, CA 90012 (909)884-8276 3. Term The term of this MOU shall begin on the Effective Date of the MOU and continue until December 31, 2011, hereinafter referred to as the"Completion Date," unless terminated earlier as provided herein. Services performed under this Agreement shall commence upon SANBAG's Board of Directors authorization, approval and award of a contract to the CONTRACTORS. The term may be extended subject to mutual agreement by SANBAG and PARTIES. 4. Payment A. Except as expressly provided herein, PARTIES "I provide the funds described in Attachment V, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, to SANBAG due and payable in full, thirty(30)days after the execution of this MOU. 00144-dab.doc 4901000 B. From the $553,737.22 provided by the PARTIES and the $231,160 provided by SANBAG as set forth in Attachment 'B', SANBAG shall pay for all costs and expenses incurred by CONSULTANTS related to the Scope of Work described in Attachment'A*. C. Except as expressly provided herein, if any funds paid in advance by PARTIES are unspent upon the completion or termination of this MOU, SANBAG shall return such funds to PARTIES in the proportions listed in Attachment 'B* within 30 days of the completion or termination of the MOU. 5. Mutual Indemnification A. Neither PARTIES nor any officer or employee thereof shall be responsible for any Injury, damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by SANBAG or by its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors in connection with this MOU. SANBAG shall indemnify, defend and hold PARTIES and their respective officers, agents and employees harmless from any liability and expenses, including without limitation, defense costs, any costs or liability for any claims for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of and to the extent caused by any act or omission of SANBAG or its officers, agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors in connection with this MOU, including, without limitation, procurement and management of the CONSULTANTS. B. Neither SANBAG nor any officer or employee thereof shall be responsible for any injury, damage or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by PARTIES, or by their respective officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors in connection with this MOU. PARTIES shall indemnify, defend and hold SANBAG and their respective officers, agents and employees harmless from any liability and expenses, including without limitation, defense costs, any costs or liability for any claims for damages of any nature whatsoever arising out of and to the extent caused by any act or omission of PARTIES or their officers, agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors in connection with this MOU, Including, without limitation, procurement and management of the CONSULTANTS. 6. Termination A. If through any cause, PARTIES fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner their obligations under this MOU, or violates any of the terms or conditions of this MOU or any applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, SANBAG reserves the right to terminate this MOU upon thirty (30)days written notice to PARTIES. If this MOU Is terminated by SANBAG as provided herein, PARTIES agree to share in any costs of termination of the CONSULTANTS contract not to exceed the actual costs of work performed by the CONSULTANTS prior to the date of termination. 7. Notice. Any notice or notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this agreement may be personally served on the other party by the party giving such notice, or may be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following addresses: To SANBAG: Deborah Robinson Barmack Executive Director San Bernardino Associated Governments 1170 West Third Street, 2nd Floor San Bernardino, CA 90012 010144-dab,doc 4901OW To City of Adelanto- James Hart City Manager P.O. Box 10 Adelanto, CA 92301 To City of Big Bear Lake Jeff Mathieu City Manager City of Big Bear Lake P.O. BOX 10000 Big Bear Lake, CA 92315-8900 To City of Chino Patrick Glover City Manager City of Chino P.O. Box 667 Chino, CA 91708-0667 To City of Chino Hills Michael Fleager City Manager City of Chino Hills 14000 City Center Drive Chino Hills, CA 91709 To City of Fontana Ken Hunt City Manager City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 To City of Grand Terrace Betsy Adams City Manager City of Grand Terrace 22795 Barton Road Grand Terrace, CA 92313 To City of Hesperia Mike Podegracz, P.E. City Manager City of Hesperia 9700 Seventh Avenue Hesperia, CA 92345 To City of Highland Joseph Hughes City Manager City of Highland 27215 Base Line Highland, CA 92346 To City of Loma Linda Jarb Thaipor, P.E. City Manager City of Loma Linda 25541 Barton Road Loma Linda, CA 92354 010144-dab,doc 4901000 To City of Montclair Lee McDougal City Manager City of Montclair P.O. Box 2308 Montclair, CA 91763 To City of Needles William Way Jr. City Manager City of Needles 817 Third Street Needles, CA 92363 To City of Ontario Greg Devereaux City Manager City of Ontario 303 East B Street Ontario, CA 91764 To City of Rancho Cucamonga Jack Lam City Manager City of Rancho Cucamonga P.O. Box 807 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 To City of Redlands N. Enrique Martinez City Manager City of Redlands P.O. Box 3005 Redlands,CA 92373-1505 To City of Rialto Henry Garcia City Manager City of Rialto 150 South Palm Avenue Rialto, CA 92376 To City of San Bernardino Charles McNeely City Manager City of San Bernardino 300 North "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92418 To City of Twentynine Palms Michael Tree City Manager City of Twentynine Palms 6136 Adobe Road Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 To City of Victorville James Cox City Manager City of Victorville P.O. Box 5001 Victorville, CA 92393-5001 010144-dab.doc 4901000 To City of Yucaipa Ray Casey City Manager City of Yucaipa 34272 Yucaipa Boulevard Yucaipa, CA 92399 To City of Yucca Valley Andrew Takata City Manager Town of Yucca Valley 57090 29 Palms Highway Yucca Valley, CA 92284 9. Miscellaneous. A. This MOU contains the entire understanding between SANBAG and the PARTIES and supersedes any prior written or oral understandings and agreements regarding the subject matter of this MOU. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or understanding oral or written, between SANBAG and the PARTIES relating to the subject matter of this MOU, which are not fully expressed herein. B. This MOU shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Califomi& C. In the event any part of this MOU Is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, such part shall be deemed severed from the remainder of the MOU and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. D. No party may assign this MOU or any part thereof, without written consent and prior approval of every other party, and any assignment without said consent shall be void and unenforceable. E. No amendment, modification, alteration or variation of the terms of this MOU shall be valid unless made In writing and signed by the parties hereto and no oral understanding or agreement pertaining to the subject matter of this MOU and not incorporated herein shall be binding on any of the parties thereto. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this MOU. 10. Effective Date. This MOU shall be effective on the date on which the last of the PARTIES executes this document. (Signature Pages to follow.) 010144-da6.doc 4901000 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the SANBAG and PARTIES hereto have executed this MOO on the date and year herein written below: SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS By: Deborah Robinson Barmack Executive Director Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Jean-Rene Basle SANBAG Counsel Date: 010144-dab.docx 49010000 City of Redlands Signature Page MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Contract 010144 BY AND BETWEEN SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS CITIES OF ADELANTO, BIG BEAR LAKE, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, FONTANA, GRAND TERRACE, HESPERIA. HIGHLAND, LOMA LINDA, MONTCLAIR, NEEDLES, ONTARIO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, REDLANDS, RIALTO, SAN BERNARDINO, TWENTYNINE PALMS, VICTORVILLE,YUCAIPA, AND YUCCA VALLEY FOR PREPARATION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY AND REDUCTION PLAN AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year herein written below: CITY OF REDLANDS By: ATTEST: Mayor Patricia Gilbreath Date: —April 6, 2010 City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Legal Counsel Bate: Attachment"A" 1CF .Jones & Stokes Scope of Work Project Understanding Climate change mitigation and adaptation are a growing concern for the County of San Bernardino and cities within the County, as well as for other counties and cities around the world. The state of California has taken an aggressive stance to address global warming through AS 32, the *Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006," Executive Order 5-3-05, signed by Governor Schwarzenegger, and SB 375 which calls for coordinated land use and transportation planning as a means to address climate change, and additional legislative and regulatory actions. AB 32 requires that the state's global warming emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020. Executive Order 5-3-05 established statewide GHG emission reduction targets as follows. • By 2010, reduce GHG emissions to 2000 levels • By 2020, reduce GHG emissions to 19W levels • By 2050, reduce GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels It will be very challenging for the SBRCP as well as the State of California to meet these targets. Immediate actions are needed in order to reduce the cumulative and more serious impacts that would otherwise occur. There is no learning curve for ICF for this type of work; immediately on project startup we will customize our data requirement templates for the requested GHG inventories and will use these as the basis for consulting with city and County staff, SANBAG, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), as well as with utility and other public agency staff to identify where local data is available and where we will have to fall back on default data sources. The inventories themselves will be housed in ICF's standard spreadsheet tools that are ready to go, can be initially populated with default data, and then quickly updated as better local data is acquired. We will take a similar approach to strategy development, starting with a list of measures that have been taken by other local governments in California, and customizing this to the jurisdictions that participate in the SBRCP. We know from experience that there are important differences in the methods, the data sources, and the emission reduction strategies that apply to internal operations as compared to those that apply to the external influence of city governments like those in the County of San Bernardino. in the case of Internal operations, the required data (mostly records of fuel and electricity consumption) is usually readily at hand within the local government, can be easily processed to produce emission estimates, and the measures that can be taken to reduce emissions are relatively straightforward and under the direct control of the Ictal government. In contrast, the data sources required to construct an Inventory of emissions Influenced by the cities and County (i.e., "external emissions sources*)are dispersed and often indirect, requiring the addition of expert assumptions and methods In order to yield the GHG estimate, and the emission reduction methods are similarly indirect and have impacts that can usually only be estimated. For the internal inventories and reduction plans, we propose to provide a decision support tool to the city governments, along with data collection and fool support to ensure that each city gains familiarity with the tool for future efforts. This process will enable the cities to customize their internal inventories and reduction plans according to the specific needs of their government operations and will facilitate future, cost effective updates of these inventories and reduction plans. However, the external inventories and reduction plans will require coordination C10144-dab. 49010000 amongst jurisdictions to obtain data, conduct analysis, and develop GHG reduction measures. For these reasons, we will conduct parallel but somewhat separate work programs for the internal and the external inventories and reduction plans. Proposed Plan to Achieve the Program Objectives ICF understands the overall objectives of the proposed scope to be the following: • Provide a climate action plan tool to each city government to develop Its internal inventory and reduction plan; provide technical and decision-making support for this tool as needed. • Develop regional and local climate action measures for the following sectors: building energy water, transportation, goods movement,waste, and stationary fuel combustion. • Develop external climate action plans for each jurisdiction participating in the SBRCP as individual components of a regional (County-wide) climate action plan ICF has developed a proven approach to achieving these objectives and has honed this approach through implementation with several large public sector clients. Our proposed scope of work is presented below. We envisage the work proceeding in overlapping phases, and we have grouped Individual tasks accordingly: • Task I -Preliminary Research, Data Source Identification, and Scoping • Task 2-Finalization of Data Source and Scoping Issues • Task 3-Tool Development and Support for City Internal Inventories and Reduction Plans • Task 4-Development of Regional GHG Reduction Strategies • Task 5-Analysis and GHG Baseline Development for City External Inventories • Task 6-Development of City External GHG Reduction Goals and Strategies • Task 7-Evaluation of GHG Reduction Strategy Implementation and Feasibility Task 1. Preliminary Research, Data Source Identification, and Scoping The scope for this task includes one meeting with SBRCP at each of which three key representatives from the ICF team will attend in person. Additional in person meetings requiring ICF travel are presumed to be outside of the scope of this task. Task 1.1 Projee Startup Mosting This task includes conducting an initial meeting with the cities, County, and SANBAG, and other participants in the regional partnership to discuss the proposed content of the work plan, schedule, budget, and communication protocols. Identify key data providers at each city and at other agencies and discuss scoping issues around the external GHG Plan. Task 1.2 Uterature and Data Source Review We will review existing GHG emissions inventory data from SCAQMD, cities in the County, and other readily available sources including all the data developed previously In work with San Bernardino County, Through this review we will have a strong understanding of the activities taking place within the County to ensure that all major GHG sources are Identified. Task 1.3 Scoping Issue*Paper We will prepare a scoping issues paper within the first 6 weeks of the startup meeting to examine all project key issues. Task 1.3.f Scoping Issues for Co Internal GHG Plan Tool ICF will evaluate options for developing a tool that SBRCP member communities may use to conduct internal government GHG inventories and plan and track GHG reduction measures. 010144-dab.doc 4901000 oz ON z 0 00 0 0 0 0 I® •t z s •. . i i i s • - i i i - i • ! i - # • •i • •� E fi i � �"i :-M i € m i-i�i i i Fes+. t i • i ! � -t •'i f � i t• i -i ! i� i . • i i •� r s :i • •i-: f• -• • i i 1 t"t't "t-• 3 •- '• i i • i t t• i i i. 1 i i . i ! • i i s i f i i �i i •. .i ce t i ®i i • i i i i ! f # i t i f i i • i i f i. :i • -i i i • i. i i f i i i • !-: ar - - a is •: i i • i i i i f i • • i i. _ •f . i - i n •� � ! i • i i ii i i i t i i !! i • i i i i i i • f i • f • i • • .!• ! i i • t t i. i `# t #_` ri � f � 4 i i i i f ♦ i i i f t i # i • • 'i i m } .. Ft �f !. r �i •;, i. �i i N € _ - it i iii - € � is s • !. •i • - • i _ • i} s a.a •• '6 tt# 0 w ## z 0 z I ALN MI Its • Provide VMT, VHT, speed data, trip characteristics, and other outputs for up to four scenarios (without VMT reduction strategies) summed by trip origin $ destination TAZ and by jurisdiction. For the final set of model runs for each scenarios, DKS will produce the full set of performance measures agreed to in Taste 4.2.1 (in the previous agreed format). The selected measures of effective (e.g., VMT, VHT and speed data)will be summed' by trip origin and destination TAZ and summed by jurisdiction. • Run two additional reduction scenarios to quantify VMT results. DKS will set up and run the TDM Effectiveness, Evaluation Model (TEEM) for evaluation of the trip and VMT reduction measures. Preliminary results of each scenario will be distributed for review by a Technical Advisory Committee; the scenarios will be refined if necessary. For any scenario that is modified, a final set of model runs will be produced. For the final set of model runs for each scenario, OKS;will produce the full set of performance measures agreed to in Task 4.2.1 and in the format agreed to. 4.2.5.Cakulaft Ent#salPOS wW Retd60fo rs We will use EMFAC2007 to calculate emissions from CO2 and CH4. EMFAC2007 does not currently estimate emissions of N20. To evaluate the impact of the recently proposed national CAFE standards, we will adjust the emission factors for each model year of each vehicle type based on the default fuel efficiency in EMFAC2007 and the revised fuel efficiency enc from the new standards. We will consider a business as usual cases in EMFAC2007 and the proposed national CAFE'standards (which will be assumed to be equivalent to the AS 1493scenario). We will use EMFAC2007's default vehicle age distribution to estimate composite emission factors by vehicle type, unless we are able to obtain more specific vehicle age distributions for the study region. For many of the transportation reduction measures, it will be necessary to estimate the amount of VIVIT reducedin order to estimate the impact on CLIC emissions. Some measures may require estimation of other parameters, such as a reduction in congestion or freight modes shift from truck to rail. ICF has recently conducted relevant analysis for the City of los Angeles. We evaluated the net CHC emissions reduced from several types of transit services provided by the City, including the Commuter Express and the Downtown DASH, by estimating the automobile trips reduced by expanding these systems. Where appropriate, we will follow American Public Transportation Association's recently released'"Recommended Practice for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit'. We will calculates the emissions reduced by regional transit services. We will also adapt the protocol as needed to calculate emissions savings possible from specific transit measures. (The protocol is primarily intended to support the development of inventories.) Estimates will include the CHC impact of transit measures through moue shift, congestion reduction, and compact development, as appropriate. Ridership Impacts of specific transit services should be provided by transit agencies. We will use INKS'TIM Effectiveness Evaluation Model(TEEM)to evaluates~trip reduction for passenger travel for up to!two transportation scenarios. TEEM uses baseline travel Information by mode from a regional or countywide model to determine burse mods shares by trip and. Changes in trip ends by mode that result from TDM strategies can be used to modify vehicle trip tables by time perlod. The modified trap tables can be used in new treffic assignments to estimate the impacts of the TOM programs of traffic fkwis on links in the network. TEEM is designed to evaluate the potential effectiveness of seventeen different TIM strategies by predicting changes In AM Peak vehicle trips, daily vehicle trips, VMT,and person throughput. Each of the seventeen strategies can be tested either individually or in combinations. TEEM uses effectiveness factors for TIM strategies that are derived from national research on MM applications. C10144-dab.doc 4901000 Task 4.3 Goads Movement Goods movement is a significant source of GHG emissions in San Bernardino County, Southern California is the nation's largest gateway for international trade, and a large portion of containers imported through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach pass through the County on trucks and trains. The County also has Southern California's largest concentration of warehousing activity, in the vicinity of Ontario Airport. Over the last 20 years, GHG emissions from goods movement have grown rapidly due to strong growth in freight demand coupled with relatively modest Improvement in the fuel efficiency of trucks, locomotives, and other goods movement equipment. Opportunities to reduce goods movement emissions in San Bernardino County are somewhat limited because of the long-distance nature of much of the traffic, limited jurisdictional authority over private freight carriers, and the strong link between goods movement and the regional economy. Nonetheless, a comprehensive climate change strategy should address the goods movement sector. ICF will identify strategies for reducing goods movement GHG emissions and, to the extent possible, quantify the impact of these strategies on regional GHG emissions. Some of the most promising strategies are regional in nature, and therefore outside direct control of San Bernardino County city governments. For example. the Regional Transportation Plan includes a system of dedicated truck lams for low emission trucks that might pass through San Bernardino County. Building off its Multi-County Goods Movement Action Plan, SCAG Is currently developing a Comprehensive Regional Goods Movement Plan that will further evaluate options for major Investment in goods movement corridors, including both truck lanes and freight rail system improvements. ICF is part of the consultant team developing this plan, so we will be able to make use of any interim products that assist In development GHG strategies. Other GHG reduction strategies for goods movement are more local In nature. For example, modifying loading/unloading practices at warehouses can help reduce truck idling emissions. Local governments can also take steps to encxourage use of biodiesel and other low carbon fuels, not only by their municipal fleets but also by private fleets that operate in their borders. In some cases, roadway system efficiency improvements can reduce truck emissions, including elimination of railroad at-grade crossings and traffic flow improvements. There are also opportunities to reduce GHG emissions from goods movement equipment that operates within terminals and warehouses, including forklifts and the cargo handling equipment at rail yards. We will first develop a comprehensive list of goods movement emission reduction strategies, then discuss with the SBRCP which short list of strategies are worthy of inclusion. We will quantify the GHG benefits of the short list of strategies to the greatest extent possible, given data limitations. For example, it would be relatively easy to estimate GHG impacts from local strategies that reduce truck Idling or VMT. Quantifying the GHG impacts of strategies that change truck or railroad speed and congestion levels would likely require regional network modeling, and could only be done if supported by SLAG or SANBAG modeling. For strategies that would be implemented at a large number of locations in the County, like warehouses, we would need to obtain additional data from SANBAG or SCAG on the number and size of warehouses and obtain detailed Information from the SCAG truck model. Task 4.4'Y "to Although many of the landfills in the County are owned and operated by the County government and by private entities, the waste deposited in ase landfills is generated throughout the County. To address both reductions that can be achieved at the landfill site as well as through individual practices, we will evaluate emissions from solid waste management for the region using two methods: 1) site-based emissions (e.g., direct emissions from a specific landfill regardless of where the waste originated) and 2) population-ba emissions (e.g., indirect emissions associated with waste generated in the region, regardless of where that waste is C10144-dab.doc 4901000 disposed). We will avoid potential double counting issues by including only the direct or the indirect emissions in the final inventory results, although both emissions estimates may be included for informational purposes. The site-based approach can identify landfills that may be candidates for methane flaring or capture. The populatiorAmsed estimates can identify opportunities for regional or city-wide waste reduction measures through source reduction, recycling, or composting. In bath methodologies, the first order decay equation presented In EPA's AP-42 guidance (U.S. EPA 1991) and implemented in the U.S. Inventory and EPA's State Inventory Tool can be applied. This type of equation calculates the emissions from waste disposal over a period of time. Task 4,5 Industrial and Statkmary Souress Additional GHG emissions occur as a result of stationary fuel combustion from industrial and other activities. Stationary combustion sources are non-mobile sources emitting GHGs from fuel combustion, Typical stationary sources include power plants manufacturing facilities (including natural gas combustion for heating purposes). We will estimate GHG emissions from fuel consumption according to California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) protocol, and CARS, EPA, or IPCC where appropriate. Sind these stationary sources are typically not under the control of individual cities, we will evaluate emissions and potential reduction measures at the regional level. It is likely that the majority of the emission reductions for this sector will be attributed to state regulations. ICF has previously obtained stationary fuel consumption data from the SCAQMD for the entire County and its unincorporated areas, so there will little additional effort needed for this sectors data at a regional scale. However, obtaining this data by end-use sector for individual cities can be challenging. In Task 5.1, we will coordinate with the appropriate data providers to determine the best methodology for scaling this fuel consumption data by city. We can estimate fuel consumption for each city by distributing by population, residential/commercial/industrial square footage, residentiallcornmercialfindustrial electricity or natural gas consumption, or other appropriate methodologies. Task 4.6 Building Energy An important source of city GHG emissions Is indirect emissions from electricity consumption. Indirect emissions from electricity consumption occur as a result of combustion of fossil fuels at power plants for electricity production. To estimate the emissions related to electricity and natural gas consumption for each city, we will contact the utilities which provide electricity and natural gas to the areas within the boundary of each city. We will request electricity and natural gas consumption by end-use sector (i.e., residential, commercial, industrial, and Institutional). Electricity providers in San Bernardino County include Southern California Edison, the City of Colton, Bear Valley Electric, and the City of Needles. Natural gas providers include Southwest Gas Corporation and the Southern California Gas Company. We have previously obtained electricity and natural gas consumption data from these utilities and have coordinated with their data collection efforts for preparation of the San Bernardino County GHG Inventory Report and GHG Emission Reduction Plan. We will estimate GHG emissions from electricity and natural gas according to the CCAR protocol. We will use utility- specific electricity and natural gas emission factors where applicable, and region-specific emission factors in all other cases. Task S. Analysis and Greenhouse Gas Baseline Nvelopment for City External Inventories ICF will draw from its extensive experience in developing local, regional, state, and national GHG inventories to develop complete and accurate GHG inventories for each jurisdiction that utilize the best available data and are consistent with the latest inventory methodologies and C10144-dab,doc 4901000 JIM-7AUAL910 Cs It 0 0 of 0 w 4 so w* 0 0 0 cif z w z z -w # z. 0 0 z Iwo I savings benefits (ie., cost savings) associated with the climate action measure. Finally, we will conduct sensitivity analyses, including a presentation of upper and lower bounds of the benefits and costs using different assumptions for the measure evaluated. A benefit of climate change mitigation is the associated environmental improvement and other .non-market' impacts such as health benefits, reduction of air pollutants, and habitat improvements. ICF economists are experts at estimating the monetary value of goods and services that are not bought or sold In a market. Due to this lack of market activity, no information exists on the true social value of these goods and services. We Irequentty use nonmarket methodologies, including hedonic pricing, benefits transfer, and avoided cost to evaluate policies that affect environmental goods and services. We also evaluate the value created by now *green* jobs, as well as the Impacts on certain industries from the shifting job market. ICF staff is up to date on the most recent benefit transfer methods and studies as they relate to climate change. Benefit transfer refers to the practice of taking the monetary benefits that were estimated by non-market valuation methods for a particular environmental resource and applying them to a different resource. In a study for the EPA, ICF used Its expertise in nonmarket valuation to create a database for the state-of-the-art benefit transfer methodology. The database ICF created for the EPA reviewed and summarized the most prominent benefit transfer studies that had recently appeared in peer-reviewed journals, books, and private-sector studies. Task 7.2.DOV010P IMPUt MO" As part of this task, ICF will create a model that illustrates expected impacts associated with various climate action measures, as determined in Task 7.1. This model will include both qualitative and quantitative elements and can be used by the SBRCP to articulate the expected costs and benefits associated with each climate action measure, Whenever possible, ICF will present quantitative impacts and we will develop a spread sheet based calculator that will allow the SBRCP to evaluate the expected impacts. The calculator will use cost savings estimates and job creation multipliers as well as any other quantifiable costbenefit ratio data from the previous task. The calculator will accept user inputs related to type of project and amount of funding and will then estimate the generated employment and other associated costs/benefits. C10144-dab.doc 4901000 PBS&J Scope of Work Project understanding The potentially participating cities within San Bernardino County, the San Bernardino Association of Governments (SANBAG), and San Bernardino County seek highly experienced consultants to assist the cites, SANBAG, and the County in developing and adopting a regional GHG reduction plan and associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that provides sumclent detail to be useful to each participating city and Includes GHG reduction goals consistent with the State of California's global warming solutions and GHG reduction targets. In 2006, the Governor of California siga AS 32, which charged the Callfomia Air Resources Board {CARE) to develop regulations on how the state would address global climate change and established a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by year 2020. The State Attorney General's Office and some environmental groups are asking local jurisdictions to analyze the impacts of individual projects on global warming as part of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process. CARE, California EPA, U.S. EPA, or other appropriate governmental organizations have not yet published thresholds for determining the significance of a project's potential contribution to global climate change in CEQA documents. The Attorney General's Office has specifically challenged Environmental Impact Reports for large projects and General Plan updates that do not contain an analysis of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, reduction targets consistent with the State goals, and a comprehensive mitigation program that demonstrates how the local jurisdiction will reduce emissions to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction targets. In addition, SB 375 calls for the integration of transportation, land use, and housing planning, and also establishes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as one of the overarching goals for regional planning. The Southern California Association of Governments (SLAG), working with the County Transportation Commissions (CTCs) and sub-regional association of governments, is responsible for implementing SB 375 within the SCAG's jurisdiction. Success in this endeavor is dependent on collaboration with local jurisdictions throughout the region. The following discussion provides our approach on how the potential participating cities can take advantage of economies-of-scale, and build upon each other's strengths by jointly developing and adopting an EIR for the regional GHG reduction plan that provides,a foundation to der and streamline legally defensible CEQA analysis of climate change impacts of development projects, and provide a proactive approach to the mandates of S8 375. Project Approach While the bulk of the tasks within the following scope of work are typical of the EIR process, there are several integral tasks that insure that the participating cities will be able to use the regional GHG reduction plan and associated EIR to their full advantage. These tasks Include technical oversight(peer review)of the regional GHG reduction plan to insure that; 010144-dab.doc 4901000 vw» 0. Wo • Existing GHG emissions data and how the existing data can be appropriately integrated into the forthcoming GHG emission inventories and regional reduction plan. • How the transportation component of the forthcoming emissions inventories and reduction measures can have a reasonable level of detail to account for vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and trip reductions in the forthcoming GHG emission Inventories and regional reduction plan. • Relevance and usability of the Internal Inventory planning tool and external reduction plan scope In relation to potential consequences and advantages of providing internal.and external reduction plans. • List of any of the participating cities' Tier 1 high priority energy efficiency projects under the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funding that should be included as reduction measures. • Any additional scoping issues not addressed in the ICF Jones & Stokes Scoping issues paper. PBS&J will provide the peer review and recommendations to the participating cities, SANBAG and San Bernardino County in advance of the meeting provided in the ICF Jones &Stokes Scope of Work and Task 1C below. Task 1C: Participation In the Finalization of Data Sources and Scoping Issues PBS&J will participate in the two meetings to finalize the data sources and scoping issues. At that meeting PBS&J will articulate any of the technical issues and recommended edits to the ICF data sources and scoping issues identified in Task 113 and agreed to by the participating cities, SANBAG and the County. Task I D: Review of Candidate Measures for the External GHG Plans PBS&J will review the list of candidate measures provided by ICF Jones & Stokes for the External GHG Plans based upon the appropriate allocation and reasonableness of the candidate measures, and recommend any additional candidate measures that are not on the list. Task I E: Review of Local and Regional GHG Reduction Strategies PBS&J will review the local and regional GHG reduction strategies provided by ICF Jones & Stokes. According to ICF Jones & Stokes the local and regional GHG reduction strategies will Include the following: 1. Water conservation 2. On Road transportation reductions including a. Defining land use strategies b. SCAG RTP Transportation scenarios 010144-dab,doc 4901000 c. VMT assessment methodology d, Travel Demand Model setup and runes a. Emissions calculations based upon the above criteria 3. Goods movement a, On Road goods movement b. Rail c. Air freight d. Travel Demand Model setup and runes a. Emissions calculations based upon the above criteria 4. Solid waste reduction a.Waste diversion b. Landfill gas emissions management 5. Industrial and stationary source reductions 6. Energy efficiency of buildings 7. Renewable energy generation PBS&J will review the list of potential emission sources and reduction strategies provided by ICF Jones & Stokes and make recommendations on the appropriate allocation of emission sources and what sources should be included in the inventories and reduction strategies as Scope 1 or Scope 2 sources attributable to the participating cities and what sources should only be called out as Scope 3 sources that each of the participating cities cannot control. Potential Scope 3 sources include high global warming potential gases in refrigeration and electrical equipment, rail-yard emissions, electrical generation by entities other than the participating cities, international and national air traffic. PBS&J will also review the on road transportation components, and make recommendations as appropriate, to provide sufficient detail to support a subregional reduction target and SCS recommendation to SLAG for the sub- region in the $8 375 process. PBS&J will review all the reduction strategies for reasonableness and appropriate allocation. Finally, PBS&J will recommend any additional reduction strategies that are found to be appropriate but missing from those identified by ICF Jones &Stokes. Task IF: Review of Draft and Final GHG External Inventories PBS&J will review the GHG baseline external inventories provk1ed by ICF Jones & Stokes, which should Include all the appropriate emission sources described in Task I E above. Based upon the review in Task 1E much of the inventory development will have been reviewed and edited as appropriate. This task further refines the emission inventories for the appropriate allocation and reasonableness and will use the same evaluation criteria as defined in Task I E. 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Task 3E: Final EIR PBS&J will prepare a Response to Comments document that will include responses to substantive issues raised on the Draft EIR, and include annotated comment letters. Up to 80 hours of professional staff time have been budgeted for this task. Overly voluminous or detailed comments may require additional time and a contract amendment. PBSW will submit a screen check final EIR that will include Response to Comments and descriptions of any revised material from those found In the DEIR for Internal review by each of the lead agencies. Upon receipt of lead agencies' comments, PBS&J will revise the Final EIR document and distribute to commenting agencies. List of Products: * Provide an electronic copy of the screen check Final EIR document to each of the participating cities, SANBAG, and the County for internal review. 0 Provide up to 70 printed and bound copies of the Final EIR. Distribute necessary copies to recipients via first class mail using a list provided by the lead agency. Task 3F: Findings of Fact and Statements of Overriding Consideration PBS&J will prepare the written findings for each significant effect identified in the EIR, pursuant to Section 15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and the Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOC), pursuant to Section 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines. The lead agency may provide the format for this document, or defer to PBS&J as to format. PBSW will prepare draft findings for each significant effect identified in the EIR and prepare an SOC if unavoidable significant impacts occur. As required by the State CEQA Guidelines, one of three findings must be made for each significant effect and must be supported by substantial evidence in the record. The SOC will rely on input from the lead agency and the project applicant regarding the benefits of the project. The Draft Environmental Findings will be submitted for internal review. Upon receipt of lead agency and applicant comments, the Draft Environmental Findings will be revised and resubmitted by email for lead agency use in considering the project. Up to 80 hours of professional staff time have been budgeted for this task. Extensive revisions that require additional time may result in the need for a contract amendment. List of Products: • Provide each of the lead agencies up to three (3) copies of the final Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and one(1)electronic copy for staff use. Task 3G: Node* of Determination The Notice of Determination (NOD)will be filed In person with the San Bernardino County Clark of the Board within three business days of project approval. The lead agencies will provide the funds necessary for the CDFG filing fees at the time of the filing of the NOD. Following filing with the Clerk of the Board, the NOD will be sent via overnight mail to the State Clearinghouse for posting. C10144-dab,doc 4901000 List of Products: • Provide copies of the NOD for signature by each of the lead agencies. One copy will be filed with the County Clerk and the other will be sent to the State Clearinghouse via overnight delivery. The NQ©'s will be appropriately filed within 48 hours of project approval. The applicant and/or the lead agency are responsible for all filing fees (C©FG fee, County processing fee). A check for these fees must be made available to PBSSJ at the time of project approval to avoid filing delays. Task 3H: GHG Significance Thresholds and CEQA Streamlining Methodology PBSBJ will provide CEQA Thresholds for climate change impacts based upon the regional GHG reduction plan and the draft and Final EIR. The CEQA thresholds document will discuss the method for tiering CEQA analysis of future development projects by each of the lead agencies using the GHG emission inventories and reduction strategies. This tiering process affords a consistent, legally defensible way of streamlining future CEQA analysis of climate change impacts for individual projects. List of Products: Provide each lead agency up to three (3) printed and bound copies and one (1) electronic copy of the GHG Significance Thresholds and CEQA Streamlining Methodology document. 014144-dab,dor 4901000 Attachment W Cost Sharing City Popukaw city Shan 11.4w5b 9 " l�27.1:11.11 RANOTERRACE 12,484 $13,79M x-k c x'#11 i�.816.32 ONTARIO i!A �31 ,292.70 4,399.61 173,M « $44,137.07 1.019.04 SAN BERNARDINO ... . 1,04813 �� g,fa6.89 �s UPLAND 73,033 61.00 x 1 30123 YUCAIP A51,31 X22.127.11 :17,403.61 GRAND TOTAL f.�lY32 t333,T3T22 Total City Contribution: $553,737.22 Total SANBAG contribution: $232.if44 Total Costa $784,897.22 `NOTE:$0.00 City Share indicates City is not participating 010144-aab.aoc 4901000