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Energy Saved/Created represents actual and estimated amounts.

Budget Activity: A180 ARRA SEP (Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy Loan & Grant Program)

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  1. Budget Activity: A180 ARRA SEP (Energy Efficiency / Renewable Energy Loan & Grant Program) • Purpose: Provides interim financing to renewable energy projects, to assist innovative companies that have commercial or near commercial energy technologies, and to support cost-effective energy efficiency projects. • Priority of Government:Improve the quality of Washington's natural resources • Agency Priority: Sector Focus and Competitiveness • Analysis: • Jobs reported this quarter (April thru June 2012): 15.23 FTE • Each recipient is being monitored (onsite and desk). All projects are on track to complete within the funding window. We have received an extension from US DOE to September 2013. • Budget spent reflects total grants and loans paid out. • Energy savings are calculated at contract closure and, therefore, are lower than originally projected. A risk assessment tracking system is in place as part of monitoring. Budget: $38.5M Projects: 33 Total • Action Plan Energy Saved/Created represents actual and estimated amounts. 1

  2. Budget Activity: A180 ARRA SEP (Community Energy Efficiency Pilot Program) Purpose: Provides grants for community-wide urban, residential and commercial energy efficiency upgrades. Priority of Government: Improve the quality of Washington's natural resources Agency Priority: Sector Focus and Competitiveness • Analysis: • Jobs reported (April thru June 2012):4.03 FTE • Retrofit activity ended. • Projects prepared for post-ARRA sustainability. Implementing contract closeout process. • Program is operated by the WSU Energy Program • Contract ends April 2012 • Program Total Progress: • Total Retrofits: 13,215 • Total Assessments: 16,241 • Total Assessed Square Footage (Res & Com): 25,254,850 • Total Retrofit Square Footage (Res & Com): 17,998,505 • Action Plan Figures based on actual number of buildings retrofitted. 2

  3. Budget Activity:A180 ARRA EECBG (Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program for Smaller Cities & Counties) Purpose: Assist smaller cities and counties in creating and implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and, to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities. Priority of Government: Improve the quality of Washington's natural resources Agency Priority: Sector Focus and Competitiveness • Analysis: • Jobs reported this quarter (April thru June 2012): 3.74 FTE • As of June 30, 2012, $9.26 million or 87% was drawn down from USDOE. (Total EECBG $10.6 M) Projects: 46 Total Budget: $6.67M Energy Saved/Created represents biennial estimates provided by sub-recipients. “Actual” reflects contracts/projects that have completed the administrative closeout process. Energy Saved is treated as a positive (+) resource. • Action Plan 3

  4. Budget Activity: A180 ARRA Energy Assurance Planning Purpose: Energy assurance planning funds support state energy emergency plans, are invested in software for tracking energy outages, and conduct emergency training exercise over the next two and half years. Priority of Government: Improve the quality of Washington's natural resources Agency Priority: Sector Focus and Competitiveness • Analysis: • Jobs reported this quarter (April thru June 2012): 2.19 FTE • Amended contract with vendor to integrate oil and natural gas supply disruptions into the tracking system – target October 1, 2012. • Request for grant period extension to March 1, 2013 approved by DOE. Provides time to address any issues that may arise with oil & gas integration and purchase of a third year of maintenance on the hosted tracking system. • Action Plan Figures are based on actual number of people trained. 4

  5. Budget Activity: E A049 Energy Economic Development and Contract Management Purpose: Promote the state and its businesses in the global and domestic marketplace by actively supporting the development and expansion of renewable energy, energy efficiency, fuel cell, and related industries. Priority of Government: Improve the quality of Washington's natural resources Agency Priority: Build livable, vibrant communities that meet the economic, environmental, and social needs of citizens • Analysis: • The Library’s home page maintains links to theircatalog (as part of WSU Libraries’ Griffin catalogue), Energy Newsbriefs, the Tracking Tool for Energy Bills, bibliographies of texts and papers on Energy Acts from 2005 through 2009, and continue to update Delicious Bookmarks, which are selected and maintained by the librarians. • Following Collection Development Policy to review and weed holdings. • Action Plan Figures are based on actual services provided. 5

  6. Budget Activity: A050 Broadband Capacity Building Purpose: Support Washington State’s transition to a digitally-based economy Priority of Government:Improve the economic vitality of business and individuals Agency Priority: Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Rural Focus, Sector Focus, Small Business, • Analysis: • State Broadband Map is still the main driver (6885 unique hits) • more popular than program pages (844 unique hits) • New grants and contest launched in Q4 but did not spur program page hits • Refresh of program website needed as part of integration into Commerce website. • Social media (esp. Twitter) continues steady growth of followers, re-tweets and useful content. • Action Plan Figures are based on actual services provided. 6

  7. Budget Activity: A050 Broadband Capacity Building Purpose: Support Washington State’s transition to a digitally-based economy Priority of Government:Improve the economic vitality of business and individuals Agency Priority: Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Rural Focus, Sector Focus, Small Business • Analysis: • The State Broadband Map shows broadband availability across the state, with speeds, providers and crowdsourced feedback by address or point. • Map data displayed on June 30 was correct and validated as of April 6th (2 months). Next update is in September. • Broadband map data contributed as web service for app developers and GIS professionals via geography.wa.gov • Action Plan 7

  8. Budget Activity: A182 Municipal Research Services (MRSC)Purpose: Build community capacity by providing local government officials with research, information and advice Priority of Government: Strengthen government's ability to achieve results efficiently and effectively • Agency Priority:Efficient and Effective Regulation and Rural Focus • Background: • The MRSC is a nonprofit agency that provides local government officials with research, information and advice through a contract with the state pursuant to RCW 43.110. MRSC’s consolidated services reduce local staffing needs and are particularly critical for smaller jurisdictions, providing affordable and timely expertise on a wide range of issues. • Analysis: • Inquiry volume is returning to pre-recession levels (next slide), however MRSC website usage is not growing as projected. MRSC indicates that upgrades are needed to improve website performance and have put forward a decision package to request funding. • MRSC has responded to requests for other services by expanding offerings such as trainings and webinars, which have been well received by local governments. MRSC is beginning a strategic planning process, which will likely result in new performance measures for FY 14. • The Legislature adopted HB 2823, changing the MRSC’s funding source from the city and county research accounts to the liquor revolving fund. In the course of this change, some FY 12 funding was inadvertently swept. This issue can be addressed through the supplemental budget. 8

  9. Budget Activity: A182 Municipal Research Services (MRSC)Purpose: Build community capacity by providing local government officials with research, information and advice Priority of Government: Strengthen government's ability to achieve results efficiently and effectively • Agency Priority:Efficient and Effective Regulation and Rural Focus • Analysis: • See analysis and action plan on the previous slide. 9

  10. Budget Activity: Innovation and Policy Priorities – Local Government Fiscal Note (LGFN) ProgramPurpose: Perform analyses on legislation affecting local governments and prepare fiscal notes used in legislative deliberations Priority of Government: Strengthen government’s ability to achieve results efficiently and effectively • Agency Priority: Supports all agency priorities 1322 – Percent of fiscal notes completed on time (five working days) (output) • Analysis: • The average working days per note request dropped to 4.28 from 4.35 in 2011. Notes are expected within five days of assignment from the Office of Financial Management; our average turnaround time has been less than five days every year since 2008. • Despite extreme weather shutting down many agencies during the height of session, our timeliness rate improved to 83.3 percent from 80.6 percent in 2011. However, perceived timeliness in our annual customer satisfaction survey dropped. Customers may be more focused on fiscal note completion by legislative hearings rather than by the statutory deadline. • A lower volume of notes likely helped our timeliness rate -- 417 requests compared to 527 in the previous short session. However, we received an unusually large number of complex bills that significantly restructured the relationship between state and local governments. • This year’s revision rate was 4.3% -- slightly less than 2011’s record-breaking 4.4%. The statewide average for 2012 is 12.3%. • The low revision rate, which is one proxy for fiscal note quality, reflects the experience level of our seven staff, who entered this session with 24 sessions of local government fiscal note experience. Percent of notes completed on time 10

  11. Budget Activity: Contracted Research and Evaluation ServicesPurpose: Complete projects on time, on budget and by meeting or exceeding client expectationsPriority of Government: Strengthen the ability of state government to achieve results efficiently and effectively • Agency Priority:Provide Bold Leadership and Exceptional Service Research Services Average Overall Customer Satisfaction April 2012 Survey Results Survey Scores Survey Scores 11

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