About the Institute

1. Recognizing Local Leadership in SustainabilitySouth Bay Cities Council of Governments MeetingOctober 27, 2011

2. About the Institute Who: • Founded 1955 • 501(c)(3) Research and Education Arm of: • League of California Cities • California State Association of Counties Mission: • Promoting good government at the local level

3. ILG’s Mission Statement The Institute promotes good government at the local level with practical, impartial, and easy-to- use resources for California communities.

4. ILG Program Areas

5. Local Government 101www.ca-ilg.org/localgovt101 Resources to: • Help explain local governance. • Help explain how to participate in local decision-making. • Support local leadership academies. • Easy-to-understand guides and one pagers. Understand the Basics Series … …Planning, Finance, Land Use, Decision-Making

6. Public Engagementwww.ca-ilg.org/engagement Resources to: • Understand the benefits of public engagement. • Learn about different public engagement options. • Involve the breadth of your community in agency decision-making. • Evaluate the success of your public engagement activities.

7. Public Service Ethics www.ca-ilg.org/trust Resources to: • Understand ethics laws. • Analyze ethical dilemmas. • Find out about AB 1234 compliance options. • Understand campaign ethics. • Understand how to lead with values.

8. Sustainable Communitieswww.ca-ilg.org/sustainability Resources to: • Understand land use and planning basics. • Learn about the benefits of healthy neighborhoods. • Learn about climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving energy. • Share sustainability best practices.

9. Recognizing Local Leadership in Sustainability The Beacon Award: Local Leadership toward Solving Climate Change

10. The Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative (SEEC) is a new alliance to help cities and counties reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save energy. SEEC is a collaboration between three statewide non-profit organizations and California’s four Investor Owned Utilities.

11. The Beacon Award • Recognizes cities and counties that: • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. • Save energy. • Adopt policies and programs that promote sustainability. • Silver, Gold and Platinum Beacon Awards to recognize and celebrate local agency achievements. • www.ca-ilg.org/BeaconAward

12. Becoming a Beacon Award Program Participant is Easy • Complete Simple Online Application • Contact Person • Status of Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Climate Action Plans (Agency & Community) • Compliance with AB 939 • Adopt a Resolution • Sample resolution & staff report available

13. Being a Beacon Award Program Participant • ILG highlights progress towards Beacon Award achievement. • Participant profile page on ILG website. • Use of “Proud Participant” logo. • Press release announcing participation. • Videos interviews with local officials & staff. • Stories highlighting agency’s sustainability activities. • Recognition for interim accomplishments.

14. Winning A Beacon Award • Silver, Gold and Platinum Beacon Award levels. • Awards given to agencies that reach specific measurable achievements: • Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; • Energy savings through energy efficiency retrofits; • Undertake activities in best practice areas.

15. Beacon Award Criteria Silver Beacon Award Agency facilities and operations Greenhouse gas reduction: Five percent in agency facilities and operations Energy savings: Five percent (natural gas & electricity) in agency facilities and operations from energy efficiency retrofits Community Greenhouse gas reduction: Five percent in the community as a whole Energy efficiency: One activity that promotes energy efficiency in the community Best Practice Areas One activity in each of the ten Best Practice Areas

16. Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

17. Energy Efficiency • Save energy in agency facilities. • Promote energy conservation in the community. • South Bay cities already engaged through the South Bay Environmental Services Center. • Collaboration with SCE and SoCalGas.

18. Participant Profile Page

19. Video Interviews on ILG Website

20. Western City Magazine

21. Beacon Award Program Participantswww.ca-ilg.org/BeaconAward/Participants (As of October 21, 2011) • San Ramon • Santa Barbara • Santa Clarita • San Diego County • Santa Cruz • Simi Valley • Sonoma County • South Gate • Taft • Tulare • Ventura • Woodland • Yolo County • Your Agency’s Name Here! • In Process • Beaumont, Delano, Los Gatos, San Luis Obispo County, West Sacramento Arcata Apple Valley Benicia Citrus Heights Chula Vista Davis El Cerrito Hayward Livermore Manhattan Beach Palo Alto Palm Springs Pleasanton Riverside San Carlos San Rafael

22. Beacon Award Participants at the 2011 League Annual Conference

23. Recognizing Interim Accomplishments Agencies to date: • Town of Apple Valley • City of Chula Vista • City of Palm Springs • City of Palo Alto • City of Pleasanton • City of San Rafael • City of Santa Barbara • City of Santa Clarita • City of Simi Valley • City of South Gate • City of Tulare

24. Institute for Local Government Beacon Award Program • Yvonne Hunter, Program Director, Climate Change • yhunter@ca-ilg.org • Lindsay Buckley, Program Coordinator, Climate Change • lbuckley@ca-ilg.org • Jessica Aviña, Program Coordinator, Climate Change • javina@ca-ilg.org www.ca-ilg.org/BeaconAward