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Highlights of the Facilities and Transportation Committee Meeting of February 2, 2016
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
February 2, 2016
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
Sister Cities Gallery
HIGHLIGHTS
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
1. A. Attendance
Committee members present: Mayor Pauline Cutter, Councilmember Corina Lopez, Councilmember Ursula Reed
City staff present: Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Acosta, Community Development Director Cynthia Battenberg, Senior Traffic Engineer Reh-Lin Chen, Engineering & Transportation Director Keith Cooke, Library Director Theresa Mallon, Assistant City Manager Lianne Marshall, Public Works Director Debbie Pollart, City Engineer Nick Thom
Public present: Alberto Colombo - Olidata Smart Cities, John Carney - Olidata Smart Cities, Greg Thompson - Olidata Smart Cities, Dave Cohen - Olidata Smart Cities, Michael Prieto - Aspen Environmental Group
1. B. Announcements
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2. A. Discussion Regarding Olidata Smart Cities - Zip Power Program
D. Acosta gave a brief introduction and progress since last October. The City in conjunction with Olidata is currently applying for a $1.5m grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) Advanced Energy Community funding program. This application is for a planning grant that would create an implementation plan for Olidata's Smart Cities Zippower program. Olidata will prepare an analysis with staff input that will identify new smart grid facilities as well as the City's priorities for the Zippower program.
The CEC Grant requests solutions that will make San Leandro an Advanced Energy Community through local energy generation. This aligns with the Council goals of climate action, energy resiliency and security as well as local jobs and economic development. Olidata's Greg...
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