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Attachment B: Energy and Sustainability Committee Motion Item No: 7e Attachment B Meeting Date: October 24, 2017 TO: Commissioners FROM: Aaron Pritchard and Elizabeth Leavitt RE: Energy and Sustainability Committee Recommendations DATE: 10.24.17 This document reflects the Energy and Sustainability Committee recommendations as informed by input from community advisors. Committee Priority Recommendations Covered by Current Resources • Use Clean Energy Experts • Reduce Emissions from Trucks Serving Container Terminals • Establish Minor Changes in Leases • Provide Port Support for Public Policy Initiatives • Future Resiliency planning: Establishment of Microgrids Top priorities for 2018 additional resource allocation • 3.8 FTE’s and $921,000 in consulting services o 3 new FTEs to focus exclusively on sustainability efforts: 1. Aviation Facilities & Infrastructure expert in energy conservation and production 2. Maritime Environmental expert in Maritime Air Emissions and Green House Gas tracking and reduction (Climate Protection Program Manager) 3. Maritime Environmental expert in Sustainability, with an emphasis on Sustainable Design principles (Sustainable Development Specialist) o 0.8 Partial existing FTEs (absorbed by the departments noted):  0.5 for PMG  0.3 for Engineering o $921,000 in consulting services FTE and Consulting Services Allocation: Alignment with Century Agenda GHG Goals Century Agenda Goal: Proposed Committee Actions: Budget: FTEs: All GHG reduction goals: Pilot Framework for Evaluating Port Projects • Explore options for a Sustainable Carbon Funding model / internal carbon tax precursor to be built into the evaluation framework $30,000 consulting services 0.00 • Review project-related systems and processes. Include equity, efficacy (e.g., $ per…

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