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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, with U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. (USGBC), to participate in the LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program: 2021 National Cohort, for the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, with the option to extend the term by up to 12 months, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) has been selected by the USGBC as a recipient of the 2021 LEED for Cities and Communities Grant Program to participate in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Cities Local Government Leadership Program: 2021 National Cohort (Cohort). The Cohort convenes a group of U.S. local governments as they register, certify, and continuously improve in the LEED for Cities and Communities certification program.
The LEED for Cities and Communities certification encompasses social, economic, and environmental performance indicators and strategies with a clear, data-driven means of benchmarking and communicating progress. LEED for Cities and Communities follows a structure consistent with other LEED rating systems allowing cities and communities to select the focus areas most important to their local stakeholders through credits and points while setting a baseline through prerequisites. Strategies are organized around the following categories:
· Natural Systems and Ecology
· Transportation and Land Use
· Water Efficiency
· Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
· Materials and Resources
· Quality of Life
Through Cohort participation, the City will receive:
· a one-year USGBC membership at the Silver level;
· a waiver of the LEED for Cities and Communities registration and certification fees;
· a dedicated USGBC staff liaison providing project management and coaching support, technical assistance, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control on certification materials;
· access to...
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