designate, subject to financial content approval from the area’s Financial Planning Administrator or their manager; and, 

• ii. The Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to sign agreements or contracts with successful vendors / proponent / bidders satisfactory in technical content for all projects to the City Engineer, in financial content to the City Treasurer, and in legal form to the City Solicitor; and,

• iii. The Purchasing Manager BE AUTHORIZED to issue Purchase Orders or RFPs as may be required to effect the recommendations noted above, subject to all specification being satisfactory in technical content to the City Engineer and in financial content to the City Treasurer.

3. That City Council APPROVE the transfer of surplus funds of $72,722 from the Corporate and Community Climate Change Mitigation (Project ID #7159001) to a new project ID for the development of the Deep Energy Efficiency Retrofit (“DEER”) Business Plan.

Executive Summary: N/A

Background:

In 2015, The Corporation of the City of Windsor (the “City”) began the process of developing a long-term comprehensive plan to address energy and greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions through the completion of a Community Energy Plan (the “CEP”) and associated Corporate Climate Change Action Plan (“CCAP”). These plans were approved by City Council in July 2017 (CR426/2017).

The vision of the CEP is to create economic advantage, mitigate climate change, and improve energy performance. It strives to position Windsor as an energy center of excellence that boasts efficient, innovative, and reliable energy systems that contribute to the quality of life of the residents and businesses.

The CEP included a community-wide goal to reduce GHG emissions by 40% of 2014 levels and to reduce per-capita energy consumption by 40%. Increasing residential energy efficiency was the first strategy identified to achieve this goal. Throughout 2018 and 2019 consultants were engaged to develop a business case for a deep energy efficiency retrofit program. The final business case was presented to Council in February 2020 (C1/2020).

Decision Number: CR112/2020 ETPS 737

1. That the report of the Community Energy Plan Administrator dated January 3, 2020 entitled Windsor Residential Deep Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program BE RECEIVED for information.