Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories - Amendment (Ordinance S-48612)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement 154619 with the Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability to provide additional funding to conduct a Water Systems Greenhouse Gas Consumption Emissions Inventory for the year 2020. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures included in this amendment will not exceed $42,000.
Report
Summary
The Office of Environmental Programs (OEP) entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona State University (ASU) Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) for consultant services to calculate 2020 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions based on most recent available data. ASU GIOS has conducted GHG inventories for City operations and community-wide since 2012. ASU reviews the data provided by the City and measures emission reductions to track the City’s progress on meeting its reduction goals. OEP plans to conduct GHG inventories every two years.
This amendment adds to the existing scope of services with completion of a Water System GHG consumption-based emissions inventory for 2020. This inventory will tabulate the lifecycle GHG emissions of the City’s water system. The lifecycle of the City’s water system includes, but is not limited to:
- diversion and conveyance of water from the Colorado River through the Central Arizona Project;
- diversion and conveyance of water from the Salt and Verde Rivers through the Salt River Project;
- energy consumption to treat raw water to drinking water quality;
- energy consumption to distribute water from water treatment facilities to the tap;
- energy consumption to collect stormwater and wastewater in City sewers;
- wastewater treatment and discharge; and
- downstream uses of wastewater treatment byproducts, like biosolids and greywater.
Contract Term
There is no change to the contract term. The IGA may be extended based on continuous need and available funding, which may be exercised by the City Manager or designee.
Financial Impact
The initial authorization for this IGA was for an expenditure not-to-exceed $95,000. This amendment will increase the authorization for the IGA by an additional $42,000, for a new total not-to-exceed agreement value of $137,000.
Funding for this amendment is available in the Office of Environmental Programs budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved IGA 154619 (Ordinance S-47588) on May 19, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Office of Environmental Programs.