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<br />SCHEDULE A <br />Scope of Work <br />Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Inventory and Action Plan <br />June 2, 2005 <br />1.1 Project Approach <br />The proposed approached for the completion of a,joint Greenhouse Gas (GHG) <br />Emissions Inventory and Reduction Local Action Plan for Carrboro, Chapel Hill and <br />Orange County will fall into six phases. Each phase is described in detail below. <br />Please 1-Project Start-Up <br />Key staff from each local governmental entity will be brought together to form the Joint <br />Staff Committee These staff will be key data providers for the inventory and measures <br />quantification, The joint staff committee representatives would be augmented with <br />persons engaged in residential, commercial and industrial energy consumption, <br />transportation patterns and waste disposal, i,e. public utilities, grassroots organisations, <br />and public transit. <br />Additionally, an Air Quality Advisory Committee will be formed with representatives <br />from local elected boards, the University of North Cazolina and other representatives of <br />the energy ands utility field. Once the Joint Staff Committee is established, preliminary <br />data collection with begin. Upon establishment of the AQAC, a kick-off meeting will be <br />held to review and confirm the project details and continue the data collection phase of <br />the project, <br />IES may work with the Joint Staff Committee to hold forums to reach a broader range of <br />staff and representatives from institutional, commercial and industrial energy <br />consumption to enhance and augment the data collection. <br />Phase 2 -Inventory Data Collection <br />IES will work with members of the Joint Staff Committee to collect GHG inventory data <br />for the baseline year 2000 and the target year 2025. The inventory will be based on <br />energy consumption and solid waste generation for the following community and local <br />government sectors: <br />Community Local Government <br />Residential Buildings <br />Commercial Vehicle Fleets <br />Industrial Streetlights <br />Transportation Water & Sewage Operations <br />Waste Waste (from local government <br /> operations) <br />