HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/3/2026 Item 5f, Hermann and Read - Staff Agenda CorrespondenceCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
City of San Luis Obispo
Council Agenda Correspondence
DATE: February 3, 2026
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Prepared By: Chris Read, Sustainability Manager
VIA: Whitney McDonald, City Manager
SUBJECT: ITEM 5f - AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT TECH CLEAN CALIFORNIA
QUICKSTART GRANT TO SUPPORT LOCAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
RETROFITS IN MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES
Staff received the following question regarding the TECH QuickStart grant with staff’s
response shown in italics:
1) Will all the beneficiaries of the TECH Clean California QuickStart Grant,
assisted by the partner agencies (CAPSLO, Diversity Coalition, and Climate
Coalition) reside in the City of SLO? I do not see this outlined anywhere
specifically in the agreements or program requirements/eligibility criteria.
As noted in the Council Agenda Report, the grant funds are intended to be passed
through to CAPSLO for direct energy efficiency retrofits with additional funds
passed through to the Diversity Coalition and the SLO Climate Coalition for
supporting services.
CAPSLO, the Diversity Coalition, and the SLO Climate Coalition intend to reach
out to local mobile and manufactured home occupants to generate leads for energy
retrofits as soon as the agreements are completed. The City fully expects that all
funds will be expended within the City of San Luis Obispo. However, given the
“Quick Start” nature of the grant and the associated short timeframe (all funds must
be expended by March of 2027), the grant agreement gives CAPSLO flexibility to
complete projects in the region should local projects not materialize which would
happen in consultation with the City.
Should CAPSLO complete a regional project, City staff would not be directly
involved. However, in this instance, the City would still benefit from project -based
learnings associated with the installations.