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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.5 Dublin Climate Challenge - Community Engagement with the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyondr DUBLIN CALIFORNIA STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: .Lily 16, 2024 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager Agenda Item 3.5 SU B.ECT : Dublin Climate Challenge - Community Engagement with the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond Prepared by: Kate Battaglia, CivicSpark Fellow EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will receive a presentation on community engagement with the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond through the new Dublin Climate Challenge online platform. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Receive the presentation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost associated with the Dublin Climate Challenge online platform is $8,500 for the initial implementation and first year of service. The platform will cost $6,000 annually thereafter. The cost of these services will be charged to the Public Works Department in accordance with the adopted annual operating budget. DESCRIPTION: Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond On September 15, 2020, the City Council approved Resolution 100-20 Adopting the City of Dublin Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2030 and Beyond. CAP 2030 includes five strategies and 22 measures intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and to put the City on the path to reaching carbon neutrality by 2045. Achieving carbon neutrality will require a communitywide effort and CAP 2030 includes actions in which every part of the community can participate. Page 1 of 2 1 Dublin Climate Challenge To help engage the Dublin community with CAP 2030, the City entered into an agreement with Bright Action Communities (formerly Community Climate Solutions) to launch the Dublin Climate Challenge. The Dublin Climate Challenge online platform allows individuals, households, businesses, and community groups to learn about and commit to various sustainable actions to lower their impact on climate change. Actions on the Dublin Climate Challenge platform are grouped into categories that address energy use, transportation, waste, and water. Within each category, users can explore actions such as completing home energy checkups, owning an electric vehicle, switching to reusable foodware, and more. The actions range in difficulty from simple to challenging and include renter friendly and youth friendly options. Each sustainable action on the platform provides users with information, tips, and resources, as well as the impacts of successfully completing the action, including GHG emissions reduced, resources saved, and annual cost savings. The platform provides individual, neighborhood, and citywide level data on actions taken, emissions reduced, and gallons of water saved. By selecting and completing actions, residents and community members can see the true impact and savings from their actions, as well as the communitywide impact throughout Dublin. The data provides insight on behavior change in Dublin, which can assist Staff in developing outreach and engagement strategies. For example, targeted outreach can be conducted for certain actions that are identified as having less community uptake through the platform. The information collected from this platform can also be used to benchmark progress against other Bay Area cities such as Livermore, Fremont, Albany, and Piedmont that also collect data on the platform. Outreach for the Dublin Climate Challenge Staff anticipate starting outreach for the Dublin Challenge at the end of July after the platform launches. Staff will work with the Communications Division and attend tabling events, such as the Dublin Farmers' Markets, to promote the platform and encourage community members to join the Dublin Climate Challenge. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: Strategy 5. Long -Term Infrastructure and Sustainability Investments Objective C: Continue to make progress on the Climate Action Plan and sustainable operations. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Resolution 100-20 Adopting the City of Dublin Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond Page 2 of 2 2 Attachment I RESOLUTION NO. 100 - 20 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ADOPTING THE CITY OF DUBLIN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2030 AND BEYOND WHEREAS, on November 16, 2010 the City Council adopted Resolution 167-10 approving the City of Dublin Climate Action Plan establishing greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals for 2020;and WHEREAS, under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) a city may prepare a qualified GHG Reduction Strategy or Climate Action Plan to evaluate a community's cumulative impact due to GHG emissions from future planned development; and WHEREAS, if a project is consistent with an adopted, qualified GHG Reduction Strategy or Climate Action Plan, the Strategy/Plan can be used as a basis for determining that the project would have a less than significant impact on a community's cumulative GHG emissions under CEQA; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2013 the City Council adopted Resolution 177-13 approving the City of Dublin Climate Action Plan Update to use as a basis for determining that a future project that was consistent with the adopted Climate Action Plan Update would have a less than significant impact on Dublin's cumulative GHG emissions under CEQA through 2020; and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is on track to meet the 2020 GHG reduction goals established by the Plans; and WHEREAS, n 2016, the California Legislature adopted Senate Bill (SB) 32 to extend the State's commitment to GHG emissions reductions by tightening the target to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030; and WHEREAS, n 2018, Governor Brown adopted Executive Order (EO) B-55-18 setting a Statewide goal of reaching carbon neutrality by no later than 2045; and WHEREAS, on December 17, 2019, the City Council provided consensus to align the City's future Climate Action Plan with both SB 32 and EO B-55-18 goals and consensus to proceed with the draft strategies and measures to achieve those goals; and WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond establishes the following targets: 1. Reduce GHG emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 2. Reach carbon neutrality by 2045; and WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond contains 27 measures grouped into the five strategies listed below to reduce GHG emissions by roughly 73,000 metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030: 1. 100% Renewable and Carbon -Free Electricity 2. Building Efficiency and Electrification 3. Sustainable Mobility and Land Use Reso No. 100-20, Item 6.1, Adopted 09/15/2020 Page 1 of 2 3 Attachment I 4. Material and Waste Management 5. Municipal Leadership; and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond will result n co -benefits n the following areas: economic growth, reduced traffic congestion, improved public health, healthier ecosystems, robust landscapes, carbon sequestration, enhanced resilience, equity and inclusion, community leadership and partnerships, and cutting -edge technologies; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing on the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond and related Negative Declaration on September 15, 2020; and WHEREAS, the City Council did review and consider the Negative Declaration and the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond and all said reports, recommendations, and testimony herein and set forth prior to making its decision on the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve and adopt the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond attached hereto as Exhibit A to the Resolution and authorizes Staff to make any non -substantive grammatical or editing changes n the final document. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September 2020, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Goel, Hernandez, Josey, Kumagai and Mayor Haubert NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: r DocuSigned / by: City Clerk yV Jv”-L DocuSigned by: r ._. ..Td9732C4974C.: Mayor Reso No. 100-20, Item 6.1, Adopted 09/15/2020 Page 2 of 2 4 Dublin Climate Challenge Community Engagement with CAP 2030 July 16,2024 Vt DUBLIN CALIFORNIA 5 Outline • Overview of Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond (CAP 2030) • Overview of Dublin Climate Challenge Platform • Outreach for the Dublin Climate Challenge 6 Background • Greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals • Five strategies in the Climate Action Plan 2030 and Beyond (CAP 2030) CITY OF DUBLIN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2030 AND BEYOND 8uildingThriving and Resilient Neighborhoods for Al September 2020 .fi 0 Dublin Climate Challenge • Online platform • Explore actions • Provide resources • Collect data GO Join the Dublin Climate Challenge and help create a healthy, vibrant, and resilient Dublin! 1,000 HOUSEHOLDS BY APRIL 2025 100 TONS OF CO2 BY APRIL 2025 TOP COMMUNITY GROUP TOP TEAM Exploring Actions • Energy • Transportation • Waste • Water DUBLIN CALIFORNIA Explore Actions What is most important to you? Priority Impact ; Savingsfyear Easy Renter Friendly Youth Friendly Add a filter Difficulty 1 Upfront Cost All v All Time Required (hours) Buy or Lease an Electric Vehicle Ditch the gas pump for BIG savings * Medium 0 13000 0 $ 1200 Choose ❑ I already do this Customize Go Solar! Let sunshine power your home * Challenging 0 7500 0 $ 400 Choose ❑ lalready dothis Customize Buy or Lease a Hybrid Vehicle Find out what it's like to only fill up once in a while * Medium © 6000 $ 530 Choose ❑ I already do this Customize Install Electric Heat Pump Heater Go heat pump for a big impact! * Challenging O 4000 e $ 480 Choose ❑ I already do this Exploring Actions Post Q+ Share ,T $0 - $25000 Upfront Cost 5 Hours $400 Annual Savings Install Solar Panels If you own your home and it has good sun exposure and a sturdy roof, you could generate your own clean power with solar "photovoltaic" (PV) panels. New planning and financing tools make it easy to go solar. Impact 7500 Points CO2e Reduced 5500 Ibs CO2e ®®®® Why Find out if solar panels can work for you Find an installer Size your solar system Learn about incentives and financing options Install, flip the switch on your panels, and celebrate! Get Started ❑ I already do this WM DUBLIN 10 CALIFORNIA Exploring Actions Let the sun shine in and save * Easy 0 450 0 $ 30 Choose ❑ I already do this Remember your Reusable Bags Ditch single -use plastic bags * Easy 0 350 �$20 Choose ❑ I already do this Customize Rock a sweater & chill * Easy © 400 ®$30 Choose ❑ I already do this Customize Turn Water Heater Temp Down Heat your water just enough and save * Easy 0 330 0 $ 20 Choose ❑ I already do this Save trees and create cleaner air & water! * Easy Co 400 0$20 Choose ❑ I already do this Customize Fill Dishwasher Fit it up and skip the rinse * Easy 0 230 ©$30 Choose ❑ I already do this Customize DUBLIN CALIFORNIA Outreach • Communications Division • Tabling events SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS o- i L1tiL.e alterna • - transportation (bike, BART, bus, scooter, walk). Plan and shop with meals in mind to reduce food waste. Take household hazardous waste to the HHW facility. Add compost or mulch to your garden to reduce water use and weed growth. Purchase or least an ake home es.ffi• y clectriciehl a rades. Compost food r--aps in the compost rt Use less toxic pest control and cleaning products. Pick up pet waste and dispose in the garbage. to visit our wehsite and leam more bout susrainability in Dublin! r sr re foodware when u,.ag out or support taurants that offer reus. �. Be idle free. Turn oft engine if idling for 30 seconds or longer. Take your car to the car wash or wash your vehicle on a lawn or landscape area. Conclusion • Engage the community • Achieve CAP 2030 goals