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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: December 4, 2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Climate Action Plan Task Force
Prepared by: Rebecca Parnes, Environmental Technician
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider approving the formation of a Climate Action Plan (CAP)
Task Force. Staff is working to develop an updated CAP with strategies to achieve
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals by 2030 and 2050. The CAP T ask
Force will provide feedback to Staff on potential GHG emissions reduction strategies
throughout the development of the City of Dublin’s updated CAP.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Resolution Approving the Formation of a Climate Action Plan Task Fo rce.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adequate funding is allocated in the approved budget for the Fiscal Year 2018 -2019 for
the Climate Action Plan update, including support to a Climate Action Plan Task Force.
DESCRIPTION:
In July of this year, Staff began work on an update to the City’s existing Climate Action
Plan (CAP). The updated CAP will provide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction
goals for 2030 and 2050 to align with Senate Bill 32 and Executive Order B -30-15. The
City’s current CAP has GHG goals through 2020. The updated CAP will go through
California Environmental Quality Act review, following the Governor’s Office of Planning
and Research guidelines, so that the CAP can be used for future tiering and project
streamlining. Staff expects to complete the updated CAP in Fall 2019.
Creation of a CAP Task Force follows best practices identified by State organizations.
Per the California Air Resources Board (CARB) California’s 2017 Climate Change
Scoping Plan:
For California’s climate change policies to be supported by the public and be
implemented with enthusiasm, they must be developed through ample, genuine
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opportunities for community members to discuss and provide input. Californians’
contributions to the policy arena strengthen the end products and ass ist in their
implementation and enforcement.
CAP Task Force meetings will give the Dublin community an opportunity to help shape
the updated CAP and enable the City of Dublin to reach State mandated GHG
emissions reduction goals by 2030 and 2050.
As per the CARB guidelines and to help ensure specific strategies included in the
updated CAP represent the community’s needs and desires, Staff recommends forming
a CAP Task Force. The CAP Task Force will meet four to six times in 2019. During
meetings CAP Task Force members will be asked to provide feedback and input on
potential initiatives to include in the CAP update. Staff would identify the participating
members with representation from the following organizations and groups:
• Bay Area Rapid Transit
• Commercial Real Estate Broker
• Commercial Developer
• Dublin San Ramon Services District
• Dublin Unified School District
• East Bay Regional Park District
• Inside Dublin Graduates (2)
• Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority
• Large Business Owner
• Small Business Owner
• Residential Developer
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
All Climate Action Plan Task Force meetings will follow the public noticing requirements
established by the Brown Act.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution Approving the Formation of a Climate Action Plan Task Force
RESOLUTION NO. xx-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING THE FORMATION OF A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN TASK FORCE
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has a Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions to 15% below 2010 levels by 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is working to establish new strategies to achieve
further greenhouse gas reduction by 2030 and 2050 to align with Senate Bill 32 and
Executive Order B-30-15; and
WHEREAS, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Air
Resource Board identify community engagement as an essential part of Climate Action
Plan development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Dublin
does hereby approve formation of a Climate Action Plan Task Force.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized to direct staff to
identify Climate Action Plan Task Force participants from local government partners,
community members, development companies, and the business community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Climate Action Plan Task Force would be
for a limited term and would cease to exist following the adoption of the updated Climate
Action Plan by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of December 2018 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk