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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 100786056673 Resolution No. 10078 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopting a Carbon Neutrality Goal to Further the Climate Goals of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan R E C I T A L S A.In December 2007, Council adopted the City’s Climate Protection Plan which set a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal of 20% reduction by the year 2020. B.In March 2013, Council approved Resolution 9322 directing staff to achieve carbon neutrality for the electric supply portfolio by 2013 through the use of a combination of hydroelectric resources, long-term renewable resources and short-term renewable energy resources and/or renewable energy certificates (RECs). C.In 2013, Council established the Office of Sustainability to work with other City departments to bring a sharper strategic focus, better interdepartmental synergy, and greater momentum to the City’s sustainability and climate initiatives. D.In April 2016, Council adopted a GHG emissions reduction goal of 80% reduction by the year 2030, relative to a 1990 baseline (the “80 x 30” goal). In 2016, the City and Community reduced GHG emissions an estimated 37% relative to the 1990 baseline. E.In December 2016, Council approved Resolution 9649 directing staff to achieve carbon neutrality for the natural gas supply portfolio by 2018 through the use of high-quality environmental offsets and physical “biogas” or “biomethane”. F.In September 2018, Governor Brown issued California Executive Order B-55-18, setting the goal to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible, by 2045 at the latest, and achieve and maintain net negative emissions from that point forward. A s defined by the California Air Resources Board, “Carbon neutrality means that all GHG emissions emitted into the atmosphere are balanced in equal measure by GHGs that are removed from the atmosphere, either through carbon sinks or carbon capture and storage”. G.In 2020, the City and Community reduced GHG emissions an estimated 50.6% relative to the 1990 baseline. H.In April 2021, Council directed the Mayor to form a Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Ad Hoc Committee to guide the development, implementation, communication, and future community engagement of the S/CAP. In April 2022, the S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee began discussions on carbon neutrality. The “80 x 30” goal is an interim step that supports California’s statewide goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. I.As a result, the Council wishes to adopt a carbon neutrality goal to further the climate goals of the S/CAP beyond the “80 x 30” goal, and direct staff to evaluate how the City would meet a carbon neutrality goal. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CDCD8E9-478A-42EF-907F-75217AB6B1A8 6056673 The Council of the City of Palo Alto (“City”) RESOLVES as follows: SECTION 1. The Council hereby approves a goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review because it is an administrative government activity that will not result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment (CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5)). INTRODUCED AND PASSED: October 3, 2022 AYES: BURT, CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: Assistant City Attorney City Manager Director of Utilities Director of Administrative Services DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CDCD8E9-478A-42EF-907F-75217AB6B1A8 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 9CDCD8E9478A42EF907F75217AB6B1A8 Subject: Complete with DocuSign: S/CAP Resolutions Source Envelope: Document Pages: 19 Signatures: 19 Certificate Pages: 5 Initials: 0 AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Status: Completed Envelope Originator: Vinhloc Nguyen 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Vinhloc.Nguyen@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 10/4/2022 1:50:41 PM Holder: Vinhloc Nguyen Vinhloc.Nguyen@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Amy Bartell Amy.Bartell@CityofPaloAlto.org Assistant City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/4/2022 1:58:55 PM Viewed: 10/5/2022 4:13:07 AM Signed: 10/5/2022 4:17:42 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 7/16/2015 5:52:40 AM ID: d8ecb53d-ef81-4016-8886-1560c48de42a Kiely Nose Kiely.Nose@CityofPaloAlto.org Director, Administrative Services/CFO City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 73.162.77.140 Sent: 10/5/2022 4:17:44 AM Viewed: 10/5/2022 9:36:57 AM Signed: 10/5/2022 9:37:41 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Dean Batchelor Dean.Batchelor@CityofPaloAlto.org Director of Utilities City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/5/2022 9:37:44 AM Viewed: 10/5/2022 9:42:34 AM Signed: 10/5/2022 9:43:09 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/5/2022 9:43:12 AM Viewed: 10/5/2022 5:09:53 PM Signed: 10/5/2022 5:10:06 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Patrick Burt pat@patburt.org Mr Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 98.37.159.0 Sent: 10/6/2022 11:02:12 AM Resent: 10/13/2022 10:43:14 AM Viewed: 10/13/2022 2:47:51 PM Signed: 10/13/2022 2:48:31 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Lesley Milton Lesley.Milton@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 10/13/2022 2:48:33 PM Viewed: 10/13/2022 2:52:52 PM Signed: 10/13/2022 2:53:12 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 10/4/2022 1:58:55 PM Certified Delivered Signing Complete Completed Security Checked Security Checked Security Checked 10/13/2022 2:52:52 PM 10/13/2022 2:53:12 PM 10/13/2022 2:53:12 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps