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The Sustainability/Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Ad Hoc Committee recommends that Council:
1. Review the progress report and feedback from the S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee’s work to
date;
2. Accept the draft S/CAP 3-Year Work Plan that incorporates the Council directives from
April 2021 (Attachment A); and
3. Direct staff to propose necessary staffing in the Electric Fund and the General Fund
during the mid-year budget update, in order to implement the near-term activities in
the draft S/CAP 3-Year Work Plan.
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On April 19, 2021, following its review of progress on the S/CAP Update Report, Council
directed the Mayor to form an S/CAP Ad Hoc Committee, and directed staff to pursue near-
term actions in parallel to the S/CAP Update while further developing a number of existing and
new elements. This report describes the work completed to date by the S/CAP Ad Hoc
Committee and some of the key community feedback received during the Ad Hoc meetings and
other engagement efforts. The report also includes a message from the Ad Hoc Committee
members, Vice Mayor Burt and Councilmember Cormack, describing what has been achieved
and learned so far, and providing their immediate recommendations to the Council.
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In April 2016, City Council adopted the ambitious goal of reducing GHG emissions to 80 percent
below 1990 levels by 20301 (the “80 x 30” goal) - 20 years ahead of the State of California 80 x
50 target, and an interim step towards California’s new aspirational statewide goal of achieving
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