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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBay Area Climate Collaborative CharterBay Area Climate Collaborative Charter Preamble The most wide-ranging and profound environmental challenge facing humanity is climate change. Fossil fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions are putting our ecosystem under great strain. Furthermore, our homeland security and economic stability are threatened by our reliance on unpredictable supplies of hydrocarbon fuels from unstable governments. The Bay Area faces a variety of unique challenges in taking action to address global warming. Beyond individual organizational goals, there is a profound need for coordinated action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by transforming our economy from one based on coal, oil, and gas to one that runs on clean, renewable energy at the local, State and Federal levels. The Bay Area Climate Change Collaborative recognizes the need for immediate, coordinated and visionary action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and speed progress toward a sustainable society that is resilient to the effects of climate change. Purpose No one agency, company or organization's actions alone can effectively address the challenge of climate change. We recognize the profound need for cross -sector, regional collaboration to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other best practices at the regional, State and Federal levels to address the challenge of climate change. The Bay Area Climate Change Collaborative brings together leaders from government, the business community, academia, and not-for-profit advocacy groups to address the challenge of climate change across the region to best meet these challenges and sustain our quality of life. VISION Our vision is to enable a healthy, safe and globally competitive Bay Area through collaborative action on climate change. Our coordinated efforts will be a model for regional action in California, the nation, and the world. Member Benefits Through collaborative efforts, members can expect to see the following benefits: • Improved fiscal resource use and staffing allocation reducing duplicative efforts on climate change program development; • Economies of scale with the development of Bay Area wide educational, marketing, and community information tools, and green procurement and staff training opportunities; • Improved access to climate change and related federal grants, public-private financing opportunities and future carbon revenues; • Improved information and data collection and sharing and knowledge exchange of best practices among all members; Final Draft • Promotion of pilot projects and encouragement by the collaborative to expand projects across the Bay Area where appropriate and feasible; • Selection and development of community and countywide regional sustainability indicators to measure our progress toward meeting our collective targets and goals Collaborative Objectives' • Guide and develop, by joint example, actions that reduce the region's greenhouse gas emissions, and increase the region's resiliency to the impacts of climate change • Proactively create cross -sector, cross -jurisdictional and public-private partnerships across the region in support of implementation of the Bay Area Climate Change Compact • Work together to leverage local, state and federal resources to implement the Bay Area Climate Change Compact • Share information and best practices on climate change mitigation and adaptation Organization Name: Signed By: Signature: Title:/ G(hL6� Date: oz / /9 /) -Ml o 1 Signing on to this Charter does not supersede any powers vested to the signatory. 2 Action area goals and targets are timelines are defined in the attached Bay Area Climate Compact. Final Draft 2 Compact PREAMBLE We, as signatories of this Bay Area Climate Change Compact, recognize the need for immediate, coordinated and visionary action on greenhouse gas reductions and progress toward a sustainable society that is resilient to climate change. Further, we: • Fully support the state of California's climate change goals set forth in the AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act and Executive Order # S-3-05 (2000 levels by 2010, 1990 levels by 2020, 80% below 1990 by 2050); • Have each established our respective municipal, agency, and organizational goals and programs; • Recognize that the challenges we face are regional in nature and can best be addressed in partnership; • Will strive to enable and expand the environmental, economic, and equity benefits of climate action; • Will commit leadership resources to work together in order to realize our shared vision. PURPOSE We are committed to creating a public-private identity that best serves our region and all of its municipalities, institutions, and communities in helping to meet the state of California's goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We are also dedicated to helping Bay Area communities prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. VISION Our vision is to enable a healthy, safe and globally competitive Bay Area through collaborative action on climate change. Our coordinated efforts will be a model for regional action in California, the nation, and the world. LEADERSHIP CALL TO ACTION We will promote our vision through various channels of action, including public policy, education, market shifts and behavioral change. Our approach will evolve over time. We challenge the region to join us in our efforts. We will work together to advance: • A sustainable built environment, encompassing buildings, public spaces, waste reduction and resilience to climate change, including sea level rise; • Models of planning and development that reduce the region's carbon footprint; • Economic opportunity and innovation that makes possible green jobs, provides workforce training and education, and enables cutting-edge research and development; • Renewable energy choices that decrease reliance on carbon -intensive fuels; • Transportation and commuting choices that improve our quality of life; • Constructive legislation at the local, state, and federal level; and • Increase the volume of waste products diverted from landfills. To accelerate results, and best serve the region, we will seek to: • Advance models for use by the broader regional community on effective local actions being taken to reduce GHG emissions; • Help to identify and disseminate emerging best practices for each sector: public, private, and civil society; • Accelerate adoption of solutions by scaling up successful programs across the region; • Where advantageous, leverage selected green resources (e.g. solar inspectors, community college green collar programs), in order to maximize limited resources and speed progress; • Harmonize standards for more effective dissemination and action across the region, and; • Monitor and track progress in reducing emissions and increasing resiliency. ACTION AREA GOALS Our public-private partnership will initially focus on the three largest Bay Area cities to guide and develop, by joint example, actions that reduce the region's greenhouse gas emissions, and increase the region's resiliency to the impacts of climate change. Action area goals and aggregate targets for the three cities, working in cooperation with the partners to this Compact include: 1. Establish an example reference standard for "baseline" green building and rooftop solar practices by the end of 2010; 2. Incentivize and encourage transportation mode -shifts, such as networked work locations, bicycling and public transit, to reduce 2008 baseline gasoline consumption 3% by the end of 2013, and 8% by the end of 2018; 3. From a 2008 baseline, increase by 30% the use of renewable sources for electrical energy by the end of 2013 and by 50% by the end of 2018; 4. Through conservation and energy efficiency, reduce electrical energy usage in buildings from a 2008 baseline by an average of 10% by the end of 2013 and by 15% by the end of 2018; 5. Increase the available blue and white collar "clean and green workforce" course/trainings by the end of 2013 and help place 20,000 trainees and graduates in the labor force by the end of 2013; 6. From a 2008 baseline, decrease community water consumption by 15% by the end of 2013 and 20% by the end of 2018 and increase water recycling rates by 10% by the end of 2013 and 15% by the end of 2018; 7. Develop and adopt municipal and organizational climate adaptation plans by the end of 2013 to increase resiliency to the impacts of climate change; 8. Implement a common, ongoing region -wide public information campaign by the end of 2010, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase community resiliency; 9. 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Councilmember Reports Councilmember Summit reported that March 20, 2010 had been designated as "Beautify Santa Clara County Day" by Santa Clara County Valley Water District. Cities are being encouraged to participate in a local program to make Santa Clara County beautiful. Summit shared an application for recognition by the Red Cross for emergency preparedness. Councilmember Larsen notified Council of a scheduled CERT Drill that will be held on May 26, 2010 at the Town Hall Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Mayor Pro Tem Kerr reminded the City Council and audience that the Grand Re -Opening of Westwind Barn was scheduled to be held on April 18, 2010 as part of the Town's Earth Day celebration. STAFF REPORTS City Manager City Attorney City Clerk No reports were given. COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS 23. Consideration of Town Participation in the Bay Area Climate Collaborative — Councilmember Larsen Councilmember Larsen introduced Peter Evans, Chair of the Standing Environmental Initiatives Committee. The request before Council was consideration of the Town's membership in the Bay Area Climate Collaborative. The Collaborative was an initiative of the Silicon Leadership Group and had been instituted to address the challenges of climate change with a partnership of both public and private sectors. Council had before them in their packet the Charter and Compact of the Collaborative. Evans advised Council that his Committee (EIC) had reviewed the goals of the Collaborative and supported the Town's membership. He noted that there were numerous organizations that were focusing on environmental stewardship and it was important to weigh the economies of time in choosing which program was the best fit for the Town. 15 City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 18, 2010 Evans reviewed the 10 action areas that had been identified by the Collaborative. He noted that the Town had already adopted many of the measures and the organization was a good fit with LAH environmental goals. Additionally, he believed that our residents had a stake in many of the issues and there was a practical application to our participation in the Collaborative given our residents' history of being early "adopters" of many of the programs. Councilmember Larsen commented that the Town had an opportunity to be a member of the steering committee. He had been engaged to work with the Collaborative on their membership efforts. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Larsen, seconded by Kerr and passed unanimously to authorize the Mayor to sign the Bay Area Climate Collaborative Charter on behalf of the Town to join with other Bay Area Cities and become a member of BACC. 24. Consideration of Approval of Form Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Amateur Radio Group Related to Operation of Town -Owned W6LAH Repeater, and, as Necessary, Appointment of Council Subcommittee and Amendment to the Standing Committee Resolution - Councilmember Larsen With the consensus of the City Council, the Agenda Item was withdrawn by Councilmember Larsen. It would return to Council at a future meeting. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned by consensus of the City Council at 11:20 PM. Respectfully submitted, Karen Jost City Cleric The minutes of the February 18, 2010 special City Council meeting were approved as presented at the March 18, 2010 regular City Council meeting. 16 City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 18, 2010