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APPOINTMENTS TO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution appointing ten members to the Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee for two-year terms beginning immediately upon ratification and ending September 30, 2019.
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Summary
Due to the term expiration of all ten members of the City’s Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee, applications were solicited from the public from January 27, 2017 to February 10, 2017; and from April 10, 2017 to April 28, 2017.
They Mayor has recommended the following members to serve on the Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee for two-year terms beginning immediately upon ratification by the City Council and ending on September 30, 2019:
Non-Profit
Carol Ornelas - Visionary Home Builders (Incumbent)
Jasmine Leek - Third City Coalition
Business
Julia Cox - Berkshire Hathaway Drysdale Properties
Jeremy Terhune - Defenders of Wildlife (Incumbent)
Developer
John Beckman - Building Industry Association (Incumbent)
David Nelson - A.G. Spanos Co. (Incumbent)
Labor
Chris Pedroza - Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (Incumbent)
Chris Greaney - Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16
Environmental
Randall Hatch - Randy Hatch Planning Consultation (Incumbent)
Manuel Garcia - Sustainability Consultant for San Joaquin Delta College
DISCUSSION
Background
On December 11, 2007, the City Council (Resolution No. 07-0515) adopted the 2035 General Plan and Infrastructure Studies and the Bicycle Master Plan. In January 2008, litigation was initiated against the City by the Sierra Club alleging inadequate environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Subsequent to the filing of the Sierra Club lawsuit, the Attorney General of the State of California contacted the City and indicated that the State may join the pending litigation unless the City agreed to certain actions to more definitively implement the intent of the California Global Warming Solutions Act, also known as Assembly Bill 32.
On September 9, 2008, the City Council approved a Memorandum of Agreement (Settlement Agreement) with the Attorney General of California and the Sierra Club.
As required by the Settlement Agreement, a Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee was formed. The first committee was based on recommendations by former Mayor Edward Chavez and was appointed by City Council action on November 4, 2008 (Resolution No. 08-0438). The Climate Action Plan Advisory Committee is a volunteer board and is formed to monitor the City’s compliance with the Settlement Agreement, help identify funding sources to implement the Settlement Agreement, and to make recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council regarding the Climate Action Plan.
Though the Settlement Agreement requires just five members, the City has elected to expand participation to ten members. This membership consists of two members of the five following general categories: Environmental; Non-Profit Community Organization; Labor; Business; and Developer. The Settlement Agreement does not specify that a member come from a particular organization or company.
Present Situation
Per the procedures set forth in Council Policy Chapter 3.02, applications were solicited from the public from January 27, 2017 to February 10, 2017; and from April 10, 2017 to April 28, 2017. At the close of the final solicitation period, the City Clerk’s office had received a total of 10 applications which were provided to the Mayor for review and selection.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
There is no financial impact to the City of Stockton from this action.
Attachment A - Redacted Applications