2009-085 - Authorizing The Town To Become A Member Of The Bay Area Climate Collaborative And Authorizing The Town Manager To Sign The Bay Area Climate CompactRESOLUTION 2009 -085
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AUTHORIZING THE TOWN TO BECOME A MEMBER OF
THE BAY AREA CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE
AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO SIGN
THE BAY AREA CLIMATE CHANGE COMPACT
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos recognizes the need for
immediate, coordinated, and visionary action on greenhouse gas reductions and progress toward a
sustainable society that is resilient to climate change; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Climate 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; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to join the efforts of the Bay Area Climate
Collaborative.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Los Gatos, California, will
join the Bay Area Climate Collaborative as a partner and will become a signatory of the Bay Area
Climate Change Compact.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Town Manager of the Town of Los Gatos is hereby
authorized to execute the attached Bay Area Climate Change Compact (Exhibit A) in the name of and
on behalf of the Town of Los Gatos,
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting.of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held the 3' day of August, 2009, by the following vote:
COUNCIL:
AYES: Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector, and Mayor Mike Wasserman
NAYS: Steve Rice
ABSENT:
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SIGNED
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
a THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Bay Area Climate Collaborative
Compact
PRE-AMBLE
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 chanriels 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 opporturLity 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
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• 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 GIG 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, conununity
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 11 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 ti<<uasit, 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 mid 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 conununity resiliency;
9. Increase solid waste diversion from landfills to 75% by the end of 2013, and achieve zero
waste by the end of 2020;
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10. Increase the number of zero emission and other advanced ultra -low emission light duty
vehicles to 10% of municipal fleets by the end of 2013, and to 25% by the end of 2018.
Bay 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 greerrliouse 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 creed 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.
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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 ebange program development;
• Economies of scale with the development of Bay Area wide educational, marketing, and.
cornrnunity 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 Imowledge exchange of best
practices among all members;
• Promotion of pilot projects and encouragement by the collaborative to expand projects
across the Bay Area where appropriate and feasible;
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• Selection and development of community and cmmtywide 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 at best practices on climate change mitigation and adaptation
Organization Name:
Signed By: Title:
Signature:
Date:
' Signing on to this Chatter does not supersede any powers vested to the signatory.
2 Action area goals and targets are timelines are defined in the attached Bay Area Chinate Compact