TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: David Morrison, Director Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Deborah Elliott, Planner III - Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation and Discussion of Draft Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory and GHG Forecast Technical Memorandums
RECOMMENDATION
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County staff and Ascent Environmental will provide a presentation on the draft Napa County Regional 2019 Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update Summary and the draft Napa County Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory Forecast (2019-2030).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Honey Walters and Brenda Hom from Ascent Environmental will provide a presentation on the draft Napa County Regional 2019 Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update Summary and the draft Napa County Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory Forecast (2019-2030). Staff requests that the Climate Action Committee discuss the draft GHG inventory and forecast and provide comments.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In June 2021, the County received a grant agreement from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) in the amount of $50,000 to prepare a GHG inventory. As directed by the Committee, staff prepared a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultants to develop an updated regional GHG emissions inventory for the six agencies. The Committee requested that the RFP include optional tasks for consideration of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) and an evaluation of the potential for carbon sequestration within Napa County. The $50,000 grant from the BAAQMD is anticipated to cover the cost of the GHG inventory but will not cover the cost of the optional tasks. Based on the cost-sharing formula agreed to in the existing JPA, each jurisdiction paid an additional cost for the optional tasks.
The County Board...
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