TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jesse Gutiérrez, Principal Planner, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation on the proposed Implementation Plan for the Napa Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP).
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive a presentation by Erik de Kok, Ascent Inc., on the proposed Implementation Plan for the Napa RCAAP.
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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
The Napa County Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Implementation Plan (Implementation Plan) will serve to organize each jurisdiction’s approach to climate action, both individually and collectively, while emphasizing accountability and transparency. It will clearly outline the tasks and responsibilities assigned to each jurisdiction and their respective departments, with progress tracked through annual work plans. As such, the Implementation Plan will be an essential tool for defining each jurisdiction’s climate action work on a fiscal-year basis and for further integrating equity into climate-related projects and initiatives. The City of Napa has contracted separately with Ascent to produce an individual Implementation Plan, however, the intent is to coordinate with the City.
The Implementation Plan should also ensure consistency with the RCAAP’s assumptions to maintain consistency with CEQA Guidelines 15183.5, while also identifying where certain measures may allow flexibility in implementation approaches on a jurisdictional basis.
Implementation Plan monitoring and reporting tools will enable the County, working in collaboration with the jurisdiction, to track the status of implementation activities, monitor the performance of individual measures in achieving the performance targets and estimated GHG reductions for quantifiable GHG reduction measures, and track progress in achieving the RCAAP’s quantitative GHG reduction targets and goals for 2030 and 2045 with the RCAAP.