TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jesse Gutierrez, Principal Planner - Sustainability
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240241B with Ascent Environmental, Inc. and Budget Amendment
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240241B with Ascent Environmental, Inc.; and approve a Budget Amendment for continued and additional specialized services to develop a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. (Fiscal Impact: $25,328 Net Expense; General Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
In June 2019, Napa County; the Cities of American Canyon, Calistoga, Napa, and St. Helena; and the Town of Yountville adopted Resolutions regarding the "Countywide Commitment to Address Climate Change." Following the Resolutions, all six jurisdictions came together to form the Climate Action Committee (CAC) consisting of two elected appointees from each of the jurisdictions for a total of 12 members. At the December 2020 meeting, the Committee agreed to create a formal Climate Action Committee (CAC) that included signing a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA).
At the October 6, 2022, meeting of the Napa County League of Governments (NCLOG), which includes representatives from all six jurisdictions, there was broad support for proceeding with a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to provide a policy and implementation framework for reducing GHG emissions. There was also general agreement that each jurisdiction should consider the proposal for a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan at a future Council/Board meeting, to guide Climate Action Committee (CAC) representatives as they move forward. Over the next five months, all six jurisdictions approved the idea of moving forward with preparing a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
At their May 16, 2023, meeting, the County Board of Supervisors directed staff to...
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