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. 3 to Agreement No. 240241B with Ascent Environmental, Inc. for the development of the Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and Initial Study CEQA document.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 240241B with Ascent Environmental, Inc. to extend the term to June 30, 2027 and to increase the contract maximum from $758,710 to $888,710 for continued and additional specialized services to develop a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and to prepare an Initial Study CEQA document. (Fiscal Impact: $130,000 Expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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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 emphasizing the "Countywide Commitment to Address Climate Change." Following the Resolutions, all six jurisdictions came together to form the Climate Action Committee (CAC) via the signing of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). The CAC consists of two elected appointees from each of the jurisdictions for a total of 12 members.
At the October 6, 2022, meeting of the Napa County League of Governments (NCLOG), which included representatives from all six jurisdictions, there was broad support for proceeding with a Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) to provide a policy and implementation framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions.
At their meeting on May 16, 2023, the County Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare and issue a Request for Proposals to consultants to prepare a RCAAP. The plan would provide a policy and implementation framework for reducing GHG emissions.
On November 27, 2023, the CAC unanimously affirmed staff's recommendation of Ascent's proposal for specialized s...
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