uTO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: David Morrison, Interim County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: David Morrison, Interim County Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Discussion to Partner in the Napa Climate Summit 2023
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff requests that the Climate Action Committee (CAC) discuss and consider a request from Napa Climate Now to act as a partner for Napa Climate Summit 2023.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Napa Climate Now has requested that the Climate Action Committee act as a partner for an upcoming event titled the Napa Climate Summit 2023. Napa Climate Now is not asking the CAC for funding or for speakers, but is asking for assistance in promoting the event.
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
Napa Climate Now has requested that the Climate Action Committee act as a partner for an upcoming event titled the Napa Climate Summit 2023. The sponsor of the summit is Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), which is funding the event. PG&E is the event sponsor and has provided funds for the event.
Specifically, Napa Climate Now would like to promote the summit by stating: "Hosted by Napa Climate NOW! in collaboration with the Climate Action Committee of Napa County." Napa Climate Now is not asking the CAC for funding or for speakers. Instead, the role of the CAC would be to:
* Promote the summit to elected officials and staff, who would be recognized at the event (as members of the CAC);
* Suggest projects that should be addressed at the summit; and
* Provide a list of people who should be invited to attend.
Under the adopted Bylaws, the purpose of the CAC is to: "...act as a community round table or forum for the sharing of information, providing public education, promoting events and grants relevant to climate change, developing a regional green...
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