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Community Climate Action Plan Public Hearing Follow up
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide a report to the Board on additional community outreach and potential fiscal impacts related to the draft Community Climate Action Plan.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Manager’s Office
CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327; David Andrews - 919 918- 7315; Randy Dodd - 919-918-7326
INFORMATION: On April 26th, 2016, the Board held a Public Hearing on a draft Community Climate Action Plan and directed staff to pursue additional outreach in May. Staff reached out via several avenues as summarized in Attachment B. A short survey focusing on the broad goals of a subset of the plans recommendations indicated substantial support for the recommendations. The survey also indicated support for adding a recommendation that endorses a plant-based diet. These and additional outreach findings are discussed in Attachment B. Potential fiscal impacts have also been estimated and are included in Attachment C. The cost estimation included in Attachment C assumes pursuit of nearly all measures included in the draft plan and recognizes the timeframe of achieving the emissions reductions by 2025. Additional study is needed to consider potential funding sources, estimate climate action benefits associated with the different costs/investments, and determine impacts on the tax rate.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: There are no costs associated with receiving this report. There will be a fiscal and staff impact with plan implementation. The extent of the impact will depend on prioritization of the plan’s recommendations and implementation details to be determined.
RECOMMENDATION:r A resolution has been provided (Attachment A) for the Board of Aldermen to direct staff to pursue final edits to the Plan, complete additional evaluations, and prepare a report for the Board of Aldermen in the early fall.