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Energy and Climate Protection Plan and Community Climate Action Plan Implementation Update
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to update the Town Council on the Energy and Climate Protection Plan and Community Climate Action Plan implementation efforts.
Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning.
Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Laura Janway, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, ljanway@townofcarrboro.org, (919) 918-7326; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org, (919) 918-7327
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Information
INFORMATION: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Town Council with a quarterly update on the implementation of two climate action plans, the municipal Energy and Climate Protection Plan (ECPP) and Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP). Work on the ECPP has been underway since the Board’s adoption on May 28, 2014. (A complete copy of the ECPP can be found at: http://www.townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/View/553/Energy--Climate-Protection-Plan-2014). Progress on the CCAP has been ongoing since the Board’s adoption of the plan on January 24, 2017. (A complete copy of the CCAP may be found at: <http://www.townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/View/4116/Community-Climate-Action-Plan>).
This update includes a detailed report describing ECPP and CCAP implementation since the November 2022 update (Attachment B). The report contains details regarding several new and ongoing initiatives, including the release of a Request for Proposals for a Fleet Alternative Fuels Feasibility Analysis, the decision to move forward with several solar arrays on Town properties, the Solarize the Triangle initiative, the upcoming launch of the Green Neighborhoods Grant Program, funding received through the FY22-23 Orange County Community Climate Action Grant Program, a transportation demand management project, and outreach events related to invasive species.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal or staff impact related to this update.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: The Town Manager recommends that the Town Council consider the attached resolution to receive the report.
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