REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Accept the Climate Action Plan Biennial Progress Report 2016 and Find that the Action is Exempt from Environmental Review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)
Report
BACKGROUND
In May 2014, the Sunnyvale City Council adopted the Climate Action Plan (CAP), which outlines the City's path toward mitigating climate change, while fostering a sustainable, healthy, and livable community. The CAP summarizes sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Sunnyvale as of 2008 (baseline year) and identifies mitigation strategies and their corresponding emissions reductions. The CAP identifies a collection of strategies and actions that, if implemented, would exceed the state-recommended GHG emissions reduction target of 15 percent below 2008 levels by the year 2020 (equivalent to 1990 emissions) and demonstrate progress towards the target of 80 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050.
In November 2014, the City Council adopted the CAP Work Plan 2020 (Work Plan 2020), which identifies a timeline for implementation of the CAP measures in the "near" and "mid" terms, in an effort to reach the 2020 emissions reduction target. Work Plan 2020 also describes ongoing monitoring and reporting of CAP progress. The CAP Biennial Progress Report 2016 (Report) summarizes the progress made on implementation of CAP measures, reassesses the City's emissions inventories, and updates the outlook for CAP measures to be implemented through 2020 with an emphasis on the upcoming two-year period.
EXISTING POLICY
The Climate Action Plan was adopted by Council on May 20, 2014 and the CAP Work Plan 2020 was approved by the City Council on November 25, 2014. This first biennial monitoring report is scheduled for April 2016 in the CAP Work Plan 2020.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sectio...
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