REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Nomination of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Representative to the Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0) Advisory Committee (CAC)
Report
BACKGROUND
The City's current Climate Action Plan (CAP), adopted in May 2014, outlines more than 130 actions for addressing community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Based on the first biennial CAP Progress Report completed in 2016, the City is on path to meeting the State's 2020 GHG reduction target (15 percent below baseline emissions, which is equivalent to 1990 levels). However, the adopted CAP was not designed to meet the new State targets of a 40 percent GHG reduction below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent reduction by 2050. Moreover, new approaches and technologies continue to emerge, which offer additional opportunities to modernize Sunnyvale's approach to climate action.
As a part of Council's 2017 Policy Priority, Accelerating Climate Action, the City has embarked on an initiative to update the CAP - the CAP 2.0 Initiative. The main goal of this Initiative is the development of a revised and more aggressive CAP that will contain guiding principles and key strategies designed to achieve or exceed the State's long-term greenhouse gas reduction targets.
To support the CAP 2.0 Initiative, the City Council approved the formation of a CAP 2.0 Advisory Committee (CAC) in June 2017. The CAC will play a key role in providing input and variety of perspectives during the development of CAP 2.0. The CAC will be responsible for reviewing information, providing feedback on key policy topics, recommending priorities, and representing the various interests of the community. The Council has approved the following composition of the committee (RTC 17-0592):
* Three alternate members will also be appointed to serve if selected primary members cannot participate.
EXISTING POLICY
COUNCIL POLICY MANUAL
Policy 7.2.1: Community Engagement-Goals and Policies
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