REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Staff Responses to City Council Questions and Feedback on the Draft Climate Action Playbook (CAP 2.0) from Council Study Session on March 26, 2019 (Information Only)
Report
BACKGROUND
On March 26, 2019, staff presented the updated Climate Action Plan ("Draft Climate Action Playbook") to City Council during a Study Session. While staff addressed many of the questions during the meeting, there was not sufficient time to respond to all the questions. Staff responses to outstanding Council questions are provided below.
DISCUSSION
Alignment of Green Building Program with Climate Action Playbook
The updated Green Building Program (adopted May 2019) provides incentives for electrification. The Playbook builds on this Program by examining Reach Codes, in partnership with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), as a part of Move 2.E - Evaluate code and permitting processes to streamline building electrification. Reach Codes are building codes that are more advanced than those adopted by the state. They can be a tool to create options within the building code to incentivize electrification, through either performance-based or prescriptive measures.
Currently, SVCE, Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE), and the County of San Mateo's Office of Sustainability are working together with a consultant team to develop draft Reach Codes that their member jurisdictions, including Sunnyvale, may adopt. Staff is working with SVCE and neighboring jurisdictions to evaluate whether Reach Codes can be effectively implemented in Sunnyvale and will solicit community and stakeholder feedback on such a proposal. Staff plans to present a recommendation regarding Reach Codes to City Council in fall 2019. Subsequently, Reach Codes would need to be submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for approval. Staff will also present a recommendation regarding adoption of the 2019 Building Standards Code in 2019. Both the 2019 Building Code and the Reach Co...
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