Reso 2021-113 Adopt 2021 CAP and Addendum to 2035 General Plan

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Public °ewe,,, Hearing Draft landslides, riparian habitats are vulnerable to drought and water quality degradation, and both riparian habitats and low-lying areas are vulnerable to flooding and SLR. Components of the built environment and associated services that are especially susceptible to climate change include electrical infrastructure and services, transportation infrastructure, the San Leandro Water Treatment Plant, and low-lying sewer lift stations and sewer infrastructure. GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION AND CLIMATE ADAPTION STRATEGIES To evaluate the City's current progress toward meeting its emissions reductions targets, this CAP acknowledges the City's existing climate policies and programs, planned future actions, and actions already and soon -to -be implemented at the state level and estimates GHG emissions reductions associated with the implementation of these actions. With the implementation of existing State and local programs, the City of San Leandro's GHG emissions are projected to fall to 497,750 MTCO2e by 2030 and 469,790 MTCO2e by 2050. While implementation of existing State and local actions will help the City meets its GHG reduction targets, these actions are insufficient on their own. The CAP identifies future strategies that will allow the City to achieve its reduction targets. Each GHG reduction strategy falls into 1 of 12 broad categories addressing building electrification, energy efficiency, renewable energy, transportation, waste reduction and management, water efficiency, and equity and just transition. In conjunction with existing local and state programs, these strategies provide a flexible path to resiliency, sustainability, and justice while reducing the city's GHG emissions to 425,330 MTCO2e by 2030 (41 percent below 2005 levels) and 214,170 MTCO2e by 2050 (70 percent below 2005 levels). This CAP also provides a suite of climate change adaptation strategies. These strategies aspire to foster climate change adaptation by reducing the severity of the climate change impacts on the community and by supporting the community's ability to respond to and recover from climate change -related disruption. Climate change adaptation strategies are organized into six overarching goals that address overall community hazardous conditions preparation and response, public health and safety, resilient development, resilient infrastructure, biological and cultural resources, and future CAP updates. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Implementing the CAP will require City leadership to put the strategies identified in the CAP into effect and report progress. To ensure that the implementation process is efficient and transparent, this CAP includes a work plan that identifies responsible departments, time frames, and relative costs associated with each measure. Implementation strategies include monitoring and reporting progress towards CAP emissions targets, continuing partnerships with relevant agencies and community groups, securing funding to implement the CAP, updating the baseline emissions inventory and CAP every five years, and maintaining and updating the CAP to allow for greater resilience. Page ES-4 San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan