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

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[ME na iroropfit[.7: The 2017 Plan includes a wide range of control measures designed to decrease emissions of the air pollutants that are most harmful to Bay Area residents, such as particulate matter, ozone, and toxic air contaminants; to reduce emissions of methane and other GHGs that are potent climate pollutants in the near -term; and to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide by reducing fossil fuel combustion. BAAQMD's Climate Protection Planning Program is a comprehensive planning effort to reduce the air district's GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. In 2018, the Climate Protection Grant Program awarded $4.5 million to 17 projects at 15 regional public agencies in two programs areas: reducing GHGs from existing and fostering innovative strategies to long-term GHG reduction. Grants were awarded to Alameda County Waste Management Authority and East Bay Clean Energy, among others. City General Plan San Leandro adopted a comprehensive update to its General Plan in 2017. The General Plan is a comprehensive blueprint that lays out the community's approach to growth and development activities through the year 2035. The General Plan also serves as a framework for the CAP, providing overarching direction for the City to address climate change. This overarching direction includes: • Goal OSC-8: Promote the efficient use of energy and the increased use of renewable energy by San Leandro residents and businesses. • Policy EH-6.11: Prepare for the weather -related impacts of climate change, such as more frequent extreme weather events, temperature extremes, and prolonged drought. • Policy T-5.8: Plan for a substantial increase in the number of electric vehicles and other low -emissions or zero -emission vehicles on city streets. The CAP acts to implement the General Plan, providing specific policies and actions to achieve comprehensive GHG reduction and climate adaptation activities in San Leandro in a manner consistent with the General Plan's overall path for the community. San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan Page 23