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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 17, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-410 PRESENTATIONS <br />Agenda Number:4.B. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Debbie Pollart <br />Public Works Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Update on the San Leandro Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2015 and <br />the San Leandro Climate Hazards Assessment <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />This report is for informational purposes only. No formal action is required. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Climate action planning in the Bay Area began in the late 2000s and resulted in a first round <br />of carbon emission reduction plans that focused on energy efficiency and carbon reduction in <br />the areas within the control of local governments, including: solid waste diversion, municipal <br />operations, and building energy usage. <br />In 2006, StopWaste convened the Alameda County Climate Protection Project - a <br />county-wide effort which included the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, <br />Hayward, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City and the County <br />of Alameda - to join the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Local <br />Governments for Sustainability 5-Milestone process to: <br />1. Conduct an inventory of city-wide greenhouse gas emissions <br />2. Set a carbon emissions reduction target <br />3. Establish a Climate Action Plan <br />4. Implement a Climate Action Plan <br />5. Monitor and evaluate progress <br />In 2007, ICLEI conducted the 2005 inventory on behalf of the city (milestone #1) and <br />subsequently the City Council set a target to reduce community-wide emissions by 25% below <br />2005 levels by year 2020 (milestone #2). San Leandro completed the third milestone by <br />adopting the San Leandro Climate Action Plan at the end of 2009 with the theme, “Reduce, <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/11/2017 <br />19