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in Menlo Park, there are also a couple of small exceptions allowing gas cooking and gas fireplaces in homes. We will have to re-examing that compromise. But I hope you will find it easier to skip that political compromise we made as an early mover before momentum for decisive climate protection has built around us in recent weeks. Menlo Park staff have made their reports, analysis, findings and ordinance language available to all PCE members including Redwood City. I hope you will find them helpful in following or leap -frogging our example. Thank you for considering these thoughts and observations from a neighbor and partner in protecting our way of life. Best regards, Tom Kabat Menlo Park resident I'm writing to urge you to go beyond the staff proposal for reach codes and mandate all -electric buildings in new construction for the following reasons: • We must electrify all buildings to run off clean electricity to achieve science -based climate targets. Buildings are >25% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions, and building electrification is the only viable pathway for reducing emissions at scale, based on years of research from universities and national labs. All -electric new construction costs less than building with gas. There's significant savings when you do not install two separate utility connections (electric and gas). Everyone from affordable housingdevelopers in Silicon Valley to the University of California & Stanford are already building all -electric, because they've researched it and know the benefits. • Any gas infrastructure installed in buildings today is a stranded asset. Requiring all - electric new construction is the fiscally prudent decision. All gas infrastructure will need to be ripped out and replaced with electric in the coming decades. Requiring it now will save our community - residents and businesses - millions if not billions of dollars. • All -electric buildings with solar and battery storage enhance community resiliency. Buildings with gas are not more resilient: modern gas appliances require electricity to operate. All -electric buildings with solar and storage offer greater resiliency benefits for residents and businesses, especially in light of PSPS events. Advanced electric appliances are not new - they are industry standard in other regions of the US and abroad. Advanced electric technologies using heat pumps for space and water heating (not resistance appliances) and induction stoves for cooking (not coil cooktops) are already tested and proven. These technologies dominate most markets outside California.