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"The AIA prioritizes and supports urgent climate action as a health, safety, and welfare issue, to exponentially accelerate the "decarbonization" of buildings, the building sector, and the built environment. " (his://www.buildingareen.com/sites/default/files/AIA%2OResolution%20on%20CIimate%20Action- final.pdf) If Council needs support from the AIA for a gas ban, please reach out to me and other local AIA architects. "AIA will partner with policymakers and allies to expedite policy and practice resources that effectively address climate change." (https://www.aia.org/resources/77541-where-we-stand-climate- change) I want to echo the points made by Aimee Bailey, Ph.D., because they are excellent: * 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 housing developers<htWs://www.svcleanenergy_ory/edwina-benner-plaza/> in Silicon Valley to the University of California & Stanford<https://www.2reentechmedia.com/articles/read/califomia-universities-are-transitioning- to -all -electric -buildings> 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 (= economic loss). 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. * High-performance electric appliances are the 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. * PG&E supports gas bans in new construction. Here is a copy of their letter of support for all -electric new constructionhttps:Hdrive.goo2le.com/open?id=13v 2 NTOb7L 09-zdaOCvgNi7Ee80UU1> to the City of Morgan Hill, which just passed a gas ban last week. They offered to show up at city council meetings to answer questions and voice support. * Eliminating indoor combustion improves health for residents. Buildings with gas in California release more smog indoors than all gas power plants, which impacts the health of our families and pets. Removing combustion indoors by moving to all -electric eliminates the release of toxic gases and the need for CO detectors, improving public health. * Redwood City will fall behind if it does not take a stronger position. In our region, San Jose, Berkeley, Menlo Park, Mountain View, and Morgan Hill have already banned gas or strongly favored all -electric new construction in the ordinances they've adopted. Here's a list of active local government efforts to decarbonize buildings<htip:Hww-w.buildingdecarb.org/active-code-efforts.html>. Several other local jurisdictions will be considering eliminating gas in the coming weeks. Redwood City will be an outlier and fall behind in the region if it does not adopt a stronger position. Thank you for your consideration.