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CLK-Pamela Aguilar <br />From: Marty Jordan <majordan421 @outlook.com> <br />Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 1:14 PM <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: Recommend All -Electric New Construction or Prohibition on Gas Use for the Proposed <br />Ordinance on Energy and Green Building Standards towards the adoption of Reach <br />Codes <br />Mayor Bain and Council Members, <br />I am writing to urge you to consider strong Energy and Green Building Standards ("Reach Codes") that require All - <br />Electric new construction or prohibited gas use in new homes and buildings. <br />Preventing the use of fossil fuels, including natural gas, in new construction will create more affordable, cleaner, <br />healthier, and more resilient housing and buildings for communities throughout Redwood City. It will also future proof <br />our cities and County against expensive and uncertain supplies of natural gas. <br />A swift transition away from fossil fuel use is necessary to avoid the very worst and irreversible impacts of climate <br />change, and it is consistent with the UN's recent IPCC 2018 Special Report that shows we must dramatically reduce <br />Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 through rapid and unprecedented measures. <br />Accordingly, the County of San Mateo joined over 1,000 national, international, and local jurisdictions with a formal <br />declaration of a Climate Emergency on September 17th of this year. They too are now strongly considering all -electric <br />building reach codes. <br />Adopting an all -electric Reach Code is the single biggest climate action you can take this year and I ask you to support it <br />as an important climate action to phase out fossil natural gas fuel use in our homes and buildings. <br />Sincerely, <br />Marty Jordan <br />Citizen of San Mateo <br />