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6.D. - Page 11 of 30 itself has not been updated and the fuel efficiency requirement has not been increased above 30 mpg 11 Climate Action Plans Since enactment of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), many local jurisdictions in California have adopted "Climate Action Plans" (CAPS). CAPS are documents that identify methods that local jurisdictions such as the cities and County can implement to significantly reduce GHG emissions as a first step toward meeting the requirements mandated by AB 32, which required a GHG reduction of 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. While such plans are not mandated, the County of San Mateo and 16 cities in the county have adopted them. Due to greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, CAPS include a section that discusses the status of greenhouse gas contribution from this sector and policies meant to reduce them. For purposes of this report, the Grand Jury reviewed the CAPS for the County and the cities that have them to determine whether the electrification of government fleets was addressed. 12 DISCUSSION The Grand Jury investigated what San Mateo County and the 20 cities within the county are doing to reduce their GHG emissions by converting their fleets to electric vehicles. Grand Jury Survey In December 2018, the Grand Jury surveyed each of the cities and the County (see Appendix A for form of the survey). The responses are summarized in Table 1. The survey results show that, as of the date of the survey, 11 of the 20 cities have no electric vehicles (as defined in the glossary) in their fleets. These are: Atherton, Belmont, Colma, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, San Bruno, San Carlos, South San Francisco, and Woodside. In contrast, two of the cities (Burlingame and Foster City) have converted one percent of their fleet to electric vehicles, three of the cities (Pacifica, Redwood City, and San Mateo) have reached three percent, the City of Millbrae has reached seven percent, and two cities (Brisbane and Menlo Park) have reached ten percent. Of interest is that although not having a Climate Action Plan, the Town of Portola Valley has moved forward with converting a third (two out of six) of its fleet to electric vehicles. 11 Email from SMC Department of Public Works 12 Links to each of the CAPS are given in the bibliography. 2018-2019 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 4 81