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6.D. - Page 13 of 30 (Colma, Daly City, Hillsborough, South San Francisco, and Woodside) have CAPS that do not discuss conversion of fleet vehicles, to fuel-efficient vehicles and four cities (Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Portola Valley, and San Bruno) have no Climate Action Plan. In reviewing the cities' and County's CAPS as related to the conversion of fleet vehicles to electric vehicles, the Grand Jury finds that those cities, and the County, that include this discussion in their CAP vary in the strength of their approach. As noted above, the County already had a Fuel Efficient County Vehicle Purchasing Policy prior to developing their CAP, and this is emphasized in their document. Four of the cities (Atherton, Belmont, Burlingame, and Pacifica) describe policies to prioritize purchase of electric and alternative fuel vehicles, sometimes referred as a Sustainable Purchasing Policy, which are proposed for adoption by the city governments. For the remaining seven cities, the wording in the CAPs propose specific actions rather than an overall policy. The CAPs of the cities of Brisbane and East Palo Alto suggest that their cities participate in a car -sharing program that has electric vehicles. The CAP from Menlo Park says that "one or several neighborhood electric vehicles could be purchased or leased." 13 The CAPs from Foster City and San Mateo call for the cities to replace gasoline powered vehicles or conventional hybrids with low emissions vehicles, "as available and cost effective". 14 The 2009 CAP from San Carlos is specific about the number of vehicles to be replaced by 2020 stating that, "The City has approximately 18 vehicles between the Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Building Departments that have the possibility of being replaced in the future with alternative fuel or hybrid technology." 15 And the CAP from Redwood City mentions that by 2013, 83 percent of all City sedans in Redwood City were hybrids and the Parks and Police Departments had three fully electric vehicles. Of particular note, the action recommended in Redwood City is headed, "Lead by Example — promote fuel-efficient and alternative fuel vehicles in the community by using the City's fleet as an example." 16 As described above, there is a wide variation among local jurisdictions in San Mateo County in terms of their government fleet electric vehicle procurement policies. In this report, the Grand Jury has not investigated the reasons why local jurisdictions have adopted their specific policies, or no policy. It should be noted that some CAPs were drafted and adopted prior to 2010, when electric vehicles were not widely available, some have been reviewed and revised since 2015, one city is currently working on an updated CAP, and one city has a draft 2030 plan. 13 City of Menlo Park, Climate Action Plan Update and Status Report, 2009 htlp://worldcat.orWarcviewer/7/CBG/2013/04/17/H 136623 8244214/viewer/file l .pdf 14 City of San Mateo, Climate Action Plan, April 2015. htlps: //www. cityofsanmateo.orWDocumentCenterNiew/65426/San-Mateo-CAP---Adopted?bidld 15 City of San Carlos, Climate Action Plan, October 12, 2009 https: //www. cityofsancarlos. org//govemment/departments/city-manager-s-o ffice-communications/responsible- enviromnent/climate-action-plan 16 City of Redwood City Community Climate Action Plan htips://www.ca-ilg.org/sites/main/files/file- attachments/redwood_city- community climate action plan.pdf 2018-2019 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 6 83