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6.A. - Page 2 of 251 The City of Redwood City (City) has a strong track record of environmental stewardship with respect to climate action, reducing emissions at a greater rate — 22.7% instead of 15% below 2005 levels — and at a faster pace — by 2017 instead of 2020 — than the State target set by Assembly Bill (AB) 32 in 2006. The proposed CAP exceeds the State's newer, more ambitious target set by Senate Bill (SB) 32 in 2016, and would commit the City to a 50 percent reduction in emissions below 2005 levels by 2030. This will place Redwood City on the path to achieve carbon neutrality well before 2045. Key strategies include building electrification, active transportation and transit, as well as an electric leaf blower rebate program for mobile equipment emissions, expanding electric vehicle charging and ownership options, and electrification of the City's fleet and facilities. The proposed CAP followed significant engagement with community members and builds on the City's past climate work: • The City conducted a baseline GHG Emissions Inventory for 2005, followed by annual communitywide inventories for 2010-2017. • In 2008, the Council adopted by resolution the San Mateo County Energy Strategy, which supports and reinforces the City's environmental initiatives, energy efficiency and water conservation efforts, and climate action planning. • In 2010, Council adopted the Redwood City General Plan, which calls for the preparation of GHG inventories every one to two years, the adoption of emissions reduction targets, and the adoption of a Climate Action Plan. • In 2013, the City Council adopted the current Climate Action Plan (CAP) with 15 measures to achieve an emissions reduction target of 15% below 2005 levels by 2020, in line with AB 32. Since 2013, the City has been implementing the CAP measures and other programs and initiatives to reduce community and municipal GHG emissions. Accomplishments include the following: • The City has implemented over 25 municipal energy efficiency projects with over $48,000 in utility incentives and $50,000 in grant funding and saving over 127 MTCOZe (2013-2018). • Businesses and residents claimed $3,910,471 in utility incentives and installed 363 solar systems collectively (2013-2017). • The City upgraded 10 of 14 public electric vehicle charging stations that have saved over 244 MTCOZe since their installation (2014). • The City installed an 184kW solar system at Red Morton with no capital outlay, saving over $18,000 annually in energy costs over the life of the project (2015). • The City adopted Peninsula Clean Energy, moved City accounts to 100% renewable, 100% carbon free ECO100, and achieved a 97.96% opt -in rate (2016). • Peninsula Clean Energy saved businesses and residents over $2,000,000 in utility costs in 2017 and $18,000,000 in utility costs in 2018 while providing cleaner energy to the community (2017- 2018). • The Institute for Local Government and the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative awarded the City a Silver Level Beacon Award (2015), a Gold Level Beacon Award (2018), 3 Silver Spotlight awards (2015), 3 Gold Spotlight awards (2016, 2017, 2018), and 3 Platinum Spotlight awards (2015, 2019) for reducing communitywide and agency GHG emissions, reducing agency electricity and natural gas consumption, and implementing sustainability best practices. Page 2 of 8 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 307