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7A age 1 REPORT . To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er October 12, 2009 SUBJECT Bay Area Climafie Collaborative Compact RECOMMENDATION Adopt, by Resolution, the Bay Area Climate Co(laborative Compact BACKGROUND The 6ay Area Climate Collabarative ("Collaborative"} is an initiative spearheaded by leaders from San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. The Collaborative is a public- private partnership of municipafities, business groups, regional agencies, environmental organizations, and educational institutions. The purpose of the Collaborative is to best serve the region and a11 of its municipa[ities, institutions, and communities in helping to meet the state of California's goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SLVG} acts as fiscal agent and pro�ides staffing to the Collaborative. The Collaborative was created because its founders recognized that climate change is one of the most wide-ranging and profound environmental challenges facing humanity and the region. The Collaborative is dedicated to achieving 10 goals (see attachment 3) to effectively address the challenge of climate change and sustain quality of life, as defined in the Bay Area Climate Change Compact ("Compact"). By signing The Compact in February 2009, the Mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland launched the Collaborative. Since that time municipalities and organizations across the r region have been asked to become signatories. Current members include: City of Dakland, City of San Francisco, City of San Jose, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and Santa Clara County. Should Council decide to become a signatory City, Redwood City would be expected to work in collaboratively toward the goals outlined in the Compact. There are no penalties for not reaching these goals. {n addition, as a signatory of the Compact, Redwood City leadership is invited to participate on the Collaborative's steering committee and on related working groups. Currently, the Collaborative has estab(ished three working groups focused on the following topics: solar and green bui(ding, public information campaigns and electric vehicles. Participation on the steering committee and working groups is voluntary, and might include a combination of policy member and staff participation.