Title:
Title
Agreement with the Local Government Commission to Support Mayors' Commission on Climate Change (I01001000)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01677
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute an agreement with the Local Government Commission (LGC) in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to support the Mayors' Commission on Climate Change.
Contact: Lucinda Willcox, Program Manager, (916) 808-5052, Department of Public Works; Julia Burrows, Special Assistant to the Mayor, (916) 808-5440, Office of the Mayor
Body
Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement - Local Government Commission
3-Mayors' Commission on Climate Change Process Overview
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Mayors' Commission on Climate Change ("Commission") is a joint initiative led by the Sacramento and West Sacramento mayors to become model cities for combatting climate change, ensuring the safety of our residents, and positioning our communities to take advantage of the transition to a clean energy economy that is already occurring.
This contract will allow for continued facilitation of additional Commission meetings and other community engagement to allow for continued development of recommendations and discussions on how to implement climate change actions.
Policy Considerations: Mayor Steinberg and Mayor Cabaldon are leading the Mayors' Commission on Climate Change to develop a common vision and set of strategies for both cities to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, referred to as Carbon Zero, by 2045. The Commission aims to:
* Establish goals and priority areas of action to achieve Carbon Zero by 2045
* Strengthen local and regional partnerships to address climate change and increase resiliency
* Engage community members and business leaders to build political support for robust climate action
* Provide a forum to develop and vet the...
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