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SC 10-21-21 PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AGENDA This will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location. Thursday, October 21, 2021 4:00 PM Teleconference Meeting TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 In accordance with Government Code 54953(e), this will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the following ways: 1) E-mail comments by 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 21 to the Commission at sustainabilitycommission@cupertino.org. These e-mail comments will be received by the commission members before the meeting and posted to the City’s website after the meeting. 2) E-mail comments during the times for public comment during the meeting to the Commission at sustainabilitycommission@cupertino.org. The staff liaison will read the emails into the record, and display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to the Chair’s discretion to shorten time for public comments). Members of the public that wish to share a document must email sustainabilitycommission@cupertino.org prior to speaking. 3) Teleconferencing Instructions Members of the public may observe the teleconference meeting or provide oral public comments as follows: Oral public comments will be accepted during the teleconference meeting. Comments may be made during “oral communications” for matters not on the agenda, and during the public comment period for each agenda item. To address the Commission, click on the link below to register in advance and access the meeting: Page 1 10/21/21 1 of 73 Sustainability Commission Agenda October 21, 2021 Online Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KON_1KVPRfKV9UswxD9KAA Phone Dial 669-900-6833 and enter Webinar ID: 999 3340 2895 (Type *9 to raise hand to speak) Unregistered participants will be called on by the last four digits of their phone number. Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) Meeting ID: 999 3340 2895 SIP: 99933402895@zoomcrc.com After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please read the following instructions carefully: 1. You can directly download the teleconference software or connect to the meeting in your internet browser. If you are using your browser, make sure you are using a current and up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer. 2. You will be asked to enter an email address and a name, followed by an email with instructions on how to connect to the meeting. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. If you wish to make an oral public comment but do not wish to provide your name, you may enter “Cupertino Resident” or similar designation. 3. When the Chair calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand.” Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. 4. When called, please limit your remarks to the time allotted and the specific agenda topic. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this teleconference meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and writings distributed for the Page 2 10/21/21 2 of 73 Sustainability Commission Agenda October 21, 2021 meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Subject: Minutes from July 15, 2021 meeting Recommended Action: Approve minutes from July 15, 2021 meeting A - Draft Minutes POSTPONEMENTS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not on the agenda. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 2.Subject: Climate Action Plan Update draft measures Recommended Action: Recommend draft Climate Action Plan Update measures to the City Council and provide any feedback Staff Report A - Draft CAP Update Measures and Actions B - Workshop Summaries July 2021 C - Survey Results 3.Subject: Recommendation for Single-Use Plastics Ordinance Subcommittee Recommended Action: Form a temporary, ad-hoc subcommittee to review and discuss policy options related to the Single-Use Plastics Ordinance project 4.Subject: Sustainability Commission suggestions for FY 2022-23 City Work Program Recommended Action: Discuss and provide suggested items for the FY 2022-23 City Work Program FUTURE AGENDA SETTING Page 3 10/21/21 3 of 73 Sustainability Commission Agenda October 21, 2021 ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this teleconference meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section 2.08.100 written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff concerning a matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. Do not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made publicly available on the City website. Members of the public are entitled to address the members concerning any item that is described in the notice or agenda for this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the members on any other item not on the agenda, you may do so during the public comment. Page 4 10/21/21 4 of 73 CITY OF CUPERTINO Legislation Text Subject: Minutes from July 15, 2021 meeting Approve minutes from July 15, 2021 meeting File #:21-9997,Version:1 CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 10/15/2021Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ 10/21/21 5 of 73 1 CITY OF CUPERTINO SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION Teleconference meeting without a physical location. Thursday, July 15, 2021 4:00 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES At 4:04 p.m. Chair Swaminathan called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chair Vignesh Swaminathan, Vice Chair Ram Mohan, and Commissioners Gary Latshaw, Meera Ramanathan, and Anna Weber. Staff: Jimmy Tan, Assistant Director of Public Works – Operations; André Duurvoort, Sustainability Manager; Iqraam Nabi, Innovation Technology Technician; Toan Quach, Innovation Technology Technician; Brendan Norton, CivicSpark AmeriCorps Fellow; Gilee Corral, Climate and Utilities Analyst. Guests: Members of the public. Chair Swaminathan read a statement regarding provisions of the Brown Act and an Executive Order issued by the Governor to facilitate teleconferencing to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission at public meetings. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Subject: Minutes from March 18, 2021 meeting Commissioner Weber moved and Commissioner Ramanathan seconded to approve the minutes. The motion carried unanimously. POSTPONEMENTS None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. OLD BUSINESS None. STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS Staff updates: Gilee Corral, Staff Liaison, provided brief updates: -Fiscal Year 2022 Work Program approved by Council. Commission items include CAP Update and Single Use Plastics project with a Mayor’s Cup Challenge -Staff engaging consultant for commercial and stakeholder outreach for single use plastics ordinance development - Environmental Day, De Anza Parking Lot A, on August 12, 8 a.m. to noon. - Citywide Garage Sale, weekend of September 18 and 19, cupertino.org/garagesale 10/21/21 6 of 73 2 - Coastal Cleanup Day, September 18 at Creekside Park Commission reports: - Chair Swaminathan announced that the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Citizen Advisory Committee is recruiting members. He briefly explained responsibilities of the committee and current discussion topics. - Vice Chair Mohan attended the July Mayor’s Meeting on behalf of the Commission, noting that the Mayor is attending a national Mayor’s conference and will highlight Cupertino’s climate action and sustainability efforts, given the national focus on these issues. The Mayor has a budget of $100 to support Commission special initiatives. - Commissioner Weber reported on the Mayor’s Meeting to select the CREST Award recipient, which she attended on behalf of the Commission. - Commissioner Ramanathan reported on her participation in the Cupertino Earth and Arbor Day virtual festival. She gave a welcome message on behalf of the Commission and co-hosted an electric cooking demo with Rochelle Boucher. NEW BUSINESS Staff paused Item #2 due to technical difficulties and requested to reorder the agenda to move Item #3 before Item #2 to resolve the issue. Chair Swaminathan moved and Commissioner Weber seconded to reorder the agenda items as requested. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Subject: Highlights from the CivicSpark AmeriCorps service year in Cupertino CivicSpark AmeriCorps Fellow Brendan Norton reviewed his project through the year and highlights: - CAP update outreach support - Staff equity training - Virtual waste clean-up community event with 120 volunteers and over 200 hours of volunteer service - Virtual Earth Day Speaker Series - Student partnership with the Community Climate Solutions website He recommends that staff continue momentum on these projects, continue racial equity trainings, explore the SB 1000 toolkit, and align affordable housing and transit access with the Climate Action Plan goals. The Commission asked clarifying questions and gave comments, including: - Expression of thanks and support (Chair Swaminathan) - Clarification on subjects covered in equity training (Latshaw). Norton: the training covered implicit bias on a personal level and best practices for incorporating measures in government. SB 1000 highlights ways to use hard data where inequities lie in a community. - How the site of the volunteer project was selected (Ramanathan). Norton: to increase participation across California and take advantage of the CivicSpark network. - Suggestions on themes or goals for equity to consider for 2022 (Swaminathan). Norton: outreach consultant received compiled list of stakeholders, making sure we have language translation. Staff are considering the Below Market Rate renters and homeowners and affordable housing tenants in their outreach. - Question on the use of Mural for outreach (Weber). Norton explained how staff used the tool during training. - Comments and thoughts on incorporating equity into CAP planning and communications, use of inclusive language, outreach to lower income populations (Swaminathan, Latshaw) 10/21/21 7 of 73 3 2.Subject: Multi Factor Authorization training from the City's Infrastructure Division Iqraam Nabi, Innovation Technology Technician, reviewed how to access the Duo app and authorize it using a mobile device. Staff answered technical questions from the Commission on using the app across multiple devices, how the app works, etc. Staff suggested downloading the Duo app onto a smart phone or tablet that is readily accessible to authenticate instead of using a laptop. The app will work with Wi-Fi or cellular data. Nabi advised the Commission to set up their React Account to enable them to unlock their account if needed. If a Commissioner plans to travel abroad, please let the Chair know so the Chair can alert IT, to avoid their account being locked out. 4.Subject: Staff update on drought and water conservation programs Sustainability Manager André Duurvoort presented an update on the City’s response to the drought. Topics covered included: -City response for municipal property (Stage 4 drought conditions) - Valley Water Landscape Rebate Program participation -Climate Victory Gardens Pilot: first of its kind in Northern California. The pilot supports property owners through the process of converting turf to drought tolerant landscaping and accessing Valley Water rebates. On track with targets, about 30,000 sq feet of turf conversions and 600,000 gallons of water saved annually. - Drought restrictions: Explained the wholesaler, retailer, and consumer relationship and enforcement of water restrictions. Cupertino’s two water retailers, California Water Service (Cal Water) and San Jose Water (SJW) will attend an upcoming Council meeting agenda topic on the drought. The Commission asked clarifying questions and gave comments: - Question on water audits for a property (Mohan). Duurvoort: Valley Water offers a free Water Wise Survey. Can also inquire with the water retailer that serves your home. - Use of purple pipe / recycled water, and if car washes are closed as part of restrictions (Ramanathan). Duurvoort: car washes are not currently prohibited. Cupertino is part of a working group of local agencies who are discussing ordinance changes as the drought progresses. Purple pipe is an important long terms solution; however the current focus is on actions that will reduce immediate demand on potable water supply. - Plans to update water meters, noted an example of tech that uses Wi-Fi (Latshaw). Duurvoort: would be interested to see a solution for residential meters. The City does not control the water metering infrastructure in the community but is considering submetering for City properties. - Climate Victory Gardens marketing, question on tree planting assistance (Weber). o Jimmy Tan, Assistant Director of Public Works – Operations, noted the City’s policy to replant any tree if it is removed. Duurvoort: countywide effort to promote planting trees. Tree cover important for climate response. Arborist team still watering trees as we reduce in other spaces. 10/21/21 8 of 73 4 o Duurvoort: Climate Victory Gardens was advertised once via social media and the participant list was filled in two weeks. Currently the pilot has 80 properties on the waitlist and staff are considering options for expanding the pilot due to the demand. - Clarification on who owns the water pumps (Swaminathan). Duurvoort: SJW operates Cupertino water system, likely the pump station is also operated by SJW. - Comments on severity of the drought, if any forecast on how long it will last (Swaminathan). Duurvoort: we can bring this to water retailers for a response in the upcoming Council study session. Chair Swaminathan opened public comment and the following individuals spoke: - Rob Seeley, Community Affairs Specialist for Cal Water, spoke on the development of a system to understand which pipes need replacement. He explained Advanced Metering Infrastructure briefly and noted that Cal Water is continuing to work this as a solution in the long term. Noted that Apple Campus has a purple pipe system and comments on barriers of installing purple pipe and benefits of expanding it as part of a new construction process. Noted sources of water and locations in the system. o Commissioner Latshaw asked the speaker a follow up question on drip irrigation. Seeley explained a free program including incentives to support watering landscape system tune ups. The program incorporates the list of “prohibited uses” in the tune up. - Susan Cordone, Conservation Coordinator for Cal Water, introduced herself. Chair Swaminathan expressed appreciation for staff and the water retailers for their efforts. 5. Subject: Staff update on Climate Action Plan update project Duurvoort gave an update on the Climate Action Plan (CAP) project and timeline, covering various topics: - Technical work is underway, including a partial refresh of data for the 2018 greenhouse gas inventory and reporting to the CDP Cities public platform - CAP Report to Council is in development to cover 2019 and 2020 actions and lessons learned from implementing the current CAP - First stakeholder meeting: co-hosted with staff and the CAP Update Subcommittee, with 24 attendees from various sectors: businesses, agencies, nonprofits. Approach for stakeholder outreach is to focus on equity and solicit feedback from underrepresented groups. Educate the group to be more knowledgeable about the process so they could generate more interest to public workshops. Used Mural to create a Vision Board – what would you like Cupertino to look like in 2050? - First virtual public workshop scheduled for July 29: using polls, surveys, free text comments, raise hand and talk to encourage participation. Releasing a toolkit soon for promotion. - Cupertino.org/climateaction: will become a virtual community participation forum. The CAP Update Subcommittee reported on its participation to date: - Chair Swaminathan and Latshaw provided feedback on the stakeholder workshop: o Went well overall, nicely run (Swaminathan, Latshaw) o High-level brainstorming and goal discussion was valuable, should stick to high-level discussion rather than getting too far into specific issues (Swaminathan) o Commissioner Latshaw noted an email re Menlo Park being aggressive on natural gas; Corral will forward to the Commission for information. 10/21/21 9 of 73 5 Chair Swaminathan opened public comment and the following individuals spoke: -Dashiell Leeds on behalf of Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter noted his positive experience attending the stakeholder meeting and appreciation for the CAP update public process. He supports an aggressive plan and strong targets. -Gwyn Azar on behalf of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action noted her positive experience attending the stakeholder meeting and appreciation of the inclusion of diverse voices. She supports a more ambitious target than the current 2040 draft carbon neutrality goals. Chair Swaminathan asked about equity efforts and progress to date. Duurvoort noted staff are requesting demographic information at multiple checkpoints and will report back on statistics for the public workshop. 6.Subject: Staff update on student programs and youth engagement Staff presented an update on the intern program and student engagement: -Duurvoort reported on projects completed by the Sustainability and Environmental Programs youth interns: single-use plastics field research to grocery stores, and student involvement in the Earth and Arbor Day Virtual Speaker Series. - Staff presented an overview of the Cupertino Climate Challenge. Norton recruited Youth Environmental Power Initiative (YEPI) to launch a challenge for students to sign up for the platform from July through October. - Duurvoort reported that two recipients submitted invoices for reimbursement for the Sustainability Grants for Students Program. He requested feedback from the Commission on themes, ideas for the next cycle of the program, noting a budget of $2,000 to support a contest and $700 for waste audits. The Commission asked clarifying questions and gave comments: - General expressions of support for involving youth and the next generation in climate action. - If the program can be scaled up and recruit more students through a “teach the teachers” program (Mohan). Duurvoort: staff would love to pursue an expanded effort, key challenge is limited staff capacity. -Great learning experience for youth; young people can be effective in bringing climate messages to Council meetings (Latshaw) - Noting distinction between the experiences of Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z (Swaminathan) Chair Swaminathan opened public comment and the following individuals spoke: -Gwyn Azar on behalf of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action offered feedback from her group and noted her positive learning experience from participation in the Speaker Series event. The Commission gave feedback and comments, including: -Appreciation for the youth program, hope it will tie into behavior change, i.e. with the water shortage. Suggested the next challenge could be a behavior change effort (Ramanathan). Duurvoort: noted challenges of introduce programs at scale and making the most of digital tools and funding. He requested ongoing feedback from the Commission on the youth program. 10/21/21 10 of 73 6 - Can promote the City’s social media toolkit via his personal TikTok channel (Swaminathan) FUTURE AGENDA SETTING Corral noted the upcoming CAP update July 29 public workshop and all Commissioners expressed interest in attending. The Commission discussed changes and additions to the Future Agenda Setting List: - Suggestion to add an item to increase the awareness of sustainability and climate change among youth and schools (Mohan) Chair Swaminathan moved to add a discussion to raise awareness of sustainability and climate change among students to the Future Agenda Setting list and approve as amended. Commissioner Latshaw suggested adding “and adults” to the discussion item. The Commission discussed the wording of this discussion and whether to split it to two different items. Chair Swaminathan withdrew his first motion. The Commission agreed to amend the future agenda setting list to read as follows: - Sustainability Grants for Students / essay contest - Discuss hosting a public workshop on carbon reduction ideas - Discuss 2021 Earth & Arbor Day event ideas - Zero Emission Vehicles discussion - Building electrification discussion - Discussion on raising awareness of sustainability among youth - Discussion on raising awareness of climate change among adults A motion was made by Commissioner Latshaw and seconded by Vice Chair Mohan to approve the Future Agenda Setting list as reflected above. The motion carried unanimously. The Commission briefly considered scheduling a Special Meeting in August, but as there were no urgent issues to discuss, did not schedule it. The CAP Update Subcommittee meeting will meet before the next Commission meeting. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Chair Swaminathan and seconded by Commissioner Weber. The motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. 10/21/21 11 of 73 CITY OF CUPERTINO Legislation Text Subject: Climate Action Plan Update draft measures Recommend draft Climate Action Plan Update measures to the City Council and provide any feedback File #:21-10000,Version:1 CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 10/15/2021Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ 10/21/21 12 of 73 SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Meeting: October 21, 2021 Subject Climate Action Plan Update draft measures Recommended Action Recommend draft Climate Action Plan Update measures to the City Council and provide any feedback Background At its October 2020 meeting, the Sustainability Commission recommended draft goals and vision statements for the Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update project. At a study session in December 2020, the Council gave direction to create a roadmap towards a carbon-neutral and Zero Waste City as follows: - Achieve carbon neutrality in city-owned facilities and operations no later than 2030 - Reduce community-wide emissions by 50% below 2010 levels by 2030 - Achieve community-wide carbon neutrality no later than 2040 (five years earlier than the state target) - Achieve negative net carbon emissions after 2045 - Establish a Zero Waste 1 Community target date of 2035 - Pursue the CAP Update process with the guiding principles of equity, innovation, urgency and flexibility, resilience, and adaptation The City and its consultant, Rincon Consultants, have completed draft technical analyses, including an updated forecast of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to calculate the reduction necessary to reach carbon neutrality by 2040. Alongside the technical analyses, the City is engaging with stakeholders and the public to explore GHG reduction and waste reduction measures in the short-term, mid-term, and long-term to achieve the community-wide goals. The Sustainability Commission CAP Update Subcommittee has played a core role in reviewing draft documents and receiving feedback directly from stakeholders throughout the planning process. 1 Zero Waste is generally defined as 90% diversion from the landfill. 10/21/21 13 of 73 2 Discussion Community Engagement The City is using a variety of engagement tools with a focus on embedding equity into the public process of CAP adoption. Methods include virtual meetings, surveys, polls, tabling at events and around the community, and a new website with interactive features. A wide range of feedback has been received via the activities listed below. Activities to date: - Two stakeholder meetings with representatives and leaders from businesses, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and Below Market Rate housing stakeholders (July and October 2021) - Two public workshops open to anyone (July and October 2021) - Two public surveys (Survey #2 still in progress) - Tabling at Day ‘n Night Fun Festival (September 2021) - Tabling at the Cupertino Library - CAP Update engagement website: cupertino.org/climateaction o Digital note board for open ended ideas o News feed with upcoming opportunities for involvement Attendance and participation numbers to date: - 845 unique visitors to the CAP Update engagement portal - 134 people engaged via the website by either taking a survey, leaving a comment on a sticky note, or asking a question - 126 people attended at least one virtual workshop - 230 visitors to the Sustainability booth at the Day ‘n Night Fun Festival Public and stakeholder feedback will be used to inform the general direction of the CAP update and was used in the development of the draft measures. Although the engagement process is ongoing and analysis of the results is not finalized, the following themes have emerged from the feedback gathered from participants to date: - An awareness that climate change is already impacting the environment and community. Impacts of greatest concern are wildfire, smoke, drought, and water supply. - Strong interest in equity across multiple sectors. For example, expressing concern that shifting to electric vehicles may be an inequitable solution and that certain actions could lead to residents being displaced. - Ensuring a high quality of living for future generations is high on the list of priorities for climate action. Actions with significant co-benefits such as increasing neighborhood walkability and promoting micro-grids to protect infrastructure and homes are especially popular. - General support for more technical actions such as electrifying homes but expressing the need for more education and support from the City. 10/21/21 14 of 73 3 - Support for policies that transition away from natural gas in new and existing buildings, reduce single-use plastics, increase tree coverage, increase resiliency for vulnerable communities, preserve natural spaces, and improve air quality. See Attachment B for a detailed summary of public and stakeholder workshops and Attachment C for the Survey #1 summary of results. Draft Measures The table below lists the high-impact proposed measures that would nearly achieve the City’s 2040 carbon neutral and zero waste goals, according to modeling by Rincon Consultants. These proposed measures have the potential to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 133,220 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e) each year by 2030. By 2040, the proposed measures are calculated to reduce emissions by approximately 257,790 annual MT CO2e, which accounts for the majority of the GHG reduction needed. Each measure is backed by robust calculation to ensure that Cupertino’s various climate commitments can be achieved with verifiable and feasible actions. When combined with the policy commitments by the State of California, as well as expected system-wide increases in efficiency and expected changes in population, these measures will allow Cupertino to meet the City’s draft GHG emissions targets to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. At this time, it is recommended that the Sustainability Commission recommend to the City Council the draft measures listed in Table 1 below: Table 1. Draft Climate Action Plan Update Measures Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures 2030 Emissions reduction (MT CO2e) 2040 Emissions reduction (MT CO2e) Building Energy Increase participation rates in Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) Reduce SVCE opt-out rate to 2% for residential by 2030 and maintain through 2040 40 20 Reduce SVCE opt-out rate to 10% for commercial by 2030 and maintain through 2040 740 250 Electrify existing buildings Electrify 49% of existing residential buildings by 2030 and 86% by 2040 21,920 38,610 Electrify 24% of existing commercial buildings by 2030 and 49% by 2040 13,960 28,730 Transportation Implement programs for active transit that reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) 10/21/21 15 of 73 4 Proposed Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures 2030 Emissions reduction (MT CO2e) 2040 Emissions reduction (MT CO2e) Achieve 15% of bicycle mode share by 2030 and 25% by 2040 180 290 Implement programs for shared transit that reduce VMT Achieve 35% of public and shared transit mode share by 2030 and 40% by 2040 64,240 73,210 Increase zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption 35% of passenger cars are zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and 100% by 2040 11,470 35,210 20% of commercial vehicles are zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and 100% by 2040 7,760 47,590 Waste Reduce community-wide landfilled organics 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels 2,400 2,610 Reduce community-wide landfilled inorganics 35% by 2030 and 90% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels 5,160 13,490 Off-road Off-road equipment such as construction machinery and landscaping tools are 25% electric by 2030, and 100% electric by 2040 3,950 16,380 Carbon Sequestration Double the urban tree canopy by 2030 to absorb more carbon from the air and provide resiliency benefits 1,400 1,400 Total GHG Reduction Potential 133,220 257,790 Further analysis of the impact of the proposed measures on the community is underway and may result in fine-tuning of the measure objectives. However, a recommendation from the Commission at this stage is important to provide to the City Council as they give direction to the project team for the next stage of analysis to determine actions to achieve each measure. The recommended measures in Table 1 are high-impact measures that will make up close to 100% of the GHG reduction needed to achieve carbon neutrality. The City is also considering supporting measures and actions (Attachment A) which are directly related to the high-impact measures above. The City will continue to refine this list throughout the public process as outlined in the Next Steps section below. The final CAP Update plan, with high-impact measures, supporting measures, and actions, will achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. 10/21/21 16 of 73 5 Next Steps 1.Sustainability Commission recommends a draft list of high-impact measures to the City Council. 2.The City Council reviews the draft measures in its the November 16 Study Session. 3.The City continues to refine and develop the measures and actions list based on: •The City Council and Commission recommendations and feedback •Feedback received during public workshops, surveys, stakeholder meetings, and CAP Update Subcommittee meetings •Alignment with State of California guidelines and standard GHG emissions accounting protocols •Alignment with the best available climate science and climate policy best practices 4.Creation of the CAP Update draft document and technical appendices for public review. 5.Begin the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process for the CAP Update to be considered qualified. A CEQA review document plus a CEQA GHG compliance checklist for use by City staff will allow future projects/plans proposed within the City to streamline respective GHG emissions analyses under CEQA. 6.Bring the CAP Update final plan to the City Council for adoption. The CAP Update Subcommittee will continue to be engaged at key junctures as this project moves forward towards a draft document and adoption by the City Council. An up-to-date, full schedule for the CAP Update planning process is on the engagement portal (Cupertino.org/climateaction). Sustainability Impact Direction from current climate science is that aggressive actions are needed on a global scale to maintain warming at a manageable 1.5 degrees Celsius in the future. Establishing a set of measures that align with climate science will place Cupertino on a path for significant carbon reductions in the mid-term and on a trajectory to become a carbon-neutral city by 2040. Fiscal Impact The draft Climate Action Plan Update will estimate relative cost and resource impacts so that the City Council has an indication of the level of effort required for each measure. However, a full cost study is not in the scope of this current process nor is there enough detail at this stage to produce a full cost and benefits study. The City plans to evaluate CAP implementation every year to determine in much greater detail the short-term and mid-term needs that the City should budget for in the next budget cycle. 10/21/21 17 of 73 6 _____________________________________ Prepared by: Gilee Corral, Climate and Utilities Analyst and Staff Liaison Reviewed by: Katy Nomura, Deputy City Manager Andre Duurvoort, Sustainability Division Manager Attachments: A – Draft CAP Update Measures and Actions B – Workshop Summaries July 2021 C – Survey Results 10/21/21 18 of 73 Attachment A 1 Draft Climate Action Plan Update Measures and Actions Below is a list of draft greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction measures and supporting actions under consideration for the Cupertino Climate Action Plan (CAP) update. Measures are in bold as headers are measures, and potential actions are listed below each Measure. The actions are a sample of potential policies or actions that would enable the City to reach the Measure objectives. Actions highlighted in red and in italics are more aggressive and may be needed to exceed the City’s emissions targets. Measure BE-1 Electrify 49% of existing residential buildings by 2030 and 86% by 2040 Studies & Plans Develop a residential building electrification strategy (RBES) with a detailed existing building analysis and electrification costs analysis to identify potential equity concerns and aid in development of a residential building electrification ordinance. Equity Identify and partner with local community-based organizations with connections to communities of concern to assist in development of the RBES. Engagement Conduct engagement with the general public and targeted to communities of concern during RBES development to understand the community's concerns around electrification. Equity Define equity metrics for ordinance enforcement based on feedback from local low-income communities of color and structure the ordinance and permitting compliance program to meet these metrics. Structural Change Adopt an electrification ordinance for existing residential buildings by 2023 to be implemented through the building permit process which bans expansion of natural gas infrastructure and requires replacement of HVAC systems, hot water heaters, and other appliances to be all-electric at time of replacement, major renovation, and time of sale. Structural Change Require [subgroup(s) of residential building owners] to electrify their natural gas appliances by 2025. Equity Commit to electrifying the city's Below Market Rate (BMR) housing stock at a neighborhood level by 2040. Establish a plan and schedule for implementing this action by 2024. Engagement Enforce ordinance compliance through a comprehensive permitting compliance program which includes routine training of staff, dedicating staff time to building inspections, charging fees for noncompliance, providing easy to understand compliance checklists online and with permit applications, and facilitating permitting online. Engagement Work with the local contractors, realtors, homeowners' associations, and labor unions to develop a comprehensive building code and compliance training 10/21/21 19 of 73 Attachment A 2 Measure BE-1 Electrify 49% of existing residential buildings by 2030 and 86% by 2040 program, including hosting workforce development trainings discussing the benefits and technical requirements of electrification. Funding Work with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to incentivize all-electric retrofits through on-bill financing. Partnerships Regularly communicate with PG&E and SVCE about electrification opportunities and technologies. Provide detailed information on the City website including descriptions of the health and environmental benefits of electrification, links to SVCE and PG&E resources on electrification, up-to-date lists of local contractors that perform electric retrofits, and information about the most cost-competitive residential electrification technologies currently available. Partnerships Natural Gas Infrastructure Pruning: Work with PG&E to identify opportunities for natural gas infrastructure pruning to reduce the chance of stranded assets (functional natural gas infrastructure with ongoing maintenance costs that has become obsolete due to electrification) and work with PG&E to identify funding for the abandonment/removal of the infrastructure. Regional Collaboration Devote staff time to collaborating with the County and other cities in the region to advocate for regulatory changes at the state and federal level to allow neighborhood level electrification and natural gas pruning. Measure BE-2 Electrify 24% of existing commercial buildings by 2030 and 49% by 2040 Studies & Plans Develop a commercial building electrification strategy (CBES) with a detailed commercial natural gas usage analysis, analysis to potential impacts to the local commercial sectors, electrification costs analysis to aid in development of a commercial building electrification ordinance. The strategy should address all major sources of building emissions including appliances, emergency power generation, and on-site electricity generation. Engagement Conduct engagement efforts for the commercial sector during development of the CBES to understand potential concerns and barriers to commercial electrification. Equity Conduct outreach to small businesses and minority-owned businesses to understand potential equity impacts of the ordinance. Structural Change Adopt an electrification ordinance for existing commercial buildings by 2023 to be implemented through the building permit process, which bans expansion of natural gas infrastructure and requires appliance replacements to be all-electric where technologically feasible (exceptions can be made where all-electric alternatives do not exist or are 100%+ more expensive than the natural gas- powered replacement). Structural Change Enforce ordinance compliance through the same permitting compliance program as for residential building electrification. 10/21/21 20 of 73 Attachment A 3 Measure BE-2 Electrify 24% of existing commercial buildings by 2030 and 49% by 2040 Structural Change Require [subgroup(s) of commercial building owners] to electrify their natural gas appliances by 2030. Municipal Measure M-1 establishes a commitment to municipal building electrification by 2030 and full facility decarbonization by 2040. Funding Work with SVCE and PG&E to incentivize all-electric retrofits through commercial rebate programs. Engagement Engage with the commercial sector to identify ways the City can support commercial battery storage installations as way to replace existing fossil fuel on- site generation systems. Partnerships Partner with the Chamber of Commerce to inform and facilitate electrification for commercial business owners. Funding Facilitate funding opportunities for commercial business electrification by identifying and supporting grant opportunities available to the community. Measure BE-3 Reduce Silicon Valley Clean Energy opt-out rates to 2% for residential and 10% for commercial by 2030 and maintain through 2040 Studies & Plans Work with SVCE to conduct an annual analysis of opt-out rates in Cupertino to understand why residents and businesses opt out of SVCE. Equity Offer subsidies for residents and businesses to opt in/up to SVCE's GreenPrime (100% carbon free/renewable) service. Engagement Develop a local education program detailing and promoting the benefits of opting in to SVCE service. Funding Develop a program to provide SVCE green energy for households in the below market rate housing program. Partnerships Partner with local community organizations that focus on climate and other social causes to promote the cost efficiency and benefits of SCVE. Measure T-1 Develop disincentives for driving single passenger vehicles to support the bicycle/pedestrian and public transit mode share goals of Measures T-2 and T-3 Studies & Plans Conduct an analysis of the potential community impacts and benefits of implementing disincentive-based policies for driving single passenger vehicles, including a congestion charge program, limiting parking options, increased local taxes (income tax, gasoline tax, or car registration tax), and Transportation Network Company (TNC) user taxes. Engagement Conduct engagement efforts for the general public and targeted to communities of concern, such as seniors, the unhoused, English as a second language, and low-income individuals of color during analysis of the disincentive-based transportation policies to understand the community's potential concerns. 10/21/21 21 of 73 Attachment A 4 Measure T-1 Develop disincentives for driving single passenger vehicles to support the bicycle/pedestrian and public transit mode share goals of Measures T-2 and T-3 Structural Change Ban cars in high-traffic zone(s) or on individual roads in the City where other transit options are available by implementing a congestion charge that applies to passenger cars and car-sharing services like Uber and Lyft with exceptions for disabled drivers and residents of those areas. Structural Change Consistent with the intention of Senate Bill (SB) 10, allow developers to build housing without off-street parking if they are close to frequent transit service. Structural Change Eliminate or severely limit parking options for single-passenger vehicles in commercial areas of Cupertino. Structural Change Eliminate parking minimums citywide and develop parking maximums and price all public parking spaces for all areas of Cupertino based on available transportation options, travel demand, and land use. Equity Define equity metrics for implementation of disincentives based on feedback from local low-income communities of color and structure the disincentive programs to meet these metrics. Funding Fund active and public transit programs through an income-based tax or local gasoline tax. Funding Implement a gasoline/diesel car registration tax of $60-100 starting in 2023. Funding Implement a Transportation Network Company (TNC) user tax which would put a small fee on the use of Uber and Lyft and generate funds to pay for transit and mobility infrastructure. Regional Collaboration Track program results and share these with neighboring jurisdictions and the County to collaborate on extending these programs within the County. Measure T-2 Develop and implement an Active Transportation Plan to achieve 15% of bicycle mode share by 2030 and 25% by 2040 Structural Change Continue to implement the 2018 Pedestrian Plan and the 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan's prioritized list of projects with accelerated completion of all planned bike paths by 2030. Structural Change Repaint arterial, minor collector, and major collector roads (as mapped in the 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan) without existing designated bike lanes to include bike lanes and limit existing car lanes/travel where determined to be feasibly safe. Structural Change Evaluate and update the City's Zoning Code, Transportation Demand Management Ordinance, and California Green Building Code to ensure the City requires installation of bicycle parking for new commercial development and retrofits. Partnerships Engage the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission and Walk-Bike Cupertino to identify additional short-term and long-term bikeway and pedestrian infrastructure 10/21/21 22 of 73 Attachment A 5 Measure T-2 Develop and implement an Active Transportation Plan to achieve 15% of bicycle mode share by 2030 and 25% by 2040 improvement projects to implement, such as the draft Santa Clara Valley Bicycle Superhighway. Funding Dedicate staff time or create a staff position for obtaining grant funding for bike network expansion. Equity Ensure there is equitable access to safe bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in all areas of Cupertino. Prioritize bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure development in low-income areas with less existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, especially sidewalks. Structural Change (Pilot) Conduct a pilot program that designates streets specifically for bikes. Structural Change E-bike share: Bring a docked e-bike share or e-scooter share to Cupertino with focus on placing hubs in commercial areas. Adopt an ordinance to allow and manage the mobility share. Studies & Plans Improve the bike parking network to reduce theft and increase rider attraction. This would include surveying existing bike parking facilities throughout Cupertino and developing a plan to improve these for implementation with preference given to improving bike parking facilities near public transit stops to improve and expand access to transit (i.e., first and last-mile access). Measure T-3 Implement public and shared transit programs to achieve 35% of public transit mode share by 2030 and 40% by 2040 Studies & Plans Conduct a study to determine transit priority corridors and determine best potential locations for Via expansion, Valley Transit Authority (VTA) expansion, and designated streets. Structural Change (Pilot) Conduct a free public transit pilot program for students, foster youth, and unhoused youth in Cupertino that makes it free for participants to travel via VTA and Via with funding from [X]. Structural Change (Pilot) Include public transit in the designated streets pilot program. Structural Change Expand the existing local shuttle program (Via Cupertino); add bike racks to the fleet to facilitate greater connection within the existing bikeway network. Structural Change Require all employers to develop a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan. TDM plans should include money-based incentives for employees to bike, walk, carpool, or take the bus to work. Require large employers (more than 25 employees) to subsidize biking, walking, or bus travel. Funding Dedicate staff time or create a staff position for supporting Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in obtaining grant funding for region-wide service expansion. 10/21/21 23 of 73 Attachment A 6 Measure T-4 Increase passenger zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption to 35% by 2030 and 100% by 2040 Studies & Plans Conduct a survey of existing publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers and their locations and identify a prioritized list of locations for new electric vehicle charging stations with particular consideration for equitable distribution of chargers near multi-unit housing. Structural Change Add 1,000 new publicly accessible Level 2 and 3 electric vehicle charging ports to the city by 2030. Structural Change Require larger residential rental building owners (more than 20 tenants) and large commercial building owners (more than 10,000 square feet) to install working electric vehicle chargers in 20% of parking spaces. Structural Change Complete alignment of Cupertino’s permit process with the Statewide AB1236 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Streamlining. Structural Change Support GIGcar or similar shared vehicle service in expanding to Cupertino; collaborate with neighboring jurisdictions and the County to do the same to create a larger connected network of GIGcars. Equity Pursue affordable, zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) car share to serve affordable housing and/or multifamily developments with a priority to target low-income communities of color. Engagement Conduct engagement efforts in coordination with community-based organizations that are targeted to low-income communities of color to understand the community's concerns needs for higher adoption rates of ZEVs. Partnerships Work with SVCE and PG&E to incentivize electric vehicle charger installations through on-bill financing. Partnerships Work and collaborate with major employers to promote ZEV adoption within major private and employee fleets in the city. Equity Coordinate with community-based organizations, agencies, and non-profits to conduct ZEV education events for low-income communities that would include information on costs/benefits of owning ZEVs, steps on how to receive incentives for ZEVs, and other benefits. Measure T-5 Increase commercial zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption to 20% by 2030 and 100% by 2040 Studies & Plans Conduct an investigation of commercial vehicle fleets in Cupertino and identify employers to target for accelerating ZEV adoption. Develop a plan to for City- supported accelerated fleet electrification. Engagement Engage local employers to identify opportunities for accelerated fleet electrification. Structural Change Implement the accelerated commercial ZEV adoption plan. Funding Identify and implement incentives for commercial fleet electrification. This could include local tax breaks. 10/21/21 24 of 73 Attachment A 7 Measure T-6 Electrify or otherwise decarbonize 25% of off-road equipment by 2030 and 100% by 2040 Studies & Plans Conduct an investigation of off-road equipment fleets in Cupertino and identify fleets with the highest decarbonization potential. Funding Partner with Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to expand rebate and incentive programs for upgrading off-road equipment and switching to biofuels. Partnerships Partner with SVCE and the County to expand the existing electrical landscaping equipment program to other off-road equipment types. Measure W-1 Reduce community-wide landfilled organics 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels Structural Change Route collected landfilled waste through a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to increase diversion before final disposal. Structural Change/ Education/ Partnerships Identify high contamination neighborhoods and work with contracted hauler to develop and implement a comprehensive monitoring and quality control program with a focus on consumer behavior change. Education Bin Optimization: Provide technical assistance to all sectors to ensure that bins are the appropriate capacity, conveniently located, are consistent in color by waste stream, and have clear signage. Equity Conduct targeted, multi-lingual, culturally appropriate, and geographically diverse waste diversion educational and technical assistance campaigns based on outcomes of Waste Characterization Studies (WCS) and comprehensive monitoring and quality control program. Identify untapped large sources of food waste and focus outreach on largest generators (i.e. universities, other institutions). Funding State Funding Opportunities: Research and pursue funding through CalRecycle. Partnerships Consult with organics processor and conduct informal visual organics audits to identify contamination issues that need to be addressed. Partnerships Work with hauler to determine data necessary to meet zero waste goals and establish protocol for regular collection and reporting of associated metrics. Studies & Plans Continue City’s waste construction and demolition (C&D) waste diversion requirements and determine feasibility to expand City’s C&D waste diversion requirements. Studies & Plans Conduct comprehensive feasibility study across all sectors and waste streams to understand the entire waste system in Cupertino – from generation to disposal (e.g., common waste sources, collection and disposal methods, common 10/21/21 25 of 73 Attachment A 8 Measure W-1 Reduce community-wide landfilled organics 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels contaminants, current infrastructure) and use findings to establish plan for to increase organics diversion and reduce contamination. Measure W-2 Reduce community-wide landfilled inorganics 35% by 2030 and 90% by 2040 compared to 2018 levels Structural Change Conduct regular waste characterization studies (WCS) of all waste streams to inform targeted campaigns and policy. The WCS is foundational to evaluate progress, hone approaches, and customize outreach/policy. Engagement Conduct targeted, multi-lingual, culturally appropriate, and geographically diverse waste prevention educational and technical assistance campaigns based on outcomes of WCS. Identify untapped large sources of food waste and focus outreach on largest generators (hospitals, universities, other institutions). Equity Food Recovery Programs: Create an inventory of businesses and organizations that generate edible food, transport edible food, and accept edible food for donation. Collaborate with identified businesses and organizations to create incentivized food recovery programs. Funding CalRecycle Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grants: Leverage CalRecycle support for projects that prevent food waste or rescue edible food. Partnerships Partner with local organizations, schools, and libraries to establish pop-up repair cafes for commonly broken and easily repaired items. Partnerships Work with the business community to design and promote extended producer responsibility such as take-back programs. Studies & Plans Conduct a study to determine environmental impacts of diaper disposal versus water impact of reusable diapers. Measure WW-1 Reduce per capita water consumption 15% Structural Change Adopt an ordinance for installation of dual-plumbing water systems that utilize greywater for irrigation at new residential construction, including accessory dwelling units (ADUs). In doing so the City will: - Engage with builders and developers to provide information on the new requirements for residential new construction - Develop and adopt an ordinance based on the available model ordinances. Engagement Develop a public engagement campaign to promote the available rebates through the Graywater Laundry-to-Landscape program, including educating residents on the benefits of dual-plumbing greywater systems and their 10/21/21 26 of 73 Attachment A 9 Measure WW-1 Reduce per capita water consumption 15% connection to climate resilience and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. Equity Perform targeted outreach to low-income, BIPOC, and older-adult households to provide free water conservation devices through the Santa Clara Valley Water. Measure WW-2 Capture wastewater emissions Funding Dedicate staff time or create a staff position for supporting the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility in obtaining grant funding for methane capture or other GHG reduction infrastructure. Explore opportunities related to methane capture and conversion to biofuel through the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program. Regional Collaboration Collaborate with the cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga, and the County to advocate and support GHG reductions at the facility. Measure CS-1 Increase carbon sequestration by planting 24,000 new trees throughout the community by 2030 Studies & Plans Develop an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) based on the completed tree canopy assessment that identifies the framework and strategy for planting 24,000 new trees by 2030. Engagement Identify and partner with local community-based organizations with connections to low-income communities of color to assist in development of the UFMP to ensure equity is prioritized as part of the plan. Equity Prioritize low-income areas of Cupertino with less existing tree canopy for tree plantings. Structural Change Implement the UFMP to plant 24,000 new trees by 2030. Funding Dedicate staff time or create a staff position for obtaining grant funding for tree planting. Measure CS-2 Increase carbon sequestration from Cupertino’s natural landscapes Studies & Plans Study options to manage Cupertino's open spaces, parklands, and fields to sequester more carbon. 10/21/21 27 of 73 Attachment A 10 Measure M-1 Decarbonize 100% of municipal buildings by 2030 and remaining municipal facilities by 2045 Studies & Plans Develop a plan to electrify all municipal buildings by 2030 and decarbonize any remaining municipal facilities by 2040. The Plan will include an inventory of fossil fuel-powered municipal building equipment, low/zero-carbon technologies available for replacing the equipment (where available) and a short and long-term schedule for completion. Studies & Plans Evaluate the feasibility and cost of phasing out diesel generators by 2030 to be replaced by solar and battery storage. Structural Change Implement the municipal building decarbonization plan to decarbonize 100% of municipal buildings by 2040. Studies & Plans Develop and implement a plan for retrofitting all streetlights, facility lighting, and traffic signals to LEDs by 2040. Structural Change Implement an "electrify first" commitment for building projects and major retrofits of municipal buildings. Funding Dedicate staff time or create a staff position for obtaining grant funding for municipal building decarbonization retrofits. Measure M-2 Procure 100% carbon free electricity for municipal operations by 2030 Structural Change Continue to purchase SVCE's GreenPrime electricity for all municipal accounts. Measure M-3 Increase municipally-owned renewable energy Studies & Plans Conduct a feasibility study to understand opportunities for installing additional solar and battery storage, or other renewable energy generation infrastructure, at municipal facilities. Structural Change (Pilot) Conduct a microgrid pilot program. Measure M-4 Develop and implement a Municipal Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan by 2023 Studies & Plans Conduct a detailed survey of City staff to determine baseline commute data. Studies & Plans Investigate opportunities for installing bike lockers and showers at municipal office buildings. Structural Change Provide free public transit passes to all municipal employees. Structural Change Develop a remote work program that encourages municipal office employees to work from home. 10/21/21 28 of 73 Attachment A 11 Measure M-4 Develop and implement a Municipal Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan by 2023 Structural Change Provide cash incentives or paid time off for employees to bike, walk, and carpool to work. Structural Change Expand the municipal bike fleet for municipal employee usage. Measure M-5 Electrify or otherwise decarbonize the municipal fleet by 2040 Structural Change Develop a plan to convert fossil fuel municipal fleet vehicles to electric or otherwise decarbonize the fleet by 2040, including a short and long-term schedule for completion. Structural Change Install additional EV chargers in municipal parking lots. Measure M-6 Electrify or otherwise decarbonize all municipal off-road equipment by 2040 Studies & Plans Complete an inventory of all municipal off-road equipment and determine which equipment types are possible to decarbonize based on existing technologies. Complete a cost analysis for decarbonizing. Structural Change Adopt an emissions-free equipment purchasing policy for light-duty vehicles and other smaller equipment (e.g., landscaping equipment) for all City departments. Structural Change As a short-term measure, procure biofuels (biodiesel and biogas) to operate municipally owned off-road equipment with no existing opportunities for decarbonization. Re-evaluate decarbonization opportunities regularly to ensure biofuels are not being used for equipment that could otherwise be decarbonized. Funding Dedicate staff time to obtain grant funding for decarbonization of larger off-road equipment. Measure M-7 Update the City's Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP) policy Structural Change Using the results of the internal Sustainable Purchasing Program working group, create an update to the City's Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP) Policy. To address zero waste, the EPP policy could emphasize reduction of waste at the source, establish preferential purchasing to reusable products followed by locally compostable and/or disposable products, prioritize supplies that minimize life cycle impacts, include a default preferred products purchasing list, embed monitoring to track compliance, and include environmental and human health considerations. The EPP policy would be updated at least once every five years. The policy should prioritize purchases from local, minority-owned, veteran-owned businesses. 10/21/21 29 of 73 Attachment A 12 Measure M-7 Update the City's Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP) policy Partnerships Continue memberships with the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. Studies & Plans Form an internal working group to develop a Sustainable Purchasing program. At a minimum, the working group must deliver the following: (1) Program Goals and Objectives (2) Program Structure: Program Leader, staff, advisory committee, etc. (3) Implementation Plan, including such activities as updating the City's EPP Policy. (4) Reporting Structure. Engagement Inform all City employees with purchasing responsibilities of new requirements. Measure M-8 Procure organic material as defined by SB 1383 requirements Structural Change Require City agencies to procure and apply compost generated from municipal organic waste to the exterior of suitable facilities as part of their operations. Partnerships Work with Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), SVCE, Recology and other organizations to source materials compliant with SB 1383 procurement goals. Funding Investigate funding opportunities for procuring. Studies & Plans Investigate opportunities for procuring. Measure M-9 Reduce municipal water consumption Studies & Plans Continue to evaluate the existing watering/irrigation infrastructure and schedule to determine water reduction strategies. Structural Change Continue to implement landscaping programs that utilize drought-tolerant, Bay- friendly landscaping techniques for parks, medians, and fields. Structural Change Increase green stormwater infrastructure on City facilities. 10/21/21 30 of 73 1 Cupertino Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0 Stakeholder Engagement Workshop #1 Summary July 1, 2021 | 5:30-7:00pm | Zoom Contents Background ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 CAP 2.0 Overview and Q&A .................................................................................................................................. 4 Vision and Priority Setting .................................................................................................................................... 5 Breakout Group Discussion: Priorities and Initial Actions .................................................................................... 6 Energy A and B .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Waste .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Water, Healthy Ecosystems, and Green Infrastructure .............................................................................. 13 Demographic Polling ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Appendix A: Full MURAL Board ....................................................................................................................... 16 Background To reach frontline communities and historically underserved populations, in addition to conducting broad public engagement, we will host targeted meetings with representatives of priority communities— including Black, Indigenous, and communities of color, people with limited English proficiency, unhoused and low-income people, and the elderly, among others. The aim will be to build meaningful, long-term relationships with critical perspectives (e.g., community-based organizations, marginalized communities, faith-based organizations) to create space for their voices in the process and leverage their expertise. Meeting Objectives •Build early awareness of CAP process. •Gather high-level ideas, priorities, and concerns. •Build relationships with key stakeholder groups.Agenda Overview Time Item 15 min Introduction 15 min CAP Overview Presentation and Q&A 50 min Breakout Group Discussions: Vision, Priorities & Initial Actions 10 min Conclusion Attachment B 10/21/21 31 of 73 2 Participants Workshop Participants Organizations Represented Apple Bay Area Air Quality Management District Bay Area for Clean Environment City of Cupertino Cupertino Community Emergency Response Team First Maganson Holdings, Inc Fossil Fuel Free Building Coalition Fremont Union High School District Kimco Realty Corporation Recology San Jose Water Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action StopWaste Sustainability Commission CAP Update Subcommittee Valley Water West Valley Community Services Youth Environmental Power Initiative (YEPI) Project Staff Name Affiliation Chris Corrao City of Cupertino Gilee Corral City of Cupertino Andre Duuvoort City of Cupertino Victoria Morin City of Cupertino David Stillman City of Cupertino Ursula Syrova City of Cupertino Brendan Norton CivicSpark Fellow, City of Cupertino Kelsey Bennett Rincon Consultants, Inc. Mike Chang Cascadia Consulting Group Andrea Martin Cascadia Consulting Group Maddie Siebert Cascadia Consulting Group Hailey Weinberg Cascadia Consulting Group 10/21/21 32 of 73 3 Introduction City staff and the consultant team provided a brief introduction of the CAP project team and welcomed all the participants to the stakeholder meeting. Cascadia provided an overview of Zoom tips and of the meeting’s agenda. Icebreaker As an icebreaker near the start of the workshop, participants were asked a series of questions using PollEverywhere, including: • What is your favorite natural feature in Cupertino? • How familiar are you with climate change concepts – such as causes and impacts of climate change and actions needed to mitigate it? • If you could see one thing included in this climate action plan update, what would that be? Below are some of the answers from our icebreaker questions. Icebreaker Question Answers • McClellan Ranch • Cherry Blossom trees • San Antonio • The Foothills What is your favorite natural feature in Cupertino? • Local parks and bike trails • Cupertino Memorial Park • Blackberry Farm • The creeks • Stevens Creek • Wildlife, birds • Midpen open space district How familiar are you with 60% 50% 50% 46% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Extremely Moderately familiar familiar 4% 0% 0% 0% Slightly Slightly Moderately Extremely familiar unfamiliar unfamiliar unfamiliar climate change concepts – such as causes and impacts of climate change and actions needed to mitigate it? If you could see one thing included in this climate action plan update, what would that be? • Better Land-Use Planning • Energy self-sufficiency • Transit-oriented development balanced with electrification • Incentivizing public transit and walk/bike-ability • Net zero by 2040 • Phase out of backup diesel generators • Balance with economic considerations • Resiliency • Effective public education and community outreach 10/21/21 33 of 73 4 Icebreaker Question Answers • Only electric vehicles, EV • Saving energy and using more infrastructure everywhere renewal sources • Net positive • Existing Building electrification draft • Energy Efficiency & • A roadmap to decarbonize existing Electrification to improve buildings existing buildings/living • Incentives for private citizens conditions • Effective mass transit to link to other • Something bold cities • Economic development opportunity CAP 2.0 Overview and Q&A City staff presented an overview of climate change, the climate action planning process, and the City’s progress so far and then answered questions from participants. The presentation showed visuals of air quality reports in the Bay Area and PG&E outages, described the sectors used in the City’s first CAP, and showed Cupertino’s emissions forecasts and current emission reductions so far. Question & Answer Question Answer Congrats on the achievement of GHG reductions! How does that compare to the State's goals? Or in other words, how does it compare to 1990 levels? Emission reductions are comparable to 1990 levels. The City back-casted emissions to ensure that there was parity in how reductions were comparable to State goals. From the GHG inventory slide, it looked like emissions from natural gas increased not insignificantly. What's driving the increase? The staff and consulting team is currently underway with an update to the GHG emissions inventory. The team will be working towards a more detailed analysis and will have more information later in the update process. We’re currently in a water shortage right now. Does Cupertino have any plans regarding mitigating droughts right now and in the future? The City has published a summary of current and historic drought response information at Cupertino.org/drought. Is there any discussion about potentially incorporating into the inventory the carbon sequestered from the natural and working lands in Cupertino? Yes, staff are looking into the potential of adding carbon sequestration accounting to our inventory work. 10/21/21 34 of 73 5 Vision and Priority Setting After the initial presentation by City staff, participants were asked to use a MURAL board to give feedback about their vision for the CAP 2.0 through guiding questions. Questions included “in 2050, I want Cupertino to be ” and “what is important for the CAP 2.0 to include?”. Vision for the CAP 2.0 Q: “In 2050, I want Cupertino to be ” Theme Notes Carbon Neutrality • Carbon neutral, or even carbon-negative • 80% GHG reduction from 1990 levels • There is hope that in 2050, Cupertino will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary of carbon neutrality by 2040 • Complete removal of natural gas and diesel usage, reduction of waste, and implementation of electric vehicle infrastructure Leadership • Hope that Cupertino will become a leader in sustainability • This leadership includes publishing transparent climate data and using the newest clean technology as a model for other cities Affordable, Equitable, and Diverse • Stakeholders hope that by 2050, Cupertino will be affordable for those of all income levels • Cupertino should be diverse in its businesses and services offered • Cupertino will be viewed as a great place to live. Q: “What is important for the CAP 2.0 to include?” Theme Notes Education and Awareness • Include Green Education in schools • Involve the public and ensure that they are aware of the CAP 2.0 and its goals Development • Ensure new development includes EV chargers, but develop with the goal of less private vehicle usage • Ensure new development does not include natural gas • Decarbonize existing buildings, implement strict energy codes Leadership • The CAP 2.0 should ensure that Cupertino is working to become a leader in climate action both regionally and state-wide Equity • The roadmap to zero carbon must be done in an equitable way • Low income households must be considering in this plan 10/21/21 35 of 73 6 Breakout Group Discussion: Priorities and Initial Actions Participants were divided into breakout rooms to do a deep dive discussion on specific focus areas. There were five breakout rooms, including: • Energy A • Energy B • Transportation • Waste • Healthy Ecosystems, Green Infrastructure, and Water Each breakout room discussed four (4) key questions: 1. What should the goal of this focus area be? 2. What do you think is working well for Cupertino that you want to see continue in the future? 3. What do you think are the opportunities for Cupertino to improve upon? 4. What are some other considerations, including scope of the focus area or equity considerations? 10/21/21 36 of 73 7 Energy A and B Below are the general themes from Energy A and Energy B breakout rooms. The discussion focused on 4 questions: 1.What should the goal of this focus area be? 2.What do you think is working well for Cupertino that you want to see continue in the future? 3.What do you think are the opportunities for Cupertino to improve upon? 4.What are some other considerations, including scope of the focus area or equity considerations? Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations Building Decarbonization •All-electric reach code – expand to include EV infrastructure •Access to 100% renewable energy from SVCE •Energy conservation during the pandemic! •Currently Cupertino is an energy leader •Continue to streamline online building permits •Leader in building electrification •Expand cost savings further for home retrofits •Implement strict energy codes •Infrastructure should support building and vehicle electrification •Convert homes to all-electric •Promote building electrification with a burn out ordinance or fuel cells •Ensure that building retrofits are not burdensome on low- income households Emphasis on Renewables •Use incentives or replacement programs •Create a benchmarking process to measure progress •Work to reduce the energy burden for Cupertino residents •Implement community solar projects •Provide grants, rebates, or incentives to switch to renewables •Create incentives for appliance retirement before burn out occurs 10/21/21 37 of 73 8 Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations • Streamline interconnect requests for on-site renewables Metrics • Measure appliance replacement rates, number of utility natural gas accounts terminated, % of residence with PV and battery systems • Aim for net-zero by 2035 instead of 2040 Paths and Open Space • Great bike and pedestrian pathways and open space access Electric Vehicle Infrastructure • Include EV infrastructure for new development • Build this infrastructure with room for growth • Understand that the transition to EV’s is not an equitable solution Education • Expand education for community members on renewable options • Implement education for contractors for electric options • Create and distribute resources for business owners on energy efficiency • Implement a forced energy conservation day to learn what businesses are using excessive energy • Create opportunities for contractors (especially small and medium sized contracting businesses) that include low- carbon education options 10/21/21 38 of 73 9 Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations • Create a Sustainable Cupertino Education Center • Educate the youth through climate curriculum in schools – they will educate their parents Equity • Installation of guardrails • Ensure that climate language is simple and easy to understand 10/21/21 39 of 73 10 Transportation Below are the general themes from the Transportation breakout room. The discussion focused on 4 questions: 1. What should the goal of this focus area be? 2. What do you think is working well for Cupertino that you want to see continue in the future? 3. What do you think are the opportunities for Cupertino to improve upon? 4. What are some other considerations, including scope of the focus area or equity considerations? Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations Public Transit • VIA and SR2S are working well! • Connect Cupertino public transit to BART, Caltrain & Light Rail • Promote VIA shuttles in Cupertino • Promote less vehicle trips in cities and VMT reduction • Incorporate autonomous driving and change in car ownership into planning • Improve access to different modes of transportation other than private passenger vehicles • Cupertino should become an advocate for VTA’s Biking and Walking • Cupertino is doing well in bike lane implementation and safety • Transition to protected lanes is great! • Seeing positive results in increased biking to school • Seeing less stranded bikeshare bikes in the streets • Implement biking and walking education in schools • Implement a bike or scooter share program • Certain highways are congested and dangerous, do work to improve commuter safety • Implement subsidies for bike expenses • Consider subsidies for transitioning to using alternative methods • Consider equity and educate on equity considerations in schools • Improve lighting in De Anza VTA station and at Steven’s Creek Consider ADA compliance Education and Outreach • Educate the public on changes being made • Improve transportation outreach 10/21/21 40 of 73 11 Waste Below are the general themes from the Waste breakout room. The discussion focused on 4 questions: 1. What should the goal of this focus area be? 2. What do you think is working well for Cupertino that you want to see continue in the future? 3. What do you think are the opportunities for Cupertino to improve upon? 4. What are some other considerations, including scope of the focus area or equity considerations? Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations Waste Diversion • Three streams available curbside • Great variety of materials accepted for recycling and composting • Improving waste diversion rates – Cupertino has been stuck at 70% for a while • Improve upstream waste reduction and waste prevention • Improve contamination issues • Reduce construction and demolition waste • Properly deal with organics waste • Create a soil management or carbon sequestration program • Expand bulk item pickup frequency • Implement a single use plastics ordinance, discuss plastics #4-7 Producer/Distributor Responsibility • Hold producers accountable • Implement pilot projects for reusables for restaurant to-go containers • Formalize food rescue and recovery programs Metrics • Create a consumption- based inventory to account for waste-related emissions (already in progress) • Implement in-person auditing • Will costs increase for residents with a more robust program? • Role of economics: cost of renewables vs. non-renewables 10/21/21 41 of 73 12 Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations Education • Continue cart signage and brochures • Residents (especially youth) are interested in learning, continue education • Conduct outreach to customers who need more education on composting • Educate new residents who do not come from somewhere with a composting program • Address illegal dumping for those who do not have access to proper disposal • Waste disposal is not a priority for many right now, especially those who are busy, have kids, etc. • Consider the knowledge gaps between income levels and cultural communities, be sensitive to current practices 10/21/21 42 of 73 13 Water, Healthy Ecosystems, and Green Infrastructure Below are the general themes from the Water, Healthy Ecosystems, and Green Infrastructure breakout room. The discussion focused on 4 questions: 1. What should the goal of this focus area be? 2. What do you think is working well for Cupertino that you want to see continue in the future? 3. What do you think are the opportunities for Cupertino to improve upon? 4. What are some other considerations, including scope of the focus area or equity considerations? Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations Water Supply • Garden program to address drought • Possibility of creating brackish water/desalinization systems – drought becomes a less pressing issue • Ensure that water supply projects do not result in gentrification/displacement of residents • Create programs for affordable relocation if necessary or create a sustainable development policy Regional Coordination and Partnerships • Great projects with a regional focus are already in place but need to be scaled up to a larger scale • Implement natural solutions o Example – mangrove use o Example – use native plants on lawns • Regional solutions are what is most needed for Cupertino to implement • Situations need to be considered regionally, not just on a city-by-city basis Education and Outreach • Engage high school students as a work force and to educate others, create a tree planting program for youth • Educate residents on the benefits of solar and electrification • Create a volunteer Climate Corps • Lack of comprehensive understanding of climate change • Youth are excited to learn! They are heavily invested in climate change and want to help • Language justice – ensure that all outreach and education is in multiple languages 10/21/21 43 of 73 14 Focus Area Goal Working Well Opportunities to Improve Considerations Green Infrastructure and Programs • Implement a certification scheme where agencies could incorporate infrastructure projects as carbon offset credits • Extremely necessary, effort must be made to align the interest of utilities with what is most environmentally friendly 10/21/21 44 of 73 Demographic Polling 1. Select all that apply: Which of the following best represents your race/ethnicity? Race Number of Participants Percentage White or Caucasian 15/24 63% Asian or Asian American 10/24 42% Latino, Latina, or Latinx 2/24 8% Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American 1/24 4% Other 1/24 4% Prefer not to say 1/24 4% Black or African American 0/24 0% Native American, American Indian, or Alaska Native 0/24 0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0/24 0% 2. What is your gender identity? Gender Identity Number of Participants Percentage Man 16/24 67% Woman 8/24 33% Non-binary/non-conforming 0/24 0% Other 0/24 0% Prefer not to say 0/24 0% 3. What is your age? Age Number of Participants Percentage Under 18 2/24 8% 18-24 4/24 17% 25-34 6/24 25% 35-44 4/24 17% 45-54 4/24 17% 55-64 2/24 8% 65-74 0/24 0% 75+ 2/24 8% Prefer not to say 0/24 0% 15 10/21/21 45 of 73 16 Appendix A: Full MURAL Board For a text version of these MURAL results, please see the excel attachment, “MURAL Results_Stakeholder Meeting 1.xlsx”. 10/21/21 46 of 73 17 10/21/21 47 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0 Public Workshop #1 Summary Introduction This document summarizes participation, activities, and feedback from the Cupertino CAP Public Workshop #1. Workshop Objectives By hosting the workshop, the CAP team aimed to:  Build early awareness of the CAP goals and process among the general public.  Gather high-level priorities, and concerns about climate action in Cupertino.  Gather initial ideas for potential actions to include in the CAP. Workshop Overview Date & Time Thursday, July 29th, 2021 5:30-7:00pm Location Online – Zoom Webinar # of Registrants 79 # of Participants 53 # of Questions Submitted 43 # of Comments 32 Audience Members of the general public attended. The following organization affiliations were indicated during registration:  Cupertino City Council  Rotary Club  City of Sunnyvale  The Forum  Citizens’ Climate Lobby  Rite-Aid Corporation  Cupertino Chamber of Commerce  Cupertino for All  Cupertino Sustainability Commissioner  First Maganson Holdings  Apple, Inc.  Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Demographic Summary 27 (51%) of 53 participants responded to the demographic survey. See Participant Demographics section for more detail. Age Most common age range was under 18 (22% under 18, 8% 18-24, 19% 25-34, 11% 35-44, 7% 45-54, 15% 55-64, 11% 65-74, 7% 75 or over) Race/Ethnicity Majority Asian or Asian American (52% Asian or Asian American, 48% White or Caucasian) Gender Equal numbers of men and women (48% men, 48% women, 4% non-binary or non-conforming) 10/21/21 48 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 2 Workshop Agenda Timing Activity 15 min Introduction & Polls  Andre Duurvoort (City of Cupertino) welcomed participants to the workshop.  Andrea Martin (Cascadia) facilitated a brief overview of poll questions using Zoom’s polling and chat box features. 20 min CAP Overview Presentation and Q&A  Andre Duurvoort and Andrea Martin provided an overview of anticipated climate impacts in Cupertino, emissions sources, the CAP, and the CAP development process.  Participants completed an open-ended poll question: “Complete the sentence with one word: ‘In 2050, I want Cupertino to be _________________.’”  Gilee Corral (City of Cupertino) moderated the question & answer session at the end of the presentation. 45 min Vision, Priorities & Initial Actions  Andre Duurvoort and Andrea Martin gave a brief overview of each of the six potential CAP sectors: Buildings and Energy Consumption, Renewable Energy, Transportation and Land Use, Solid Waste, Carbon Sequestration and Natural Systems, and Resilient Communities.  Poll questions, by sector, were asked to gauge participants’ highest priorities and attendees were asked to share additional thoughts or ideas. 10 min Conclusion  Andre Duurvoort and Andrea Martin presented next steps, including future engagement opportunities. 10/21/21 49 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 3 Workshop Outcomes Introductory Polls Question #1: Have you noticed or experienced any changes in the environment since you started living or working in Cupertino? (34 responses) Question #2: How familiar are you with climate change concepts, such as the causes and impacts of climate change and actions needed to slow or stop it? (34 responses) Question #3: Why did you decide to attend the workshop today? Attendees wrote the following replies into the webinar chat box: Excited to hear the housing and transportation aspects of Climate Action! Wanted to know the initiatives that Cupertino is taking I want to learn more about how everyday people can help create a bigger impact on climate change Interested in how city land-use policies can be changed I’m a recent college graduate, and I know that myself and others my age are completely screwed as is. I know that Cupertino is not doing very much on housing or transportation, which are the biggest ways that cities can reduce emissions. I am a climate activist and long term resident of Cupertino. I want to share my ideas and find out what the City’s plan is I'm not sure 26% No 12% Yes 62% I have heard about climate change issues but don’t know much about them. 9% I am familiar with some climate change issues and try to stay informed. 32% I am well informed about climate change issues. 59% 10/21/21 50 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 4 Visioning Poll Question During the CAP Overview presentation, attendees were asked: “Complete the sentence with one word: ‘In 2050, I want Cupertino to be ____________.’” Repeated responses included the terms “climate neutral,” “breathable,” and “diverse.” Questions & Answers Throughout the presentations, attendees were encouraged to submit their questions into the Q&A box on the Zoom platform. City staff provided written answers to some questions and verbal questions to others during designated Q&A sessions. There were 43 questions submitted during the workshop by attendees. Staff answered three questions verbally and responded to 21 in writing. Staff did not answer 19 of the submitted questions. Questions and comments answered verbally during designated Q&A sessions:  Would the city consider moving the GHG emissions reduction goal sooner than the current draft goal of 2040? What would be the reasons to keep it at 2040 versus adopting a more ambitious goal. What we presented today are draft goals. Today, our aim is to get a sense of what your appetite is as a community to be more or less aggressive. One thing to keep in mind is that more aggressive targets mean more aggressive measures, or things we are going to have to do as a community. Some of the cities in our area that have recently updated their CAPs have set goals at where the state wants them to be, and some of them are more aggressive. We can decide this as a community. If we set a more ambitious goal we will have to think bigger and consider things like funding availability, what is practical to do, and what is going to create co-benefits. We want to look not just at what will avoid economic disruption, but at what will create value. Those are what we are encouraging you to think about in this goals conversation. The City Council would like to look at being more ambitious than what the state is doing. At the same time, the state is considering more ambitious targets – recent news out of the Governor’s Office is that they are considering a 2035 date for carbon neutrality. We are keeping track of these things as we create the plan. We are here to collect your feedback; if you would like us to be more aggressive, we will put that together into a proposed 10/21/21 51 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 5 roadmap. In our second and third public workshops, we will have more detail about that roadmap so you can see what those actions will look like in your everyday life.  It is not clear to me if you’re asking for all citizens to work towards drawing down our emissions, etc. of only the City Staff and services. Please clarify. This is an important question, which gets at something we are asked all the time: “What can I do personally?” Climate change will take both municipal action and community action. We must act together, in concert. The City has a set of specific responsibilities for researching policies and complying with state law. We also need to make sure we receive feedback from you and from Council, make sure actions are distributed across City divisions, and get incorporated across planning documents and operational documents, like the work program. This really is a group effort that will take the whole village to address these issues. Some examples of programs that we support in the community are the Cupertino Climate Challenge, which is a website we set up that enables people to create their own personal climate action plan. You can find that at CupertinoClimateChallenge.org. That has a whole host of lifestyle changes you can do in your home, neighborhood, school, or community to really make a difference over time.  I noticed in the chart that our draft goal for 2030 is less steep than our current progress in reducing emissions. Is it because it is more difficult to cut emissions now, or is it because of something else? Yes – we have achieved a lot of the low-hanging fruit when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, and the next steps will become more and more difficult as we move towards net zero emissions. There are also many uncertainties about new strategies that might be available to us. There are evolutions daily in the innovation space around clean tech. But mostly, we took a look at what the state is telling us to do, chose to be slightly more ambitious than that and see how that feels, and then we’ll have a more informed conversation in the next couple of workshops about what it will really take to get there. Questions and comments answered in writing throughout the webinar: Climate Action Plan process  Will the CAP be CEQA qualified? We are looking into this option. The first CAP was CEQA qualified.  How is the natural gas inventory going (discussed in July 1 stakeholder meeting)? We will have a better understanding as we update our GHG inventory, still underway. Greenhouse gas emissions and the Climate Action Plan targets  What are the City GHG targets going to be? This will be decided as part of this CAP update progress.  When you say 38% of our emissions are related to natural gas. Does that include methane leakage? Yes, fugitive emissions from natural gas leakage are included in our GHG inventory accounting.  Does the 38% include the cement factory? Hi Dan, no, the plant emissions are not considered within Cupertino boundaries. Emissions from the plant would be accounted for in the Santa Clara County emissions inventory. 10/21/21 52 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 6  To help with reducing transportation energy release, I’ve noticed that many roads near my house lack sidewalks and bike lanes and are not safe for pedestrians and cyclists. Would it be possible to build more of those to reduce the numbers of cars on the road? The city adopted Bike and Pedestrian Plans that are currently being implemented - here is the site on the plans: https://www.cupertino.org/our-city/departments/public-works/transportation-mobility/bicycle-and-pedestrian-travel You can follow the Bike Plan implementation here and also sign up for eNotifications on progress: https://www.cupertino.org/our-city/departments/public-works/transportation-mobility/bicycle-and-pedestrian- travel/bicycle-transportation-plan-implementation"  Is water not included in the CAP? Emissions from the treatment of Cupertino's wastewater and energy used to pump water in Cupertino are accounted for in the inventory.  How does wastewater contribute to emissions? Our 2015 GHG report reviews the methodology of accounting for wastewater emissions, on page 9: https://www.cupertino.org/home/showpublisheddocument/14938/636524760503430000  Are you taking about the emissions and targets of the City of Cupertino or for all of Cupertino? The community emissions and targets are for the entire city, including residential, commercial, institutional, etc. (municipal operations are included within the total for the community)  What is GHG? Greenhouse gas  If Cupertino has a sister city in China, reach out to get that city to deal with climate. That’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing  What does "transportation" include. Is it the total transportation citizens use, or is it transportation within the cities' borders? For example, if I drive from my home to San Francisco and back, is my total voyage included in "transportation". Transportation includes on-road and off-road emissions within the city borders. We use the "origin destination model," which includes half of trips that originate or end in Cupertino as well. You can read more about how this is calculated in our 2015 report: https://www.cupertino.org/home/showpublisheddocument/14938/636524760503430000 Sectors and potential CAP strategies  Eliminate the use of natural gas at quinlan, blackberry farm, city hall, the library and community hall Thank you for the feedback!  Will the city work and support and team with sun run to electrify and decarbonize nonprofits and low-income households? Hi, is there a specific program or initiative you had in mind re Sun Run?  Does the city have plans for drought management? For example, Stevens Creek and the reservoir are drying up fast resulting in loss of biodiversity in the surroundings. 10/21/21 53 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 7 Yes, we do. We have a new site dedicated to the response to the recent drought and emergency water shortage: Cupertino drought response / resources: Cupertino.org/drought  Does the city have plans for creating/expanding current carbon sinks? Yes, we will incorporate this type of action as part of the CAP update.  We have installed solar panels and also drive an electric car. Can you suggest other measures we can undertake at a personal level? https://cupertinoclimatechallenge.org/ is a great resource which has dozens of actions for residents and learn about local programs, rebates, and resources for each action.  In the Transportation and Land Use sector, does land use include our parks? Transportation & land use refers mostly towards density land use planning but Natural Spaces is where most of the parks actions are listed.  Please consider banning plastic in takeout containers. We are currently creating a single use plastics ordinance that follows Santa Clara County’s framework. This is a 2021 City Work Program project. New website on this topic is coming soon...  Please inform businesses to not use "compostable' clamshells. According to Recology they are neither compostable NOR recyclable. We are currently working on a single-use plastics ordinance that targets take out containers. This is going before City Council this year.  Any regulations for single use plastic containers or packaging in supermarkets? Yes, the City is working on a local code to address single-use plastic food ware. Questions not answered during the webinar:* Climate Action Plan process  How do you reach the 30% who have no concern or awareness of the climate crisis?  Is there any consideration to coordinating the Climate Action Plan with the city's 6th Cycle RHNA Housing Element process? According to UC Berkeley's CoolClimate project, Cupertino's highest opportunities for reducing its carbon footprint are in electrification, reducing VMT, and infill development. Building new, energy-efficient, denser housing near transit and jobs would hit all three of those opportunities and the legally mandatory Housing Element process provides a unique chance to act on those opportunities.  Those of us here are the choir pretty much. How are we thinking about getting both education and action from the whole congregation?  Does the public have access to Via statistics? *Some questions were not answered live due to time constraints. Staff will summarize unanswered questions from multiple workshops and engagement activities in a Frequently Asked Questions or similar section on the cupertino.org/climateaction website. 10/21/21 54 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 8 Greenhouse gas emissions and targets  I notice that natural gas went up, I know this is due to Apple's bloom energy facility, what is the plan to stop this?  I would like the plan to include a plan to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for transportation of city owned and operated assets well before 2035.  Can you give more details is included in mitigation, i.e. conserving H2O, draw down CO2? If so, then how will you measure these at the neighborhood level?  How might Earth’s atmosphere, land, and ocean systems respond to changes in carbon dioxide over time? Sectors and potential CAP strategies  What is the city’s number one priorities in the short term (next 5 years) and the long term (next 10-30 years) for GHG reduction?  What can we, as residents of Cupertino, do to help improve the climate? (We are doing the bike challenge and enjoying it!)  In 2010 we had low hanging fruit available to grab, in the form of the Silicon Valley Clean Energy. Is there similar low hanging fruit now? Andre said that we're looking for big impact actions. Do you have any in mind?  How will you enforce any recommendations for mitigation with private citizens?  So, what is happening with Lehigh? Can we close it down?  How could the city influence reducing single use plastic use in schools?  Can the City support and run a textile recycling program? https://www.roadrunnerwm.com/blog/textile-waste- environmental-crisis  Is it true that 40% of all food produced in the US is thrown away?  Tell me about Bloom energy, I suggest we ban this technology.  My understanding is that municipalities across the US are struggling on solid waste storage / dumping, especially given larger supply chain events around recycling - how does Cupertino stand on waste? Are we constrained in our capacity or our contractor's capacity to handle our waste? 10/21/21 55 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 9 Sector Priorities In the Vision, Priorities & Initial Actions section of the workshop, the City presented an overview of each sector and potential actions. Cascadia then facilitated a brief multiple-choice poll asking, “What is your top priority for the City to accomplish in this focus area?” Next, participants were invited to add any other ideas, thoughts, or considerations for the City into the chat box. Results from these activities are summarized below. Buildings & Energy Consumption The top two priority focus areas that respondents indicated were: to retrofit older buildings to be more efficient (39%, 12 responses) and to retrofit older buildings to replace gas with cleaner electric appliances (29%, 9 responses). There were 31 total responses to the poll question. Comments submitted indicated some support for a transition away from natural gas in new and existing buildings and interest in resources to assist appliance replacements. Comments  I would like the city to eliminate natural gas usage in all city buildings  Tying goals to increased density or specifying tangible targets related to TOD housing units  I would like to ban any permits for fuel cells  A burnout ordinance  Resources for residential appliance replacements (water heaters, stoves, etc.)  The city council actually has to approve new buildings if new energy standards are going to matter.  To eliminate the use of natural gas in buildings and make insulation more efficient  Looking into the possibility of a natural gas ban  Resources in the form of databases for contractors familiar with this work, perhaps subsidies or assistance for lower income residents to help with the capital cost of appliance replacements  Ban the sale of natural gas appliances in Cupertino  If wood can be substituted for concrete or steel, please do it. Retrofit older buildings to be more efficient 39% Retrofit older buildings to replace gas with cleaner electric appliances 29% Encourage use of low carbon materials for buildings 19% Other 10% Help us to save money on utilities 3% Buildings & Energy Consumption Priorities 10/21/21 56 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 10 Renewable Energy The majority of respondents listed “Promote neighborhood solar or ‘micro-grids’ to protect critical infrastructure and homes” as their top priority focus area (51%, 19 responses). There were 37 total responses to the poll question. Comments submitted indicated support for solar, micro-grids, and a transition away from natural gas in new and existing buildings, and interest in resources and information about eliminating natural gas. Comments  I am an owner and landlord, would like to see tax rebates to eliminate natural gas usage in my rental homes  Concierge service to help me understand savings associated with eliminating natural gas. I would like to see an incentive program to install batteries on my home and rentals  Will the City support sun run?  Not to be too negative but I would personally be disappointed to see the City investing in "cleaner" natural gas sources, I don't think energy and resources are best served by investment there when state policies may eliminate or shift usage of those sources anyways - better to focus on new development standards and reduce opportunities for net new consumers of natural gas.  I agree with Sean; it would be better to phase out the old gas pipelines for new and existing buildings and move towards full electrification  Solar must be a huge part of any development going forward.  In addition to solar, battery backup is critical. Promote neighborhood solar or “micro-grids” to protect critical infrastructure and homes 51%Streamline permitting and technical support for installing clean energy on my property 24% Promote clean energy jobs and innovation hubs in Cupertino 11% Find sources of low-carbon gas, such as bio-gas for the existing pipeline system 8% Support renters and fixed- income residents to reduce their energy costs 6% Renewable Energy Priorities 10/21/21 57 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 11 Transportation and Land Use The top two priority focus areas for Transportation and Land use are to “Improve public transit access and/or infrastructure” (34%, 11 responses) and “Increase the walkability and bikeability of Cupertino (28%; 9 responses). There were 32 total responses to the poll question. Comments submitted indicated support for housing density, especially near transit. One commenter noted that permits for duplex houses in single house lots will support equity. Comments  I would love to see a tie between enabling more high-density housing development, to make the cost/benefit for transit projects more attractive  To reduce personal car ownership, we need to build more densely, in coordination with the housing element  Creating more permits for duplex houses in single house lots would be extremely beneficial and also help with social equity Improve public transit access and/or infrastructure. 34% Increase the walkability and bikeability of Cupertino. 28% Encourage electric vehicle charging stations and subsidize the cost of electric vehicles 16% Invest in better alternative options to connect to neighboring cities such as VIA community Shuttle, Car Share, or e-bikes 16% Improve public transit guideway highway 85 3% Other 3% Transportation & Land Use Priorities 10/21/21 58 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 12 Solid Waste The majority of respondents listed “Reduce single-use plastic, such as take-out food containers and other packaging” as their top priority focus area (58%, 19 responses). There were 33 total responses to the poll question. Comments from participants indicated support for residential composting and concern about compostable clamshell containers. Comments All of the above Encourage compost for apartments and townhouses Please inform businesses to not use "compostable' clamshells. According to Recology they are neither compostable NOR recyclable Reduce single-use plastic, such as take-out food containers and other packaging. 58% Encourage companies or producers to be responsible for material disposal or recycling 21% Minimize food waste and ensure edible food is rescued for hunger relief. 9% Reduce dependence on other plastic products 9% Other 3% Solid Waste Priorities 10/21/21 59 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 13 Carbon Sequestration & Natural Systems The highest number of respondents indicated that their top priority focus area for Carbon Sequestration & Natural Systems is to “Increase the number of trees and amount of shade in Cupertino” (41%, 13 responses). There were 32 total responses to the poll question. Comments One comment was submitted in support of increasing biodiversity at residences:  The City of Santa Monica has a “Cash for Grass” program where they pay residents to take out grass and put in biodiverse plants. Something to consider https://www.smgov.net/Departments/OSE/categories/water.aspx Increase the number of trees and amount of shade in Cupertino. 41% Update water system infrastructure Increase water conservation education and programs 19% Improve ecosystem health and reduce pollution 16% Encourage plant- rich diets 12% Preserve and manage open spaces; conserve wildlife 12% Carbon Sequestration & Natural Systems Priorities 10/21/21 60 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 14 Resilient Communities The top two priority focus areas for Resilient Communities are to “Support communities that are most affected by climate change impacts” (31%, 10 responses) and “Improve disaster preparedness and communication” (27%; 9 responses). There were 33 total responses to the poll question. Comments There was one comment submitted questioning how success will be measured for Resilient Communities actions:  This is understandably hard to do, but will there be tangible goals associated with community resiliency and goals around helping impacted communities? Support communities that are most affected by climate change impacts. 31% Improve disaster preparedness and communication. 27% Create and improve public resources such as cooling centers to support residents during wildfire smoke and heat events. 18% Support workforce education and training create jobs in clean energy and natural systems 18% Ensure vulnerable populations are prioritized during climate events 3% Other 3% Resilient Communities Priorities 10/21/21 61 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 15 Participant Demographics 27 (51%) of 53 participants responded to the demographic survey questions. Race/Ethnicity Most respondents (52%) were Asian or Asian American; the remaining 48% were White or Caucasian. Race/Ethnicity # % Asian or Asian American 14 52 White or Caucasian 13 48 Age The highest percentage of respondents (22%) were under 18 years old. Age # % Under 18 6 22% 18-24 2 8% 25-34 5 19% 35-44 3 11% 45-54 2 7% 65-74 3 11% 75 + 2 7% Asian or Asian American 52% White or Caucasian 48% Race/Ethnicity 18-24 8% 25-34 19% 35-44 11% 45-54 7%55-64 15% 65-74 11% 75 or over 7% Under 18 22% Age 10/21/21 62 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Workshop #1 Summary 16 Gender There were equal numbers of respondents who identified as men (48%) and women (48%), and one non-binary participant. Gender # % Woman 13 48% Man 13 48% Non-binary or non-conforming 1 4% Man 48% Non-binary/non- conforming 4% Woman 48% Gender 10/21/21 63 of 73 1 Cupertino Climate Action Plan Results from the Community Survey #1 The Cupertino Climate Action Plan (CAP) provides a roadmap for the City of Cupertino and its citizens to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve their climate goals with community solutions and individual actions. The City of Cupertino is updating the CAP to better meet the needs and goals of the community. As part of this process, we asked Cupertino’s’ residents to complete a survey to identify visions, priorities and barriers to the CAP process. This survey was open from July 23rd to September 19th, 2021. Summary In total, we received a total of 111 responses. We received 107 English responses, 1 Spanish, and 3 Chinese. Some additional demographic information about the survey responses are below: •Most respondents live in Cupertino (80 people, 72%) •Majority of respondents have received an advanced degree (52 people, 47%) •Majority of respondent do not work for a Cupertino based company (87 people, 78%) •62% of respondents own their home Demographic Results Race and Ethnicity (n = 108) White or Caucasian 36 Black or African American 1 Latino, Latina, or Latinx 4 Asian or Asian American 59 Multiracial 7 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 White or Caucasian 33% Black or African American 1%Latino, Latina, or Latinx 4% Asian or Asian American 55% Multiracial 6% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1% Attachment C10/21/21 64 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 2 Area you spend most of your time around (n = 103) Apple Campus/Apple Park (northeast) 10 Cupertino High School (southeast) 20 De Anza College (south central) 21 McClellan Ranch (southwest) 23 Memorial Park (northwest) 29 Apple Campus/Apple Park (northeast) 10 Age (n = 107) 18 or younger 20 19-44 48 45-64 18 65 years or older 21 18 or younger 19% 19-44 45% 45-64 17% 65 years or older 19% Apple Campus/Apple Park (northeast) 10% Cupertino High School (southeast) 20% De Anza College (south central) 20% McClellan Ranch (southwest) 22% Memorial Park (northwest) 28% 10/21/21 65 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 3 Survey Results The tables below highlight the results of the survey. They do not provide an interpretation of the results. Key or significant results are highlighted in blue cells. Climate change awareness Respondents were asked “How would you best describe your awareness and understanding of climate change issues?” Majority of respondents are familiar with some climate change issues and try to stay informed. Level of Awareness # of Responses (n=109) I am unaware of climate change issues 7 I have heard about climate change issues but don’t know much about them  8 I am familiar with some climate change issues and try to stay informed 51 I am well informed about climate change issues 43 7 8 51 43 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 I am unaware of climate change issues I have heard about climate change issues but don’t know much about them I am familiar with some climate change issues and try to stay informed I am well informed about climate change issues 10/21/21 66 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 4 Concern about climate change Regional climate impacts Respondents were asked “How much do you think climate change will impact you and your family’s personal wellbeing and safety 10 years from now?” and “How much do you think climate change impacts you and your family’s personal wellbeing and safety today?”. Majority of respondents indicate climate change is already impacting their family and will continue to worsen in the next 10 years. Level of Awareness # of respondents (n = 108) Now 10 years from now 1 (not impacted at all) 1 0 2 4 2 3 2 0 4 9 2 5 (impacted occasionally) 18 13 6 12 7 7 10 9 8 19 11 9 14 18 10 (extremely impacted) 23 48 1 4 2 9 18 12 10 19 14 23 0 2 0 2 13 7 9 11 18 48 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 # of respondents indicating climate change is impacting their family now # of respondents indicating climate change will impact their family 10 years from now 10/21/21 67 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 5 Local climate impacts Respondents were asked “How concerned are you about the following events taking place in Cupertino?”. Respondents are extremely concerned about drought and water supply, wildfires and smoke, and loss of habitat and species. Local Climate Impact Distribution of Responses Not concerned at all Slightly concerned Somewhat concerned Moderately concerned Extremely concerned Extreme temperatures and heat waves (n = 111) 3 3 21 28 56 Wildfires and smoke (n = 110) 1 1 19 22 67 Sea level rise and storm surge (n = 109) 12 13 30 23 31 Extreme precipitation and inland flooding (n = 110) 8 21 24 27 30 Drought and water supply (n = 110) 1 1 16 17 75 Loss of habitat and species (n = 110) 2 13 12 26 57 3 1 12 8 1 2 3 1 13 21 1 13 21 19 30 24 16 12 28 22 23 27 17 26 56 67 31 30 75 57 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Extreme temperatures and heat waves Wildfires and smoke Sea level rise and storm surge Extreme precipitation and inland flooding Drought and water supply Loss of habitat and species Distribution of responses not concerned at all Distribution of responses slightly concerned Distribution of responses somewhat concerned Distribution of responses moderately concerned Distribution of responses extremely concerned 10/21/21 68 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 6 Climate action priorities Respondents were asked “Climate action has many benefits beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Which of the following are most important to you? Select your top three (3) priorities.” Respondents indicate that ensuring a high quality of living for future generations is the most important co-benefit, followed closely by improving air quality and preserving natural spaces, and habitats. Climate action benefits # of responses (n = 111) Ensuring a high quality of living for future generations 52 Improving air quality 49 Preserving natural spaces, and habitats 42 Increasing green space and tree canopy cover 33 Improving water quality 25 Building strong communities that are prepared for natural disasters 24 Improving human health and lowering medical costs 21 Creating a more compact and walkable/bikeable community 20 Reducing traffic congestion 20 Reducing utility bills 18 Attracting new businesses and creating jobs 10 CAP strategy priorities Respondents were asked “Which strategies do you think are most needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Cupertino? Please rank from most needed (#1) to least needed (#9).” Majority of respondents want to improve energy efficiency in homes and businesses, followed by transitioning homes and businesses from natural gas to clean electricity and building a more walkable and bikeable city. Respondents who answered to this question through the Chinese or Spanish translated survey totaled 4 people (3 Chinese, 1 Spanish). Thus, while the distribution of responses is varied among language, the overall weighting of priorities is indicated above. The top 3 responses for each survey type are highlighted in blue below. Local Climate Impact Distribution of Responses (n = 107) English Chinese Spanish Improve energy efficiency in homes and businesses 4.32 5.33 6 Transition homes and businesses from natural gas to clean electricity for space/water heating 4.47 6.67 4 Building a more walkable and bikeable city 4.52 3.67 2 Create rules that curb pollution and limit polluting activities 4.82 5 9 Encouraging use of electric vehicles and electric vehicle infrastructure 4.88 7 8 Encourage rooftop solar panels and local renewable energy 4.95 4 3 Restore thriving natural spaces and plant trees 4.99 3 5 Increasing accessibility to public transit 5.17 4.67 1 Provide access to composting and encouraging mindful purchasing habits 5.71 5.67 7 10/21/21 69 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 7 Climate action barriers Respondents were asked “What do you foresee as the most significant barriers to taking climate action in Cupertino? Select the top three (3) barriers?” Respondents indicate cost and competing economic demands on the City and residents, and lack of agreement on the issues or how to prioritize them as the biggest barriers to climate action. Local Climate Impact # of Responses (n = 108) Cost and competing economic demands on the City and residents 52 Lack of agreement on the issues or how to prioritize them 44 Resistance to new mandates and requirements 42 Level of education and understanding about climate change in the community 39 Lack of local government leadership 31 Level of care or interest in the community 27 Equitable systemic climate change is difficult to implement at a local level 22 Level of local versus regional control 16 Uncertainty about climate risk 16 Technology has not been developed yet 10 10/21/21 70 of 73 Cupertino Climate Action Plan | Public Survey #1 Results 8 Open ended questions Respondents were asked, “Please describe in one to two sentences what a climate-friendly Cupertino would look like to you.” (n = 76) Below are some key findings:  Prioritize pedestrian and bike friendly behaviors and infrastructure  Invest in better and more accessible public transit  Prioritize EVs and build charging infrastructure around the City  Reduce lawns and artificial turf  Increase tree cover and drought tolerant plants around City  Adhere to sustainable design standard  Be a Zero Waste, Circular Economy  Strive for carbon neutrality  Provide affordable EVs and home electrification options  Ban fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy  Prioritize solar panel installation on residential and commercial properties  Strive to be a national leader on climate actions  Houses highly informed, educated and engaged citizens  Prioritize equitability and inclusivity  Collaborate with other governments  Preserve parks and natural areas and promote biodiverse green spaces  Promote green jobs  Conserve valuable resources (e.g. water)  Encourage grassroots political action  Prioritize density housing located near jobs, transit, and amenities  Build affordable housing Respondents were asked, “What specific strategies or actions do you feel would most help the Cupertino community reduce greenhouse gas emission that are not listed above?”. (n = 64) Below are some key findings:  Plant more trees around City  Provide more climate education  Incentivize solar panels to homeowners  Prioritize education and outreach  Ban plastic bags  Protect water and reduce water usage  Include more adaptation actions  Include actions to address reducing energy usage in existing homes  Prioritize vulnerable communities  Encourage use of public transit  Hold largest emitters responsible (Stevens Creek Quarry and Kaiser Cement Plants)  Consider local tax on carbon  Subsidize electricity  Reduce consumerism  Encourage reduced meat diet Respondents were asked, “Are there any additional barriers you would consider significant to taking climate action in Cupertino?”. (n = 35) Below are some key findings:  Lack of responsibility, education, and personal action in the part of citizens  Societal resistance to change  Cost  Fear  Inconvenience  Zoning requirements  Competing priorities in local government  Consensus building  Lack of volunteers 10/21/21 71 of 73 CITY OF CUPERTINO Legislation Text Subject: Recommendation for Single-Use Plastics Ordinance Subcommittee Form a temporary, ad-hoc subcommittee to review and discuss policy options related to the Single- Use Plastics Ordinance project File #:21-9998,Version:1 CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 10/15/2021Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ 10/21/21 72 of 73 CITY OF CUPERTINO Legislation Text Subject: Sustainability Commission suggestions for FY 2022-23 City Work Program Discuss and provide suggested items for the FY 2022-23 City Work Program File #:21-9999,Version:1 CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 10/15/2021Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™ 10/21/21 73 of 73