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CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL STAFF REORT
Report Date: June 13,2017 Meeting Date: June 20,2017
TO TOWN MANAGER AND MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COTINCIL
FROM: REBECCA VAUGHN, TOWN CLERK
SUBJECT: MAYOR'S REQUEST FOR THE TOWN OF CORTE MADERA TO JOIN THE CLIMATE MAYORS NETWORK AND SIGN THE STATEMENT FROM THE CLIMATE MAYORS IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
PURPOSE:
Approval of this action will authorize Mayor Furst to sign on to the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda statement in response to the President's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and enroll the Town of Corte Madera in the Climate Mayors Network.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Town Council approve Mayor Furst's request for the Town of Corte Madera to sign on to the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda statement in response to the President's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and join the Climate Mayors Network.
TOWN MANAGER' S RECOMMENDATION:
Support staff s recommendation
DISCUSSION:
The Mayors National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA or Climate Mayors) consists of mayors from across the country committed to working on climate change and strengthening local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This initiative is currently led by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Mayor Furst is requesting that the Town of Corte Madera join Climate Mayors and participate in this collaborative effort.
As of June 13, 2017, over 300 cities throughout the country are currently part of this networking group; regionally, local municipal participants include Alameda, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Healdsburg, Napa, Oakland, Petaluma, Richmond, St. Helena, San Francisco and Santa Rosa, among over twenty other municipalities in the greater Bay Area.
Mayors and municipalities that join this initiative commit to: l. Calling for binding emission reductions at the US federal level as well as a global emission reductions agreement;
5.I.v 2. Engaging in and supporting activities leading up to and during the 2015 negotiations in Paris to support the Obama Administration and other parties to create a global agreement;
3. Establishing and regularly reporting annually or bi-annually a municipal and community- wide greenhouse gas inventory (preferably with third party verification), while supporting standardization of municipal and community-wide inventories and reporting;
4. Establishing, or renewing, an existing aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for both the near term (i.e., by 2020 or sooner) and long term (e.g., 80% reductions by 20s0);
5. Developing, or updating, a community climate action plan, which identifies specific strategies for meeting the emissions reduction target as well as tying mitigation with adaptation measures where possible;
6. Committing to finding an appropriate offset project(s), working collectively to remove barriers, and expanding offsets available to municipalities offered by the Climate Action Reserve, and other measures through the Califomia cap and trade system (or other existing system);
7. Ensuring climate equity and environmental justice is prioritizedin climate action plans.
Collectively, the efforts detailed above will be called, "the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda."
Most recently, the Climate Mayors released an open letter to President Trump to oppose his actions against climate action. A copy of the letter is included as Attachment 1. There are no binding commitments for being a Climate Mayor member, so long as cities are working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Participating agencies may occasionally be invited to take part in joint letters and various initiatives, such as purchasing electric vehicles, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Regular meetings are held with staff from respective participating cities to discuss progress regarding local efforts.
F'ISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to become a member of the Climate Mayors Network. Initiatives or projects that may initiate fiscal consideration in the future will be brought forward to the Town Council for review and action.
REQUESTED ACTION That the Town Council approve Mayor Furst's request for the Town of Corte Madera to sign the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda statement to the President and join the Climate Mayors Network.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Letter for Town of Corte Madera Participation 2. #ClimateMayors Statement from the Climate Mayors in Response to President Trump's Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, June I,2017 ATTACHMENT 1
Draft Letter for Town of Corte Madera Participation June 13,2017
[Via email [email protected]
Dear Climate Mayors:
The Mayor of the Town of Corte Madera is joining the Climate Mayors (aka, Mayors National Climate Action Agenda, or MNCAA), a network of over 300 U.S. mayors representing over 62 million Americans - working together to strengthen local efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting efforts for binding federal and globalJevel policy making.
Climate Mayors recently released an open letter to President Trump to oppose his actions thus far against climate action. Our city has joined Climate Mayors to mutually strengthen grassroots-level, cityJed activity on undertaking climate action by cleaning our energy sources, making infrastructure efficient and growing our economy through investing in sectors that enable a climate- compatible future.
Questions or comments can be directed to Todd Cusimano, Town Manager, at (415) 927-5050 or via email at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Diane Furst Mayor ATTACHMENT 2
Mayors National Climate Action Agenda statement in response to the President's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement Dated June 1, 2017 Climate Mayors Follow
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Climate Mayors recentlyreleased an @to oppose his actions thus far against climate action. In January 3o Climate Mayors issued an EV RFI to show automakers and manufacturers that rr4,ooo of their cities' cars and trucks could be electrified. If you would like to sign this statement, or require further information about the Climate Mayors (MNCAA) and its activities please email [email protected] or visit our website http:,/wwwclimate- maYors.org. NOTE rz art, 6/6: Please note thqt we are receiving ø significant amount of interest from US cities in joíning Climate Mayors and we may be delayeil in respondfury to you. If your Mayor wishes to sþn o4 please send an email from an authorízed person in your city stating so, and also provide the contøct details of your city government's representativefor climate issues. 6* 5N CLIMATË ACTIOþT ÅGFNDA