2008/11/10 City Council Resolution 2008-178RESOLUTION NO. 2008-178
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK,
COUNTY OF SONOMA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT OF A
REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION COORDINATION PLAN AND THE INITIAL
FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION
WHEREAS the City of Rohnert Park is committed to the environmental and economic
well being of our city, county, region, state, nation and world;
WHEREAS, this commitment has led us to the establishment of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emission reduction targets that meet and strive to exceed State requirements under AB32 for our
jurisdiction's operational activities and our community -wide GHG emissions;
WHEREAS, we have joined with the cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma,
Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Windsor, the County of Sonoma, the Sonoma County
Water Agency and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and civic organizations in the
establishment of these reduction goals;
WHEREAS, we recognize that the strategic benefit of working together far exceeds the
potential of working alone;
WHEREAS, our environmental goals, legislative demands, and economic constraints
create an opportunity to establish a cost - effective and coordinated plan that will help to focus our
efforts to reduce GHG emissions in Sonoma County to 25% below 1990 levels by 2015; and
WHEREAS, this planning effort will be titled the Regional Climate Protection
Coordination Plan ( RCPCP);
WHEREAS, the coordination and implementation of the RCPCP can be most effectively
performed by an agency which encompasses the geographic area of Sonoma County and
includes representation from the cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park,
Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Windsor, and the County of Sonoma;
WHEREAS, the RCPCP will include and account for the reduction measures already
implemented by the constituent entities;
WHEREAS, this coordination effort will establish a partnership between Cloverdale,
Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Windsor, the
County of Sonoma, the Sonoma County Water Agency and the Sonoma County Transportation
Authority and other related parties that will be called upon to serve as the Program Coordinating
Committee;
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Transportation Authority includes elected officials
from all of the partnering agencies in Sonoma County and has agreed to initiate the coordination
effort, on an interim basis, by serving as the Policy Advisory Committee and providing project
management;
WHEREAS, an executive summary and organizational framework that identifies roles
and responsibilities have been developed and attached hereto;
WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Transportation Authority with the cities of Cloverdale,
Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Windsor, the
County of Sonoma, and the Sonoma County Water Agency, has assembled a work plan, a phased
process and a Plan Development and Implementation Team to coordinate the RCPCP; and
WHEREAS, the status of the initial phases of this coordinated effort will be reported to
the partnering agencies within one year of inception and member agencies may take actions to
amend or augment the partnering effort.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park does hereby support and adopt the framework to develop the Regional Climate Protection
Coordination Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Plan Development and Implementation Team
and project management will report on the development of the RCPCP on a regular basis to the
Policy Advisory Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that within one year of the inception of this partnering
effort the Sonoma County Transportation Authority will prepare an Annual Report to present to
the Partner Agencies that will include accomplishments to date and progress towards established
goals.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park this 10th day of November, 2008.
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Clerk
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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Mayor
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REGIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION COORDINATION PLAN (RCPCP)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Mission Statement
To organize and focus all County -wide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in
Sonoma County to 25% below 1990 levels by the year 2015.
Overview
The RCPCP was conceived by the local administrative and elected leaders of Sonoma
County to strategically address the issues related to climate change. The formation of this
structure is in response to our obligation as stewards of the public resources to achieve
effective results in a cost efficient manner. These resources include cultural,
environmental, and fiscal. The RCPCP also recognizes and incorporates the individual
actions taken by each entity within the county.
For the beginning and near term, the RCPCP effort will be implemented under the
auspices of the Sonoma County Transportation Authority which will serve at its Policy
Committee. This is viewed to be an expeditious and logical place to start. This "home"
may change in the future as conditions dictate. The Policy Advisory Committee of SCTA
for the RCPCP shall produce a report on the RCPCP progress to date within one year.
The report will be issued to involved cities and the County with a request to give governing
body direction to their Mayor or Chair in time for a decision to be made on future Policy
Committee structure at the January 2010 meeting of the Sonoma County Mayors' and
Councilmembers' Association.
Project Scope
The RCPCP aims to embrace the following key issues and challenges facing all entities
and residents of Sonoma County:
• GHG emission reduction
• Energy efficiency /conservation
• Development of renewable energy
Plan Phases
The RCPCP is broken into three phases.
Transportation
Waste Reduction
• Response to AB 32, SB 375, and
other legislation
Phase I: Planning (October 2008 - December 2008). Elements include:
• Scope of work
• Resource identification
• Task identification
• Timeline
• Budget development
Review and approval of draft work products by involved local governments. Review and
comment by public and involved CBO's — Climate Protection Campaign, Solar Sonoma
County, Sonoma County Alliance, etc.
Phase II: Plan Development (January 2009 — December 2009). Elements include:
• Outreach to relevant entities
• Review of existing inventories and
inventory of actions taken to date
• Identification of best practices
• Identification and test flights of
measurement system
• Identification of legislative
requirements
• Analysis of proposed actions
• Development of an implementation
work plan with timelines
• Grant identification for group or
.individual implementation
Review and approval of draft work products by involved local governments. Review and
comment by public and involved CBO's — Climate Protection Campaign, Solar Sonoma
County, Sonoma County Alliance, etc.
Phase III: Implementation (January 2010 — and on- going). Elements include:
• Continued outreach initiatives
• Refinement of existing relevant
policies and best practices
• Response to existing and emerging
legislation
• Development of new actions
• Review of actions taken
• Full quantification of actions taken
• Continued implementation efforts
This Plan provides a coherent framework to harness the tools, resources, and energy
needed to effectively implement its elements, measure success, and make course
corrections. The Plan is designed to serve all cities and the county. By pooling our
expertise and scarce resources, all will benefit from the resources and knowledge gained
as a whole.
The RCPCP will involve all County -wide or regional stakeholders who have a role in the
production, reduction, and measurement of GHG emissions. Because this is a very broad
and diverse group, the plan has identified key players /groups that can effectively represent
categories and successfully implement the work items to achieve the results we need.
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