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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	October 19, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interdepartmental Climate Action Task Force Report

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/19/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

Contact:

Jody London, 925-655-2815

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 19, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT report of the Interdepartmental Climate Action Task Force, as recommended by the Directors of the Departments of Conservation and Development and Public Works.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Staff costs to consider and potentially implement best practices from the County Green Business Program as well as minor operational changes to implement the selected practices will be covered by existing departmental budgets. Any implementation measures that cannot be covered within existing budgets would need to identify funding and require separate Board action.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

N/A

BACKGROUND:

The Board of Supervisors adopted a Climate Emergency Resolution (Resolution) on September 22, 2020. Among other things, the Resolution established an interdepartmental task force consisting of all Department heads, or their senior deputies, to coordinate their efforts focusing on the urgent implementation of the County’s Climate Action Plan. The Task Force was directed to report back to the Board twice a year as a discussion item on the Board agenda. In late 2020, the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) in partnership with the Department of Public Works (Public Works) convened the Task Force.

The Task Force raised several ideas to the Board in its first report in March 2021, which were favorably received. The second report, attached, outlines the work that has occurred since March to: (1) establish a Sustainability Fund that can support investments in County infrastructure and (2) encourage County departments to adopt best practices from the County's Green Business Program. Over the next 12 to 18 months, the Task Force anticipates it will focus on these two bodies of work. These activities will be the basis of the Task Force’s semiannual reports to the Board.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speakers: Helen, resident of Contra Costa County.