• Provide advice to staff and the Board on successful implementation of the Climate Action Plan, including suggestions on how that work can be performed more efficiently and effectively.
• Advise the Board on opportunities to realize equity and fairness across the diverse communities of Contra Costa County in sustainability programs that support the Climate Action Plan.
• Provide suggestions to staff and the Board on how to better engage Contra Costa County residents and businesses on sustainability issues and implementation of the Climate Action Plan.

• Five District representatives nominated by individual members of the Board of Supervisors (representatives must be a resident of that district);
• Five alternate District representatives nominated by individual members of the Board of Supervisors (alternates must be a resident of that district);
• Two members representing community groups whose mission includes sustainability and/or environmental issues ("At-Large, Community");
• Two members representing commercial groups or organizations whose business focuses on sustainability and/or environmental issues ("At-Large, Business"); and
• Two members representing environmental justice issues and who live in frontline, or “disadvantaged” communities, and who reflect the geographic diversity of the County ("At-Large, Environmental Justice").

Four of the At-Large seats expire on March 31, 2021: At-Large, Community Group Seat #2, At-Large, Business Seat #1, At-Large, Environmental Justice Seat #2, and At-Large, Education or Research Institution. The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) advertised the opportunities to serve starting on January 7, 2021 and accepted applications through February 12, 2021.

11 people submitted applications to serve in the vacant At-Large seats described above, including the incumbents in the business, environmental justice, and education/research seats. Three (3) have applied for the seat representing business; four (4) have applied for the seat representing a community group; two (2) have applied for the environmental justice seat. Only the incumbent has applied for the education/research seat.

Attachment A shows the current members of the Sustainability Commission. Attachment B shows the applicants sorted alphabetically by interest group. Attachment C is a summary of the applications. Attachment D is all the eligible applications received by the Clerk of the Board, with personal contact information redacted.