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City of San José, California
City Council Special Meeting: Climate Smart San José of November 8, 2021
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A
C
D
A
Great,
thank
you,
carrie
appreciate
all
the
work
of
you
and
your
team
across
all
the
departments
transportation
park,
so
many
are
involved
in
this
effort
and
we
we
thank
the
city
team
for
their
hard
work
and
the
great
collaboration
with
many
outside
partners
that
really
brought
us.
So
far
already-
and
I
know
we
have
ambitious
goals
ahead
so
carrie
take
it
away.
E
We
also
have
two
guest
speakers
today
that
we'll
introduce,
as
we
go
throughout
the
presentation
and
since
climate
smart
really
covers
many
departments
in
the
city.
We
also
have
on
zoom
from
pbce
chris
burton
michael
brio
and
ed
shriner,
and
from
d.o.t
in
a
distant
in
addition
to
just
john
risto
and
from
community
energy.
Zach
strike
in
the
audience
today
is
also
with
esd
yale,
kissel
and
elena
almeido
before
we
dive
in.
E
Today's
meetings
objectives
are
to
create
a
basic
understanding
of
current
climate
science
and
why
urgent
action
is
required.
Talk
a
bit
about
the
city's
climate,
smart
plan,
our
progress
and
current
activities
set
a
new
aspiration
by
adopting
carbon
neutral
san
jose
by
2030
resolution
and
with
those
in
mind,
let's
go
to
the
state
of
climate.
E
E
Michael,
is
a
research
director
of
climate
and
energy
policy
program
and
a
senior
research
scholar
at
stanford's
wood
institute
for
the
environment.
He
also
serves
as
chief
advisor
for
energy
and
climate
research
at
the
california
energy
commission,
michael,
was
part
of
the
leadership
team
for
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change.
Fifth
assessment
report,
where
he
helped
lead
the
development
of
two
international
scientific
assessments
of
climate
change,
science
and
policy
options.
He
has
also
served
as
an
author
for
the
fourth
u.s
national
climate
assessment
and
an
associate
editor
for
the
climate,
the
california
fourth,
climate
change
assessment.
E
He
has
a
phd
from
stanford's
interdisciplinary
program
in
environment
and
resources
and
a
bsn
biological
sciences
from
stanford
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you,
michael
good
afternoon.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here.
I
want
to
first
thank
the
council
and
the
clinton
current
team
for
inviting
me
to
speak
today.
F
And
I
am,
as
you've
heard,
a
climate
scientist,
who's
working
on
climate
risks
and
resilience,
and
also
implementation
of
climate
and
energy
policy
here
in
california
and
beyond,
and
I've
been
asked
today
to
speak
about
the
findings
of
the
recent
ipcc
intergovernmental
panel
on
climate
change
report
that
was
released
in
august
and
some
of
its
implications
next
slide.
Please.
F
I
wanted
to
start
with
just
a
couple
of
comments
about
how
science
and
scientific
consensus
works
in
this
context,
when
you're
talking
about
the
climate
system
and
understanding
how
it's
changing.
I
know
when
I
was
in
school,
science
was
taught
as
more
of
this
house
of
cards
kind
of
a
model
where
scientists
have
a
hypothesis.
They
do
research,
they
do
experiments,
they
gather
evidence
and
if
the
results
are
consistent
with
that
hypothesis,
they
keep
going
and
they
continue
to
build
confidence
in
that.
F
If
they
get
a
different
result,
they
throw
everything
out
and
they
start
over,
and
I
think
that
that's
not
really
the
way
to
think
about
scientific
consensus
in
when
we're
talking
about
climate
change.
We're
talking
about
our
understanding
of
how
the
climate
system
works.
It's
much
more
like
a
jigsaw
puzzle.
Different
pieces
of
research
are
being
used
to
understand
different
pieces
of
how
the
system
works
and
what's
driving
the
changes
that
we're
observing
and
even
if
there
are
some
uncertainties
in
particular
aspects
that
are
still
being
narrowed
down.
A
A
F
F
This
one
focuses
on
the
physical
science
understanding
the
physical
science
basis
of
how
we
understand
the
climate
system,
and
there
will
be
reports
that
are
released
early
next
year
on
both
the
impacts
of
climate
change
and
options
for
adapting
to
those
kinds
of
changes
and
then
also
reducing
emissions.
The
mitigation
of
climate
change,
both
of
those
will
be
released
next
year,
but
are
not
yet
out.
F
So
today,
I'm
going
to
be
focusing
on
the
report
that
focuses
on
the
fifth
set
or
the
the
climate
science,
the
physical
science
basis-
and
I
wanted
to
say
briefly
that
ipcc
was
created
in
the
late
1980s.
Its
members
are
the
governments
of
the
world
and
the
scientists
of
the
world
come
together
to
write
these
reports.
The
objective
is
to
provide
governments
with
policy
relevant,
but
not
policy,
prescriptive
information,
and
so
scientists
in
general
volunteer
their
time
to
work
on
these
reports
and
assess
the
state
of
knowledge.
F
What
we
know
about
the
drivers
of
climate
change,
its
impacts
and
its
risks,
and
also
how
adaptation
and
mitigation
or
emissions
reductions
can
reduce
those
risks,
and
so
this
report
that
I'll
be
talking
about
today,
was
based
on
assessing
more
than
14
000
scientific
publications
around
the
world
and
is
intended
to
give
you
a
sense
of
what
we
know
and
what
are
some
of
the
implications.
The
policy
makers
internationally
and
in
in
areas
like
california
and
in
the
cities
of
california
might
want
to
consider
in
terms
of
taking
action
next
slide,
please.
F
So
the
the
first
of
these
conclusions
from
the
report
is
that
climate
change
is
widespread,
rapid
and
intensifying
that
we're
already
seeing
climate
change
manifesting
in
many
different
ways
around
the
world
and
because
the
impacts
part
of
the
report
is
not
yet
out.
I
also
borrowed
a
finding
from
the
last
report,
the
one
that
I
worked
on
some
years
ago,
that
increasing
magnitudes
of
warming
increased
the
likelihood
of
severe
pervasive
and
irreversible
impacts.
So
these
are
some
of
the
high
level
findings
from
these
kinds
of
reports.
F
Next
slide,
please,
you
may
have
seen
a
figure
like
this.
This
is
a
graph
showing
the
global
temperature
increase
over
time
since
the
end
of
the
19th
century
over
the
last
150
or
170
years,
and
this
you
can
see
this
kind
of
gradual
warming
trend
where
temperatures
are
in
general
increase
year
by
year,
particularly
over
the
last
50
or
60
years.
F
I
think
it's
easy
to
look
at
this
kind
of
a
figure
and
and
see
this
as
this
sort
of
gradual
global
trend.
Things
are
changing
a
little
bit
each
year,
it's
getting
a
little
bit
warmer
each
year.
That
kind
of
a
thing,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
understand
that
the
ways
in
which
climate
change
and
this
kind
of
a
warming
trend
manifest
are
very
different.
Next
slide,
please,
those
increasing
global
temperatures
are
having
fundamental
and
profound
impacts
on
many
types
of
extreme
events.
F
F
The
patterns
of
these
kinds
of
extremes
and
and
personally,
these
are
the
kinds
of
impacts
of
climate
change
that
I
think
are
most
concerning,
because
these
kinds
of
events
are
really
when
we
see
big
impacts
on
on
people
and
on
our
communities,
and
I
think
also
underscore
the
reason
why
there's
this
urgency
to
act
to
curb
the
worst
impacts
of
climate
change.
Next
slide,
please.
F
Next
slide,
please
one
of
the
ways
that
this
report
tries
to
demonstrate.
That
is,
with
this
figure.
This
is
looking
again
at
global
temperatures
and,
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
the
figure.
The
black
part
of
the
figure
is
showing
the
same
temperature
record
that
you
saw
before
over
the
last
150
170
years.
That's
where
we
have
direct
measurements
from
thermometers
and,
more
recently
from
satellites
of
what
the
temperature
is
in
the
world.
F
When
you
see
this
really
rapid
warming,
that
is
very
different
than
anything
that
was
observed
earlier
and
is
much
larger
in
magnitude
as
well.
Next
slide,
please
I
mentioned
ice
cores.
Scientists
can
use
ice
cores
to
go
even
further
back
in
time
in
this
case,
looking
800
000
years
back
into
the
past,
specifically
at
the
carbon
dioxide
concentrations
in
the
atmosphere,
one
of
the
major
greenhouse
gases-
and
you
can
see
this
period
or
this
this
pattern
in
the
figure
where
the
concentrations
are
higher
and
lower,
and
it
kind
of
goes
back
and
forth.
F
This
is
the
ice
age
and
warm
period
or
interglacial
cycle
that
the
earth
has
gone
through
over
hundreds
of
thousands
of
years
that
has
been
driven,
and
these
changes
are
generally
very
slow
across
tens
of
thousands
of
years.
It's
driven
by
small
changes
in
the
orbit
of
the
earth
around
the
sun,
and
you
can
see
that
the
the
temperature,
the
the
carbon
dioxide
concentration,
has
gone
up
and
down.
F
You
know
in
a
fairly
defined
range
and
then
it's
compared
to
more
recently
on
the
right
hand,
side
where
we
are
today
or
a
few
years
ago
and
again
we're
much
higher
than
this
kind
of
natural
cycle
that
was
observed
before
and
again.
It's
an
indication
that
this
is
something
that
is
unusual
and
and
driven
by
different
factors.
Next
slide.
F
I
think
one
of
the
most
important
conclusions
from
this
report
is
this
one,
that
it
is
unequivocal
that
human
influence
has
warmed
the
atmosphere,
ocean
and
land,
and
this
word
unequivocal
when
scientists
make
these
kinds
of
statements
about
what
is
causing
what
in
this
case,
the
human
activities
are
causing
the
warming
that
we're
seeing
scientists
usually
speak
in
terms
of
probabilities
or
likelihoods.
They
say
it's
likely
that
they
use
qualifying
language.
F
This
kind
of
a
statement
that
you
see
here
is
about
as
strong
language
as
scientists
ever
use.
They're
they're,
the
the
authors
of
the
report,
are
really
trying
to
communicate.
I
think
that
this
is
something
where
there's
overwhelming
evidence.
It's
really
established
fact,
there's
no
question
that
this
relationship-
and
this
is
what
is
happening
next
slide.
F
We
know-
and
I'm
sure
you'll
talk
more
about
this
later
on.
We
know
that
the
burning
of
fossil
fuels
and
all
of
the
human
activities
that
lead
to
the
burning
of
fossil
fuels,
as
well
as
other
activities
like
deforestation
or
other
kinds
of
land
use
changes,
are
adding
carbon
dioxide
into
the
atmosphere
about
half
of
what
we
currently
add
is
being
taken
up
by
plants
on
land
and
some
of
it
mixes
into
the
oceans
and
the
other
half
is
staying
in
the
atmosphere
and
building
up
year
by
year.
So
this
is
again
showing
co2
concentrations.
F
F
F
In
my
last
few
slides,
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
the
choices
that
we
have
and
the
implications
of
those
choices.
Another
finding
from
the
report
is
that
future
changes
to
our
climate
and
how
they
affect
this
depend
on
the
choices
we
make
today.
There's
a
certain
amount
of
climate
change,
as
we've
been
talking
about
that
has
already
occurred
and
there's
some
more
that's
already
baked
into
the
system
because
of
the
missions
that
have
happened
to
date.
But-
and
this
is
another
finding
of
the
report.
F
F
Next
slide,
please
another
part
of
the
urgency
of
taking
action.
I
I
wanted
to
show
is
this
slide,
which
was
put
together
by
the
united
nations
secretariat?
That's
running
the
meetings
that
are
going
on
in
glasgow,
scotland
right
now:
the
conference
of
parties,
the
international
climate
conversations
that
are
occurring,
the
under
the
paris
agreement
countries
submit
national
commitments
of
what
their
country
is
going
to
do
to
reduce
emissions,
and
this
un
secretariat
has
put
together
the
implications
of
all
of
those
national
commitments
to
say
what
would
this
mean
globally?
That's
the
red
triangle.
F
You
can
kind
of
see
near
the
top
of
this.
The
ndc's,
the
nationally
determined
contributions
those
are
currently
on-
and
this
is
looking
out
to
2030-
are
on
a
trajectory.
That's
much
more
like
a
three
degree
celsius
world,
rather
than
a
two
degrees
or
1.5
degrees
celsius,
world.
The
targets
that
have
been
set
by
the
paris
agreement
there's
a
fairly
sizable
gap
between
where
we're
headed
currently
and
emissions
trajectories
that
are
consistent
with
those
lower
temperature
targets.
So
this
is
another
part
of
the
urgency.
F
California
and
its
cities,
including
the
city
of
san
jose,
have
really
been
leaders
in
terms
of
the
policy
conversation
on
climate
policy,
also
in
terms
of
technology,
innovation
and
other
aspects
of
the
solutions
to
climate
change,
and
even
though
the
emissions
that
are
local
are
one
small
part
of
the
global
emissions,
the
outsized
influence.
I
think
that
is
so
important
about
the
action.
F
The
kinds
of
choices
that
can
be
taken
is
that
understanding
how
to
create
effective
and
equitable
solutions
is
something
that
others
in
the
us
others
in
the
world
can
copy
and
really
scale
to
make
that
global
impact.
But
we
have
to
start
in
terms
of
what
the
actions
we
are
or
we
can
take
that
happen
locally,
and
so
I
would
like
to
hand
it
to
julie
in
closing,
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
for
having
me
and
please
feel
free
to
follow
up
with
me.
C
And
san
jose
in
particular,
has
a
leadership
role
to
play.
We're
the
10th
largest
city,
as
you
all
know,
we're
home
to
diverse
population,
including
disadvantaged
communities,
who
will
be
most
impacted
by
climate
change.
San
jose
was
one
of
the
25
cities
in
the
only
northern
california
city
awarded
the
american
city's
climate
challenge
through
bloomberg.
C
I
wanted
to
give
a
little
bit
of
a
basis
also
for
climate
smart.
We
adopted
climate
smart
in
2018,
it's
a
city's
climate
action
plan.
It
is
aligned
with
the
paris
agreement.
As
you
can
see
here.
We
have
energy
transportation
and
water
conservation
strategies
which
are
encompassed
within
the
three
primary
pillars
of
climate.
Smart
and
those
strategy,
strategies,
focus
on
goals
and
metrics
to
increase
renewable
energy,
reduce
water
use,
make
buildings,
energy
efficient
and
all
electric
increase.
C
C
C
Staff
also
completes
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
inventories
for
community-wide
and
municipal
operations.
Switching
between
the
two
each
year.
Looking
at
our
most
recent
community-wide
greenhouse
gas
emissions
profile
completed
in
2020
using
the
2019
data,
transportation
represents
over
50
percent
of
the
city's
emissions
and
88
of
those
transportation.
Emissions
are
from
on-road
passenger
and
commercial
vehicles.
C
C
C
The
city
has
recently
received,
including
the
carbon
disclosure
project
a-list,
which
we
just
heard
today,
we're
on
the
a-list
again
for
this
year,
coming
up
we're
one
of
88
global
cities
recognized
in
terms
of
our
accomplishments
there
for
climate
action
planning
and
disclosure.
We
also
received
the
american
council
for
an
energy
efficient
economy
city
scorecard
top
ten
in
2020.
We
fought
really
hard
to
get
into
that
top
ten
and
the
scorecard
assesses
the
efforts
of
a
hundred
major
u.s
cities
towards
equity
sustainability
and
climate
action.
C
We
also
received
the
shinee
city's
top
20
top
10
award
in
2020
for
both
solar
installed
and
installations
per
capita.
The
spur
impact
award
in
2020
for
building
reach
code,
incentivizing,
all
electric
buildings,
the
big
city,
the
big
u.s
city,
with
best
electric
vehicle
charging
infrastructure
from
rocky
mountain
institute
in
2020
and
the
10th
greenest
city
in
america,
from
walnut
wallet
hub
in
2021,
which
assessed
100
large
cities
in
the
u.s
on
sustainability
and
climate
action.
C
And
we
continue
to
push
forward
the
climate.
Smart
core
team
has
six
primary
focus
areas
that
set
a
foundation
to
support
and
facilitate
the
program
of
programmatic
work
throughout
the
city.
We
host
monthly
cross
department
staff
level,
technical
working
group
meetings
and
director
level
steering
committee
meetings
and
facilitate
coordination
across
departments
to
support
our
efforts.
We
focus
on
acquiring
and
leveraging
external
funding
and
resources.
We
maintain
an
online
climate,
smart
dashboard,
tracking,
our
metrics,
as
I
described
earlier.
C
C
And
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
one
of
the
key
tools
that
we
use
in
our
community
engagement,
our
online
platform,
the
climate,
smart
challenge.
We
have
currently
have
about
700
san
jose
residents,
taking
action
on
the
platform
to
reduce
115
tons
of
carbon
equivalent
to
taking
106
cars
off
the
road
for
a
year.
C
This
platform
is
translated
into
vietnamese
and
spanish,
and
with
it
the
user
can
identify
climate
actions
they
can
take
and
make
plans
for
future
activities
and
collaborate
with
the
team,
our
neighborhood.
We
know
that
where
we're
at
right
now
is
a
great
start,
and
we
also
know
that
we
can
do
more.
We're
currently
focused
on
working
on
developing
a
team-based
engagement
platform,
utilizing
the
platform
to
accelerate
community
climate
and
resiliency
efforts.
C
The
memo
attachment
provides
detailed
updates
on
climate,
smart
initiatives
and
we've
talked
about
some
of
these
and
past
updates
on
climate
smart.
But
we
wanted
to
just
list
a
couple
on
these
slides
and
share
some
with
you.
On
the
transportation
side,
a
lot
of
work
has
and
continues
to
be,
done
to
lay
out
and
implement
plans
to
shift
electric
vehicles
and
shift
to
public
transport,
bikes,
walking
and
other
e-mobility
options
in
the
water
conservation
department.
C
On
the
energy
front,
city,
initiatives
such
as
the
ones
highlighted
here
are
furthering
our
building,
electrification,
energy
efficiency
and
clean
power
goals.
City
staff
are
also
leading
two
special
projects
to
address
two
of
the
focus
areas
that
were
identified
as
needing
further
research
and
analysis.
A
J
So
to
start,
what
are
natural
working
lands?
Natural
working
lands
generally
comprise
large
undeveloped
areas
that
broadly
include
forest
woodlands,
riparian
areas,
wetlands
farmland
and
rangelands,
and
even
large
urban
green
spaces,
so
about
60
of
land
within
the
city.
Sphere
of
influence
is
generally
considered
a
natural
working
landscape
and
some
examples
of
natural
working
lands
include
the
san
francisco
bay
wildlife
refuge,
the
north
end
of
the
city.
Alamark
park
and
the
hills
to
the
east
coyote
valley
to
the
south
and
the
guadalupe
river
park
in
the
urban
core
and
the
city's
general
plan.
J
Next
slide,
please
and
the
strategies
that
we
use
to
protect
or
manage
these
landscapes
influences
the
type
and
amount
of
benefits
that
they
provide
and
who
benefits
from
them.
So
generally,
these
natural
working
land
strategies
fall
into
four
general
categories:
land
conservation
and
supportive
policies
that
help
protect
natural
and
working
lands
from
conversion,
while
also
supporting
the
infill
and
development
that
cities
need
to
grow
land
restoration
that
actually
seeks
to
restore
and
expand
natural
and
working
lands
where
they
may
have
been
cleared
in
the
past.
J
And
so
this
work
is
being
done
by
mapping
the
city's
natural
and
working
lands
and
using
spatial
modeling
to
see
where
these
strategies
can
be
applied
under
different
land
use
scenarios.
So,
for
example,
in
a
land
use
scenario.
By
directing
grand
growth
away
from
coyote
valley
and
into
transit,
oriented
infill
areas,
the
city
can
lower
per
capita
emissions
and
allow
for
large-scale
restoration
of
lands
to
store
more
carbon
and
protect
local
food
security
and
make
local
wildlife
populations
more
resilient
to
climate
change
or
by
expanding
the
urban
forest
in
nearby
or
in
vulnerable
communities.
J
And
now
the
project
team
is
using
this
information
to
develop
natural
working
land,
metrics
milestones
and
potential
implementation
strategies
that
will
then
be
incorporated
into
climate.
Smart,
san
jose
itself,
next
slide.
Please,
and
stepping
back.
This
work
is
not
being
done
in
a
vacuum.
The
natural
working
land
element
complements
many
state
and
local
efforts
that
provide
the
policies,
partnerships
and
funding
that
would
enable
early
implementation
of
this
work.
J
Key
findings
from
the
national
working
lands.
Technical
report
underscore
the
importance
of
the
city,
taking
advantage
of
this
moment
in
time
to
use
natural
working
lands
to
meet
its
environmental
declining
goals.
First,
natural
working
lands
can
provide
significant
greenhouse
gas
benefits.
Addressing
global
warming,
while
also
benefiting
our
local
communities
through
the
co-benefits
that
they
provide.
J
Next
slide
with
that
I'd
like
to
thank
the
city
and
staff
by
highlighting
next
steps
for
the
national
working
lands
element,
the
project
team
expects
a
draft
natural
working
lands
element
in
december,
facilitated
by
stakeholder
engagement
in
january,
and
a
final
natural
working
lands
element
would
be
available
in
february
and
brought
to
the
city
council
for
consideration
of
approval
in
spring
2022
and
that's
the
conclusion
of
our
presentation.
I'd
like
to
hand
it
back
to
julie.
E
Thank
you
jake.
I'm
sure
there'll
be
many
questions
for
you
on
on
that
report,
but
really
appreciate
your
partnership
in
working
through
the
opportunities
and
challenges
of
not
only
getting
the
project
done,
but
next
step
figuring
out
how
to
implement
it.
We
talked
so
so
far.
Today.
We've
talked
about
kind
of
why
there's
urgency
to
act
and
why
the
next
10
years
are
so
important
to
our
global
climate.
She
talked
a
little
bit
about
what
all
the
progress
the
city
has
made
in
the
last
three
ish
years.
E
Since
climate
smart
was
adopted,
which
is
why
I
think
we
can
do
even
more
even
faster
with
the
right
level
of
focus,
and
so
that
leads
us
to
do.
We
want
to
take
a
next
step
forward
and
do
we
want
to
move
forward
with
our
recommendation
to
adopt
a
carbon
neutral
san
jose
by
2030
resolution?
That
is
aligning
with
a
lot
of
the
global
and
state
initiatives
to
make
significant
progress
by
2030.
A
B
K
K
So
we
hope
the
council
sends
a
unanimous
signal
to
the
community
and
to
other
jurisdictions
that
our
society
must
urgently
transition
off
of
fossil
fuels
and
that
cities
can
lead
the
way.
This
resolution
is
another
step
in
the
right
direction,
but
a
resolution
is
only
as
good
as
the
action
that
follows.
K
We
sent
a
letter
to
the
city
council
cosigned
by
mothers
out
front
and
silicon
valley,
youth,
climate
action,
which
supports
the
resolution
and
calls
for
seven
actions
for
the
city
to
implement
and
consider
in
its
climate
actions
going
forward
I'll
cover.
A
few
of
these
now
first,
is
that
we
hope
that
carbon
offsets
are
not
a
part
of
carbon
neutrality
for
the
city's
definition
and
that
the
city
achieves
these
reductions
through
real-world
fossil
fuel
reductions
within
city
boundaries
and,
in
addition
to
pursuing
aggressive
fossil
fuel
reduction
policies.
K
We
support
the
protection
of
habitat
and
expansion
of
the
city's
tree
canopy,
and
we
also
strongly
support
the
protection
of
coyote
valley
through
changing
the
land
use
designations
in
north
coyote
valley,
from
industrial
park
to
open
space,
parklands
and
habitat.
With
the
remaining
areas
changed
to
agriculture
to
support
climate
action,
we
hope
that
the
city
will
allocate
sufficient
personnel
resources
towards
ecosystem
protection
and
climate
action.
So,
let's
back
this
target
up
with
the
funding
and
support
that
climate
action
demands.
Thank
you
and
we
hope
you
vote
yesterday.
L
Thank
you,
tessa
woodman
c,
yes,
carbon
neutrality
has
the
problem
of
that
word
net,
and
that
means
that
you
know
how
much
are
we
taking
out
and,
like
my
husband,
the
biologist
says
even
when
we
plant
plants
they're
part
of
the
carbon
cycle,
so
the
only
way
you
can
really
get
carbon
out
of
the
co2
that
we
have
been
emitting
from
burning
of
fossil
fuels
is
over
geological
time.
So
it
takes.
L
L
We
need
to
have
urban
agriculture,
that's
what
already
middlebrook
has
been
about,
eat,
grow,
learn,
centers,
and
you
know,
learning
to
you
know,
grow
food
to
to
deal
with
the
wastes,
our
waste
and
everything
to
be
hyper
local
and
to
learn
sustainably
living
on
our
planet.
We
all
need
to
do
that,
and
that
is
what
can
unify
us
is
is
working
on
that.
L
L
You
know,
you
know
to
really
control
the
streets,
so
there's
20
miles
an
hour
which
is
you
know,
livable
streets,
and
we
don't
have
that
yet
and
then
creating
you
know
the
agriculture
that
we
do
need
to
bring
our
growing
of
our
food
locally.
We
need
urban
sustainability,
and
so
we
need
to
realign
it's
all
in
land
use
and
we
need
to
put
our
money
where
the
mouth
is.
H
H
H
I
I
don't
see
why
you
have
to
skimp
on
on
giving
the
information
out
for
such
a
good
item
for
ourselves,
and
I
know
tessa
paul
and
I
used
to
always
talk
that
you
know
it's
time.
We
need
to
start.
You
know
making
the
the
you
know:
staff,
informational
reports,
more
open
and
more
just
informational
and
it's
okay.
To
do
that,
you
don't
have
to
fear
doing
that.
I
know
over
the
past
years
few
years
with
the
tree
issues.
H
For
instance,
you
know
the
the
department
itself,
its
studies
process
hasn't
been
so
in
tune
with
community,
and
I
hope
we're
working
that
out
and
and
it's
learning
to
trust,
you
know
to
create
an
openness
to
do
that.
Good
luck,
how
you
can
do
that
climate,
smart
issues
implies
that
there's
going
to
be
technology
involved
there
wasn't
there.
Is
there
going
to
be
any
talk
of
you,
know,
open
public
policies
and
how
this
can
help
the
whole
process
of
of
creating
good
community
practices
for
these
items
in
our
future.
H
That's
important!
Also!
Oh
and
finally,
yeah
marlo
cardo
he's
done
a
great
job
in
talking
about
bringing
local
procurement
ideas
to
ourselves
as
a
local
community.
Let's
really
work
on
renewable
local
procurement
ideas
that
can
really
help
us
out
of
upcoming
possible
natural
disasters.
How
do
we
plan
and
prepare
for
that?
It's
with
good
local
procurement,
renewables
thanks.
B
D
D
Given
the
impact
that
climate
change
is
already
having
on
our
region,
save
the
bay
urges
you
to
support
the
carbon
neutral
san
jose
by
2030
resolution,
while
san
jose
is
already
implementing
a
variety
of
climate
mitigation
strategies
through
its
cutting-edge
climate,
smart
san
jose.
As
today's
presentation
made
clear
and
the
chronicle
also
noted
this
morning,
various
cities
must
do
more
to
prevent
climate
disaster
and
secure
a
more
sustainable
future
for
their
residents
by
reducing
emissions
faster.
D
We're
grateful
for
mayor
licardo
and
council
members,
perales
davis
and
jimenez
for
recognizing
that
shortcoming
and
offering
a
memo
today
the
direct
staff
to
incorporate
adaptation
and
resilience
into
climate,
smart,
san
jose
and
those
efforts
should
prioritize
resilient
infrastructure
like
storm
water
and
tree
canopy,
and
other
multi-benefit
solutions
that
help
the
city
to
adapt.
Where
mitigation
efforts
can't
prevent
changes.
D
These
strategies
should
be
focused
where
the
need
is
the
greatest
san
jose's
neighborhood's,
dealing
with
flooding
and
extreme
heat
and
compromised
air
quality
and
should
be
incorporated
into
other
city
planning
processes
such
as
bike
bike
plans
and
the
general
plan
update
so
save
the
bay
is
eager
to
offer
our
support,
and
we
urge
you
to
support
today's
resolution
and
greater
adaptation
and
resilience
efforts.
Thank
you.
B
Sarah
followed
by
bruce
nagle
good
afternoon,
council
members,
my
name
is
sarah
elkutspied.
I
represent
nrdc
the
natural
resources
defense
council,
I'm
here
today
to
express
the
strong
support
of
nrdc
and
15
other
partner
organizations.
Who've
signed
a
letter
of
support
for
your
review
to
pass
the
carbon
neutral
by
2030
resolution.
B
To
achieve
this
girl,
this
goal,
one
early
action
we
recommend,
is
to
work
together
with
over-burned
communities
to
eliminate
emissions
from
urban
freight
targeting
medium
to
heavy
duty
delivery.
These
trips
are
often
concentrated
in
vulnerable
communities,
so
in
partnership
with
the
state,
local
and
national
partners
and
san
jose's
environmental
justice
communities,
this
resolution
will
make
san
jose
a
better
place
to
live,
so
we
do
encourage
the
council
to
pass
the
carbon
neutral,
and
that
is
zero
ambitions
by
2030
resolution
today
for
the
climate
and
the
community.
Thank
you.
D
Is
you
first
off
mentioned,
as
some
of
the
previous
speakers
have
the
facts,
that
this
is
causing
things
now
in
terms
of
problems?
We
also
have
to
consider
the
fact
that
we're
leaving
our
earth
to
our
children
that
follow
on
from
us.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
them
as
part
of
the
process
of
of
addressing
that.
The
key
to
making
this
whole
thing
work
is
to
actually
deliver
on
the
and
fund
the
programs
that
are
needed.
D
K
Good
afternoon
brian
schmidt
for
green
foothills-
and
I
want
to
start
by
expressing
our
appreciation
that,
in
the
memo
from
the
mayor
and
council
members,
jimenez,
perales
and
davis,
that
the
second
extraordinary
accomplishment
bullet
point
for
accomplishments
to
date
is
the
land
purchased
and
protected
in
coyote
valley.
So
we
are
pro.
K
We
support
the
city's
approach
to
climate
change
and
the
proposed
resolution,
and
we
thank
the
council,
especially
for
its
past
action
in
2018,
pushing
for
the
development
of
a
natural
working
land
strategy
and
we
specifically
support
the
staff
recommendation
for
the
development
of
a
natural
and
working
lands
element.
So
we
suggest
the
council
specifically
direct
that
work
to
continue
on
the
timeline
specified
in
the
staff
report
and
further
regarding
protection
of
coyote
valley
as
a
climate
accomplishment.
K
Please
keep
that
up.
You
have
another
chance
to
complete
this
work
by
approving
the
coyote
valley
staff
recommendations,
eight
days
from
now
and
then.
Finally,
as
part
of
the
natural
and
working
land
strategy,
it's
important
to
recognize
that
farming
is
viable
and
can
succeed
there
and
be
part
of
that
natural
working
land
strategies
for
council
members
staff
and
members
of
the
public
18
minutes
of
your
time
is
all
you
need
for
proof
that
it's
viable.
That
is
the
length
of
the
presentation
by
santa
clara
county
at
the
planning
commission
meeting
on
october
27th.
K
If
you
just
go
to
the
video
for
that
meeting
fast
forward
to
one
hour
57
minutes
in,
and
you
can
start
watching
that
18
minute
discussion.
So
the
credits
that
are
being
proposed
as
a
system
for
for
transferring
credits
is
environmental
protection
is
also
an
important
piece
moving
forward
and-
and
we
also
are
supportive
of
a
better
or
an
inclusion
of
adaptation,
and
thank
the
council
and
staff.
K
Great
thank
you
very
much.
I
am
the
chair
of
carbon-free
mountain
view
and
the
founder
and
a
board
member
of
carbon-free
silicon
valley.
I
among
many
others,
look
to
san
jose
for
leadership
in
a
wide
variety
of
fields,
not
the
least
in
climate
action,
and
while
your
decisions
about
about
this
topic
will
certainly
focus
mostly
on
the
needs
of
san
jose
residents
and
businesses,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you're,
not
unaware
of
the
leadership
that
you
show
and
how
other
cities
nearby
will
follow
you.
K
A
long
time
ago,
I
heard
a
quote
from
governor
jerry
brown
in
his
first
term,
saying
that
political
leadership
consists
of
finding
out
where
the
parade
is
going
and
getting
in
front
of
it,
and
certainly
the
parade
in
this
part
of
the
world
is
toward
climate
action,
early
climate
action
and
setting
aggressive
goals
and
achieving
them.
So
I
hope
that
you
will
inspire
us
through
your
decision
to
pick
the
2030
date
for
carbon
neutrality.
K
G
G
Yes,
we
must
also
prioritize
removing
carbon
from
the
atmosphere,
as
well
as
reducing
emissions
and
food-related
climate
impacts
are
not
sufficiently
counted
within
the
city
and
counties
and
may
outrank
transportation
in
the
u.s
we
waste,
40
percent
of
the
food
produced
food
waste
is
number
three
on
the
drawdown
list
of
top
100
solutions
to
reduce
and
even
reverse
climate
climate
crisis,
ahead
of
even
transportation
and
building
decarbonization
san
jose
separates
organic
matter
at
the
waste
treatment
facility,
which
is
a
good
start.
But
much
organic
matter
is
contaminated
or
lost.
G
M
Well,
yes,
yes,
my
name
is
carol
watts
and
I'm
with
the
league
of
women
voters
of
san
jose
santa
clara,
and
we
strongly
support
the
carbon
neutral
san
jose
by
2030
resolution
and
the
reaffirmation
of
a
climate
emergency
declared
by
the
city
council
in
2019
league
organizations
at
all
levels,
support
aggressive
measures
to
combat
climate
change.
We
will
be
so
proud
when
san
jose
becomes
the
largest
city
in
america
to
set
a
goal
of
becoming
carbon
neutral
by
2030..
M
We
want
to
express
our
gratitude
to
the
thinly
staffed
city
team
that
worked
on
climate,
smart,
san
jose.
We
applaud
the
goals
mentioned
in
the
memo
from
the
mayor
and
council
members,
jimenez,
parvalus
and
davis,
especially
those
that
ensure
equity
such
as
tree
planting
in
heat,
island
neighborhoods.
M
M
Hi,
this
is
linda
hutchins,
knowles
good
afternoon,
mayor
licardo
vice
mayor
jones
and
council
members.
I
live
in
district
nine
and
I'm
wearing
three
hats.
Today,
one
is
as
the
co-founder
of
mothers
out
front
silicon
valley,
the
other
in
my
new
role
at
actera,
electrifying
transportation
and
third,
as
a
mother
of
two
teens
whose
future
is
on
the
line,
we
sent
some
letters
to
you,
so
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
all
of
the
details
of
that,
but
I
did
want
to
lift
up
three
key
components.
M
First,
the
equity
piece
when
the
first
climate
smart
plan
was
developed,
it
was
a
really
good
start,
but
I
think
all
of
our
eyes
have
been
opened
to
the
really
importance
of
including
communities
that
are
most
heavily
impacted
and
communities
that
have
been
underrepresented,
their
voices
being
at
the
table.
A
really
good
example
is
the
lack
of
tree
canopy.
M
The
tree
inequities
that
we
see
in
our
city,
with
some
districts
having
like
up
to
nine
percent
tree
cover
and
others
less
than
three,
and
so,
if
we
involve
communities
that
are
most
heavily
impacted,
they'll
have
innovative
solutions
that
will
help
protect
people.
Today,
from
the
effects
of
the
urban
heat
island
crisis,
as
well
as
draw
down
carbon,
I
also
want
to
look
at
the
fact
that
we
need
more
funding
the
thinly
staffed
climate.
M
M
M
Hi,
my
name
is
jenny,
green
and
I'm
a
san
jose
resident
and
a
member
of
mothers
out
front,
and
I'm
here
today,
because
I'm
one
of
thousands
of
mothers
across
the
city
who
lie
awake
at
night,
worrying
what
the
climate
crisis
will
mean
for
our
children's
future.
I
just
want
to
say
I
think
this
is
a
great
resolution.
M
Please
vote
in
favor
of
it
and
then,
let's
make
sure
we
do
the
work
to
make
sure
we
really
do
get
to
net
zero
by
2030
from
you
know,
giving
proper
staffing
to
environment,
mineral
services
department
to
achieve
everything
we
need
to
achieve
to
taking
those
steps
to.
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
steps
that
are
going
to
have
to
be
taken
to
get
there,
but
this
is
a
great
start
and
if
you
guys
do
that,
you
will
be
heroes.
Thank
you.
G
D
G
G
I
think
it's
crazy.
What
you're
trying
to
propose?
It's?
Not
it's
not
feasible!
It's
not
to
work!
It's
it's
a
fantasy!
It's
a
utopian
fantasy
that
you're
trying
to
perpetuate
on
people
to
maybe
get
more
money
out
of
people
through
fines
fees,
taxes,
regulations,
it's
a
money
maker.
That's
what
it
is!
Keep
in
mind
that
these
carbon
credits
were
supposed
to
be
traded
with
ken
lay
benron,
and
was
it
a
michael
moore
film
when
al
gore
was
pushing
this?
G
I'm
sure
he's
a
god
for
all
you,
people
there
on
the
city
council
he
was
per.
He
was
proposing
carbon
credits
that
he
could
trade
with
ken
lay
at
enron.
Think
about
that
watch,
the
michael
moore
movie.
I
forget
which
one
it
was
that
he
talks
deeply
about
it.
That's
for
coyote
valley.
Forget
it
make
it
a
county
park
or
something
it's
a
flood
zone.
G
Let
the
people
farm
it
or
whatever,
there's
no
way
you're
going
to
have
enough
infrastructure
to
go
out
there,
that
this
city
cannot
handle
the
infrastructure
within
city
limits,
let
alone
miles
and
miles
out
of
town
completely
insane.
You
guys
can't
even
handle
the
fountain
at
the
rose
garden,
where
you're
you're
going
to
have
police
fire
any
and
all
this
infrastructure
out
there
in
coyote
valley.
B
Good
afternoon
always
a
pleasure
to
speak
after
the
last
speaker,
I'm
very
supportive
of
the
general
direction
the
city
has
taken
here
and
I'm
thankful
for
all
the
grant.
Funding
staff
is
pursuing
to
implement
it.
But
I
also
believe
that
the
true
test
of
the
city's
resolve
is
when
there
are
funding
opportunities
that
contradict
our
climate
goals.
Let's
say,
for
example,
someone
would
offer
the
city
27.5
million
dollars
to
build
a
new
road
next
to
a
public
school,
to
make
it
easier
to
drive
and
increase
vmt.
B
We
need
to
not
only
pursue
the
good
things,
but
also
stop
doing
the
wrong
things.
On
that
note,
and
in
regards
to
the
recommendation
1d
in
the
memo
by
the
mayor
and
others
about
the
relationship
between
development
projects
and
climate
goals,
I'm
all
in
favor
of
building
more
housing,
especially
affordable.
I
would
like
to
ask
you
to
clarify
that
this
recommendation
relates
only
to
housing,
commercial
projects
and
not
transportation
projects.
B
Even
caltrans
has
recently
clarified
that
for
transportation
projects
any
increase
in
vmt,
regardless,
how
minimal
should
be
considered
a
violation
of
climate
goals,
and
it's
hard
to
call
you
a
climate
leader.
If
your
climate
plan
is
less
strict
than
caltrans,
we
probably
all
agree
that
we
can't
fight
this
climate
crisis
by
making
it
easier
to
drive.
Thank
you
dollar
6648,
followed
by
amanda
bancroft.
G
Hello,
my
name
is
andy
wonder
and
I
lead
policy
for
e2
on
the
west
coast.
E2
is
a
national,
non-partisan
group
of
business
leaders
and
investors
who
advocate
for
policies
that
are
good
for
the
economy
and
good
for
the
environment.
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
our
california
network,
including
more
than
30
business
leaders
living
and
working
in
san
jose.
E2
strongly
supports
adoption
of
the
carbon
neutral
san
jose
by
2030
resolution.
This
goal
is
a
critical
next
step
to
ensure
continued
progress
towards
a
sustainable
21st
century
san
jose
economy.
G
Bold
climate
action
is
an
economic
imperative,
and
this
goal
will
provide
important
market
signals
to
drive
investment
in
the
city,
notably,
the
goal
will
build
on
the
city's
building,
decarbonization
leadership
by
driving
local
job
growth
and
investment
in
energy
efficiency
and
electrification
upgrades
in
the
city's
existing
buildings.
In
achieving
this
goal
and
transitioning
to
clean
energy,
the
city's
economy
will
benefit
from
reduced
public
health
impacts.
Toxic
local
air
pollution
caused
by
burning
fossil
fuels
poses
a
significant
risk
to
public
health
and
therefore
considerable
economic
costs
in
the
form
of
health
care.
G
G
M
M
B
Justin
wang,
followed
by
susan
butler,
graham
good
afternoon.
This
is
justin
wang
with
greenbelt
alliance,
so
san
jose
residents
are
already
suffering
from
the
impacts
of
the
climate
crisis,
with
our
frontline
communities
being
clearly
disproportionately
affected.
Just
over
the
last
year,
our
communities
have
been
hit
by
unhealthy
smoke
and
air
pollution
from
fires.
Extreme
heat,
drought,.
B
Alliance
supports
the
strongly
supports
the
carbon
neutral
by
2030
resolution.
Your
approval
of
the
carbon
neutral
by
2030
resolution
will
reinforce
san
jose's
reputation
as
a
u.s
leader
on
climate
action.
Again,
mitigating
the
emissions
from
transportation
decarbonizing
our
existing
buildings
and
protecting
our
natural
and
working
lands
are
all
critical
climate
action
in
particular.
Protecting
our
natural
and
working
lands
are
a
crucial
multi-benefit
solution
that
not
only
supports
the
climate,
but
biodiversity
and
habitat
as
well,
given
the
critical
role
they
have
to
play.
B
Greenbelt
alliance
also
strongly
supports
the
creation
of
a
natural
and
working
lands
element
and
urges
you
to
do
so
immediately.
Furthermore,
in
a
week,
you
will
have
the
opportunity
to
protect
part
of
one
of
the
most
precious
open
spaces
in
the
region,
caddy
valley.
We
urge
you
to
keep
in
mind
the
climate
crisis.
As
you
make
your
vote
again,
we
strongly
support
the
carbon
neutral
by
2030
resolution
and
hope
you
will
solidify
san
jose
as
a
climate
leader.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
M
That's
why
I
strongly
urge
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
the
carbon
neutral
by
2030
resolution
now
adopting
the
resolution
is
the
easy
part.
The
hard
part
will
be
ensuring
the
targets
are
reached
by
doing
some
things:
enhancing
ecological
resilience
by
protecting
coyote
valley
and
expanding
tree
canopy
as
soon
as
possible,
studying
the
impact
of
gas-powered
fuel
cells
in
san
jose,
securing
funding
for
the
equitable
electrification
of
existing
buildings
and
allocating
more
personnel
resources
to
update
and
implement
the
climate
smart
plan.
M
M
O
Thank
you,
san
jose
city,
council
members.
This
is
andrew
boone
and
this
is
definitely
the
right
goal
to
adopt.
This
is
a
goal
driven
by
science
and
it's
it's
heartening
to
see
the
city
council
adopting
goals
driven
by
science
rather
than
capitalism,
which
is
what
virtually
all
of
the
rest
of
the
policies
are
based
on
bring
more
corporations.
Let
them
do
basically
whatever
they
want,
whether
it
destroys
our
society
or
the
environment,
and
so
this
is
a
good
plan.
O
Many
times
san
jose
has
good
plans,
but
you
need
to
follow
this
plan
up
with
meaningful
action.
For
example,
it
is
still
the
city's
policy
to
spend
a
pittance
on
fixing
streets
so
that
they're
safe
for
people
to
use
other
modes
of
transportation
than
driving
cars
like
walking,
bicycling
and
skating
and
riding
the
bus
if
you
have
only
spent
10
million
dollars
so
far
in
five
years.
O
Since
the
vision
zero
plan
was
passed
to
reduce
car
crash
deaths
to
zero
and
you're
planning
on
spending
over
100
million
dollars,
just
to
build
one
new
interchange
at
zanker
road
and
highway
101,
the
priorities
are
completely
backwards.
This
is
not
going
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
when
you're
trying
to
build
new
interchanges
mayor
sam
lucardo,
you
have
been
a
very
staunch
supporter
of
building
a
brand
new
interchange
at
zanker
road
and
highway
101
to
accommodate
more
car
traffic,
and
this
will
cost
probably
several
hundred
million
dollars.
Those
projects
need
to
be
canceled.
O
P
Moria
merriweather,
I
live
in
san
jose,
I'm
in
favor
of
the
resolution
you
have
before
you
to
become
climate
neutral
relative
to
the
data
that
is
counted
by
climate,
smart,
san
jose,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
that.
The
data
included
does
not
go
far
enough.
It
seems
that
climate
smart
is
based
on
greenhouse
gases
created
in
san
jose,
but
not
the
climate
costs
of
food
and
the
materials
that
are
used
in
san
jose,
a
particularly
relevant
and
significant
example
is
the
greenhouse
gas
costs
of
the
meat
and
dairy
sold
and
consumed
in
san
jose.
P
Looking
at
the
plan,
I
know
it
doesn't
include
meat
and
dairy
sold
and
consumed
in
san
jose,
because
if
it
did,
then
reducing
these
greenhouse
gases
would
have
to
be
a
major
part
of
the
plan.
The
meat
from
cows
and
from
sheep,
measured
in
edible
weight
or
by
calorie,
are
the
most
costly
foods
in
our
human
diets.
In
terms
of
greenhouse
gases,
there
are
vastly
differing
estimates
for
the
percentage
of
greenhouse
gases
due
to
animal
agriculture.
P
P
If
we
are
going
to
be
realistic
about
our
lives,
the
climate
smart
plan,
in
its
current
form,
encourages
employees
of
san
jose
and
residents
of
san
jose
to
treat
meat
and
dairy
as
an
afterthought,
and
not
to
take
these
costs
seriously
as
central
parts
of
our
collective
bottom
line,
and
not
to
work
collectively
toward
improvement.
Further
san
jose
is
not
taking
the
level
of
responsibility
and
leadership
that
is
needed
to
make
enough
change
and
take
full
responsibility
for
the
dire
climate
situation
we
find
ourselves
in.
P
M
Good
afternoon,
mayor
licardo
and
council
members,
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
comment-
my
name
is
diane
bailey.
I
lead
menlo,
spark
a
community
climate
non-profit
working
towards
a
zero-carbon
clean
energy
future
for
all
of
silicon
valley.
We
strongly
support
and
urge
you
to
adopt
the
resolution
before
you
to
make
san
jose
carbon
neutral
by
2030
and
we're
very
grateful
to
staff
for
all
the
work
that
went
into
this.
M
I
want
to
echo
the
comments
of
my
colleagues
about
the
importance
of
equity,
appropriate
staffing
levels,
recognizing
the
health
co-benefits
of
climate
measures,
and
especially
the
importance
of
city
leadership.
San
jose
helped
set
off
a
wave
of
action
to
phase
out
methane
gas
with
its
gas
ban
and
new
buildings.
That
was
a
transformational
measure
and
exactly
what
we
need
to
address
the
climate
crisis.
M
We're
already
feeling
the
impacts
of
climate
change
here
in
our
communities,
with
the
second
worst
wildfire
season
ever
on
record
this
year
and
the
associated
hazardous
air
quality
from
the
smoke
we're
also
facing
more
intense
heat
waves
and
extreme
weather
disruptions.
Let's
recognize
that
we're
in
a
climate
emergency
and
act
accordingly.
M
B
B
In
addition,
there
is
something
missing
in
the
report:
titled
climate
smarts,
san,
jose,
a
people-centered
plan
for
a
low-carbon
city.
What
about
a
healthy
city
as
we
reduce
our
co2?
We
become
a
more
healthy
city,
with
fewer
deaths
due
to
heat
and
less
asthma
due
to
cleaner
air
climate.
Smart
should
include
benefits
of
trails
and
parks
with
tree
canopies
that
absorb
carbon
and
help
us
obtain
being
a
cool
city.
B
A
Thank
you
to
all
the
members
of
our
community
who
came
out
to
speak,
we're
very
grateful
to
our
many
many
external
partners,
all
the
many
individual
members
of
the
community,
as
well
as
the
nrdc
sierra
club,
mothers
out
front
silicon
valley,
bike
coalition,
fossil
free
bay
area,
open
space
authorities,
save
the
bay
bloomberg
philanthropies,
many
many
others.
We
appreciate
your
ongoing
support,
also
just
want
to
emphasize
in
addition
to
the
folks
who
were
speaking
of
course,
presenting
today.
A
A
I
know
a
lot
of
really
important
people
flew
out
to
glasgow
and
they
made
lots
of
speeches
held
press
conferences
and
made
big
pronouncements,
and
then
they
got
it
back
in
their
jets
and
they
go
home,
and
I
think
we
all
know
that
the
real
world
gets
done
in
local
communities
and
I'm
grateful.
We've
got
an
amazing
team
here
and
that
we're
all
willing
to
roll
up
our
sleeves,
and
so
I
certainly
strongly
support
making
san
jose
the
largest
city
in
the
country.
A
To
set
the
goal
of
becoming
carbon
neutral
by
2030,
but
we
know
if
we
all
agree
on
that,
then
the
hard
part
just
starts,
and
now
we've
got
to
accomplish
it,
and
I
know
that
the
direction
suggesting
the
memo
has
a
setting
about
on
very
specific
strategies
and
how
we're
going
to
get
there.
I
think
the
good
news
is
is
that
what
we've
seen
over
the
last
decade
has
really
been
tremendous
here
in
the
city
and
because
of
the
hard
work
of
so
many
people.
A
I
think
if
you
had
asked
us
a
decade
ago
whether
we
would
have
accomplished
all
these
things,
we'd
we'd
all
be,
but
I'm
gonna
agree
with
blair
beekman
on
this.
We
shouldn't
skimp
on
good
news.
I
think
we've
got
a
lot
of
good
news,
and
so,
if
folks
will
just
bear
with
it,
I
would
just
like
to
recite
a
few
of
the
statistics
that
give
me
reason
to
believe
we
can
actually
get
this
done
and
be
the
first
big
city
to
actually
get
there.
A
It
was
all
in
the
last
few
years
that
we've
launched
san
jose
clean
energy,
which
now
provides
residents
and
businesses
with
electricity,
or
will
starting
january
that
will
be
92
ghg
free
we've
managed
to
protect
nearly
a
thousand
acres
of
coyote
valley
against
development,
again
with
our
partners
at
osa
and
post
and
we're
preserving
our
foothills
and
open
spaces
and
in
new
ways
as
a
result
of
measure
c,
we
became
the
largest
u.s
city
require
all
electric
construction
of
new
buildings.
Commercial
and
residential
became
the
major
u.s
metro.
A
With
the
greatest
adoption
of
electric
vehicles
and
going
to
new
york
times.
We
have
the
best
tv
infrastructure
in
the
country.
We've
surpassed
the
implementation,
now
400
miles
of
bike
lanes
and
trails,
we're
on
our
way
to
550
or
650.
I
can't
remember
this
550,
all
right,
we'll
get
to
652
but
anyway
and
most
importantly,
the
quality
of
lanes
is
just
dramatically
improved
from
what
we
were
seeing
a
decade
ago.
A
In
the
country
of
any
major
city
and
we've
seen
dramatic
expansion,
chance
infrastructure,
that's
under
the
way
under
construction
now,
as
well
as
electrification
of
buses
at
the
airport
versus
the
bta
electrification
of
caltrain
bar,
is
under
construction
again
very
soon
and
light
rail
as
well
on
east
side.
So
a
lot
going
on
a
lot
more
to
do,
of
course,
but
all
this,
I
think,
should
give
us
all
heart
that
we
can
get
this
done
because
we've
accomplished
so
much
together
already.
A
I
have
several
questions
and
I'm
looking
for
my
colleagues
to
raise
their
hand.
So
if
they're
not
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
jump
in
and
and
throw
a
few
questions
out,
because
I'm
kind
of
curious,
I
know
we're
all
wrestling
with
this
emissions
profile
and
figuring
out.
This
is
not
an
exact
science.
We
know
we're
working
hard
to
try
to
refine
this.
Did
we
ever
figure
out
how
we
went
from
62
percent
of
emissions
from
transportation
down
to
51?
A
Q
Good
afternoon
jessica,
zanck
deputy
director
for
the
department
of
transportation,
thanks
for
having
us
yale,
is
our
resident
data
expert.
So
we
will
look
to
her
if
she
has
anything
different
to
offer,
but
I
think
the
key
difference
is
that
our
the
information
at
hand
does
continue
to
evolve
right
in
terms
of
what
we
can
measure,
what
we're
able
to
measure
in
a
given
year
and
then
how
that
emissions
profile
takes
shape
right.
So
the
63
of
emissions
was
based
on
our
2017
profile
for
the
the
community
as
a
whole.
Q
51
based
on
the
2019
data-
and
you
know,
yale-
is
still
helping
us
all
sift
through
differing
data
sources,
some
of
which
still
point
to
that.
You
know
up
to
60
range
within
the
data,
that's
out
there,
so
I
think
it's
it's
suffices
to
say
for
us
simply
that
the
the
profile
from
where
things
are
and
how
we
get
to
them
right,
transportation
and
land
use
is,
is
huge.
It's
50
to
60
percent.
We
can
call
it
that
and
continue
to
work
hard
toward
it.
A
Q
A
Q
Q
You
perfect,
and
so,
as
was
mentioned
by
julie
in
the
presentation
transportation
in
this
2019
emissions
profile
represented
over
50,
51
and
88
per.
That
percent
of
that
was
on
road
vehicles
within
there.
So
electric
vehicles
are
a
subset
of
that
information,
but
depending
on
the
source,
electricity,
you
know
the
drawdown
of
electricity
within
san
jose,
I
believe,
does
show
up
in
the
14
percent.
I
B
C
A
E
B
B
A
A
I
Q
R
A
A
Understood
from
a
few
different
sources
that
look
there's
a
lot
of
value
to
natural
working
lands
in
terms
of
protecting
wildlife,
providing
clean
air
a
lot
you
know
reducing
heat
island.
In
fact,
all
those
things
are
important,
but
didn't
really
understand
the
carbon
secretion
value
to
be
all
that
great,
unless
you're
talking
enormous
expanse
of
land,
we're
now
seeing
at
least
some
preliminary
analysis
that
suggests
that
coyote
could
provide
as
much
as
14
a
secret
station
of
our
carbon
emissions.
E
Well,
thank
you.
The
natural
working
lands
module
that
we
co-partnered
with
open
space
authority
on
really
provided
us
with
a
lot
of
new
insight,
but
it
also
talks
about
assertive
management,
so
not
just
leaving
the
land
undeveloped,
but
doing
things
like
how
you
could
increase
the
sequestration
value
by
applying
biosolids
that
that
improves
that
performance
and
so
looking
at
steps
that
we
can
take
to
make
it
more
valuable
and
then
certainly
some
of
it
is
just
volume
of
land.
A
Okay,
I
look
forward
to
I
know
that
analysis
is
still
underway,
so
look
forward
to
learning
more
as
that
comes
out,
and
then
I
will
note.
Of
course
we
do
have
a
significant
budget
surplus
at
the
state
level
we're
hearing
for
the
next
year
and
we
certainly
have
a
local
delegation.
I
think
about
you-
know,
assembling
our
cholera
and
senator
cortez.
A
Now
you
know
now
john
laird,
as
senator
former
natural
resources
secretary,
all
have
a
great
interest
in
environmental
issues,
and
I
just
want
to
encourage
staff
to
think
very
creatively
about
those
one-time
asks.
I
know
that
we
need
staff
to
be
sure
and
that's
an
ongoing
commitment.
We
need
to
make
from
the
city,
but
as
we
think
about
state,
this
is
really
our
opportunity.
I
think
to
do
something
really
significant
and
it
may
be
around.
For
example,
I
don't
know
you
know
we
we're
thinking
a
lot
about
microgrids.
A
For
example,
it's
going
to
take
a
significant
investment
dollars.
I
I
really
look
forward
to
rolling
up
our
sleeves
to
identify
those
sort
of
one-time
projects
that
our
state
delegation
could
really
carry
for
us
in
a
big
way
and
and
take
us
ahead.
So
I
I
think
we're
we're
on
a
good
path
here.
You
know
we're
leading
the
country
in
a
lot
of
ways.
N
Thank
you
mayor
for
the
report
and
the
presentation
today
also
thank
all
of
the
advocates
who
called
in
to
provide
input.
It's
all
very,
very
good
points
that
were
made
and
a
lot
of
important
things
that
we
have
to
consider
as
we
go
forward.
I
know
that
specifically
susan
butler
graham
made
a
statement
that
I
think
that's
been.
N
But
the
issue,
of
course,
is
how
we
get
there
once
we
pass
this
resolution,
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
of
work
and
a
lot
of
commitment,
and
we
have
to
be
bold
as
a
city
and
what
I've
been
very
impressed
by
is
our
environmental
services
department
and
and
their
commitment
to
this
I'm.
I
have
no
doubt
that
that
staff
there
is
committed
to
finding
the
best
ways
to
get
the
most
bang
for
our
buck
as
we
move
forward.
N
If
you
go
back
to
that
pie,
chart
we
don't
have
to,
but
I
mean
thinking
about
the
pie
chart.
Obviously,
net
zero
doesn't
mean
attacking
the
largest
part
of
the
pie.
Chart
net
zero
means
the
entire
pie
chart
has
to
be
gone
in
ten
years.
Actually,
it's
nine
it's
less
than
almost
almost
just
nine
years
now.
So
that's
a
daunting
thing
to
think
about.
N
I
had
a
lot
of
great
conversations,
my
staff
and
I
with
carrie
and
others
in
the
department
in
the
last
couple
weeks
and
there's
a
lot
of
ideas
out
there,
a
lot
of
things
we
have
to
do
and
we
have
to
do
them
all
in
order
to
achieve
this,
that's
the
challenging
part
we're
gonna
have
to
be
committed
with
the
resources.
We're
gonna
have
to
be
committed,
with
the
to
do
sometimes
make
hard
take
make
hard
choices
going
forward,
because
this
vote
today
isn't
gonna,
isn't
gonna
get
us
there.
N
N
Leave
it
open-ended,
have
staff
come
back
to
us
with
a
specific
plan
timelines,
all
the
things
we
have
to
do
to
move
forward,
but
I,
but
you
know,
as
we
were
seeing
more
ideas
get
tossed
about.
I
thought
it
was
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
aware
as
a
council
of
what
it
will
take
to
get
to
that
point
and
that's
why
I
I
appreciated
the
memo
of
the
mayor
and
council
members,
davis,
proles
and
jimenez
for
getting
us
started,
providing
some
of
that
input
talking
about
transportation.
N
Talking
about
looking
at
a
plan
for
how
we're
going
to
fund
those
positions
ongoing,
and
then
I
started
thinking
about
some
other
things
that
we
also
have
to
include
in
that
in
order
to
really
get
that
pie
chart
to
zero,
and
that's
where
my
memo
came
from
over
the
weekend.
Thinking
about
all
the
things
that
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
and
and
some
of
the
important
priorities
we're
going
to
have
to
jump
on
right
away
in
order
to
get
there
in
nine
years.
N
I
want
to
say
that
I'm
it's
an
honor
to
servant
with
on
a
city
in
a
city
that
is
so
committed
to
this
and
to
be
thinking
about
being
the
leader.
We
had
some
comments
about
how
san
jose
will
be
washed
by
other
cities
and
actually
can
be,
and
others
will
learn
from
us.
Others
will
do
things
that
we
do
so
we
are
going
to
be
in
the
in
the
eye
people's
you
know,
people
be
watching
going
forward
and
using
us
as
a
model.
N
So
it's
really
important
that
we
think
about
how
to
do
this
right
and
that
we
commit
ourselves.
If
we're
going
to
take
this
vote
today,
which
I
I
hope
we
all
will,
I
do
want
to
talk
about
the
one.
I
think
the
one
difference
in
our
memo
that
I
think
will
be
the
conflict
question
is
my
leaving
out
1d
from
the
from
the
recommendation
from
the
original
memo,
so
just
to
get
ahead
of
that
one.
N
N
N
N
I
know
we
have
the
staff
now
it
was
paid
for
from
the
grant
from
bloomberg,
and
I
hope
we
can
continue
to
have
grants
like
that.
But
we
should
make
a
commitment
as
a
city
that
we'll
fund
it
no
matter
what
so
that
we
don't
have
to
worry
about
people.
Thinking
well,
is
my
job
safe.
Are
we
going
to
get
the
best
staff
for
these
jobs?
N
We
have
a
climate
smart
item
in
each
of
the
memos,
but
sometimes
they're,
very
they're,
just
perfunctory
statements,
they're,
not
very
clear
if
things
are,
might
actually
be
harmful
towards
that
goal.
We
don't
really
get
that
message
in
the
memo
and
while
it
may
or
may
not
change
our
outcome
on
the
memos,
we
should
always
understand
if
this
is
a
priority
of
our
city.
How
anything
we're
doing
has
an
effect.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
work
to
tighten
up
that
language
and
do
a
better
job.
N
N
A
A
question
or
two
about
a
couple
issues
just
wanna
make
sure
we
get
clarification
assuming
if
we
were
this
were
to
become
a
motion
and
we're
seconded
the
the
budget
recommendations
I
mean,
ultimately,
that's
that's
up
to
us
every
march
in
the
budget
process,
so
I
wouldn't
want
to
get
outside
that
process.
Clearly,
she
manager
is
going
to
bring
forward
her
recommendations
and
then
we
have
a
chance
as
a
council
to
decide
what
is
permanent.
What's
not
that
is
what's
ongoing?
N
N
I
couldn't
really
expect
anything
beyond
that.
I
just
wanted
us.
The
main
goal
for
me
was
to
have
us,
as
a
council,
commit
to
that
sort
of
think
about
that
ahead
of
time
and
and
have
it
in
our
heads
before
we
go
into
the
budget
discussion
that
this
is
a
priority
of
ours.
When
we
get
to
that
budget
process.
A
A
The
challenge
is
if
this
policy
is
taken
out
out
of
the
context
of
those
other
policies
and
it's
used
as
a
basis
for
saying
I
don't
like
this
housing
project,
and
I
think
we
all
know
if
you
build
a
multi-family
high-density
project
out
of
eggshells
on
top
of
a
transit
station,
it's
100
affordable.
It's
still
going
to
have
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
it's
still
going
to
increase
your
greenhouse
gas
emission
profile.
A
So
the
problem
is,
there's
literally
nothing
that
could
satisfy
a
standard
that
says
if
it
increases
our
emission
profile,
then
it
must
not
happen,
and
so
I
want
to
avoid
the
logical
conclusion
there
and
get
us
all
to
agree
that
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
this
goal
drives
all
of
our
policies
and
it's
not
going
to
be
some
separate
policy
that
we
take
out
of
the
air.
That's
somehow
another
independent
or
inconsistent
with
the
larger
policies
that
we've
we've
announced,
and
that's
that's.
A
That
was
the
meaning
of
1d,
because
I
know
you
wouldn't
do
this,
but
others
might
who
who
might
decide
that
they
don't
like
a
particular
housing
project
for
one
reason
or
another,
and
by
that
I'm
not
talking,
I
don't
mean
disparaging
council
members,
I
mean
there
are
plenty
of
folks
whether
using
legal
ends
that
is
through
lawsuits
or
whatever
else
may
attempt
to
use
policies
in
ways
that
I
think
undermine
goals
that
I
think
we
would
all
naturally
embrace.
So
that
is.
A
S
S
My
my
two
concerns
actually
were
in
regards
to
what
you
had
brought
up
may
or
may
the
the
number
one
on
the
budget.
I
think
we
just
don't
make
any
of
those
commitments
prior
to
the
budget,
even
within
our
our
our
budgets,
that
we
prove
every
single
year.
We
know
that
there's
always
fluctuation
and
we
have
our
base
budget
of
support
services
from
city
staff,
but
even
those
are
are
up
for
debate,
especially
when
we
have
budget
deficits.
S
It
was
just,
I
think,
the
wording
of
the
language
there
to
ensure
that
we're
not
making
decisions
but
leading
up
to
the
budget,
but
that
I
actually
agree
with
him
that
we
should
be
sort
of
teeing
that
up
and
knowing
that
this,
these
grant
dollars
for
those
positions
are
going
away
that
we
should
be
considering
whether
it's
maybe
on
a
one-time
basis
right
now
in
the
short
term,
but
then,
ultimately,
that
those
should
be
rolled
into
a
base
budget
in
the
future.
And
that
should
be
part
of
a
dialogue.
S
My
my
concern
with
eliminating
1d
a
number
of
reasons,
but
the
mayor
you
pointed
out
one
and
really
that
the
ability
to
be
able
to
utilize.
That
is
maybe
an
opportunity
to
kill
projects.
But
I
actually,
I
think
that
there's
an
opportunity
that
we
have
to
incentivize
on
the
other
end
and
not
just
to
get
to
what
we've
had,
which
is.
S
S
And
I
was
having
a
very
interesting
conversation
with
the
founder
of
west
bank
and
gillespie
on
on
really
that
the
next
level
of
development
that
doesn't
just
look
at
post
development.
But
it
looks
at
pre-development
standards
and
how
are
you
sourcing
material
right?
What
is
the
actual
imprint
of
the
footprint
that
the
development
itself
has
on
on
a
local
community
or
on
the
world
itself,
all
from
literally
from
from
starting
from
from
scratch
from
zero
and
then
every
single
material
that
you're
bringing
in?
Where
is
that
coming
from?
S
How
is
that
impact
impacting
the
project
and
overall
can
the
project
from
start
to
finish,
be
something
that
is
net
zero,
and
I
think
that
we
we
need
to
be
thinking
of
that
in
regards
to
how
we
are
incentivizing
projects
moving
forward
in
the
future,
and
so
I
think,
on
two
two
ends.
This
one
d
is
important
because
it
gives
us
some.
S
You
know
today
or
over
the
next
couple
years,
get
there
to
where
they're
at
that
level
of
of
of
of
being
able
to
be
net
neutral
or
or
or
be
able
to
be
net
zero
and
ultimately
give
somebody
the
opportunity
to
to
stop
a
number
of
our
affordable
projects.
It's
a
major
challenge,
I
think
we
know
we
have
both
at
hand.
S
This
crisis
climate
crisis,
inevitably
is
the
biggest
right
in
in
in
all
of
our
futures,
and
so
I
think
it's
important
that
we
set
out
these
goals
and
we
create
the
tools
necessary
to
be
able
to
do
so.
And
I
do
really
think
that
there's
an
opportunity
in
this
1d
to
go
much
further
as
we
we
look
to
our
development
policies
and
standards
over
the
next
couple
of
years,
and
I
think
we'll
have
an
opportunity
to
do
that.
S
So
I'd
like
to
to
leave
that
in
otherwise
I
I'm
comfortable
with
councilman
cohen's
memo
and
just
again
that
clarification
on
the
the
funding
portion
there
that
we're
not
preempting
anything
we're
just
obviously
giving
that
that
that
urge
of
a
direction,
but
then
leaving
in
the
1d.
So
I'm
I'm
willing
to
make
a
motion
here.
T
R
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
It
was
very
helpful,
very
informative.
All
the
different
component
components
of
it
were
really
helpful
to
me.
This
goal
this
carbon
neutrality
goal
by
2030
is
laudable,
but
it's
really
not
going
to
be
easy,
and
I
appreciate
what
my
council
members
have
said
and
what
the
members
of
the
community
have
said.
We
can
say
as
long
as
we
want
to
that,
we
want
to
reach
net
carbon
neutrality,
but
how
we
get
there
and
making
sure
that
we're
accountable
to
get
there
is
really
the
difficulty.
R
R
Getting
real
funding
to
support
a
transportation
demand
management
plan
is
going
to
be
the
key
for
that
electrification,
appli,
private
automobiles
has
a
role
to
play
in
bringing
us
into
our
carbon
neutral
future.
However,
big
changes
are
going
to
need
to
be
to
take
place
in
our
transportation
network
to
fully
realize
carbon
neutrality.
R
That
means
placing
transit
first,
eliminating
parking
minimums,
building
out
our
bicycle
infrastructure
and
giving
our
residents
alternative
alternatives
to
a
single
occupancy
vehicle
to
meet
their
transportation
demand,
and
that
means
improving
mass
transit,
so
people
can
get
to
work
without
depending
on
their
vehicle.
I
also
appreciate
council
member
cohen's
memorandum,
but
I
appreciate
the
motion.
That's
on
the
table,
because
the
one
objection
I
had
besides
the
budget
implication
is
that
1d,
I
feel,
is
an
important
criteria.
R
R
Our
vote
today
is
important
for
our
city
for
the
planet
and,
more
importantly,
for
our
children.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
and
a
couple
of
statements
actually
in
council,
member
collins
or
email
or
a
memo,
he
talks
about
creating
developing
standards
for
future
development
for
solar
panels
and
also
assisting
homeowners
with
retrofitting
salt
to
provide
energy
efficiency
on
in
their
homes.
R
I
just
want
to
offer
that
there
are,
while
the
city
may
not
have
that
financial
capability.
There
are
partners
who
may
be
able
to
through
fannie
mae
and
freddie
mac.
Those
are
funding
sources
who
have
energy
efficiency
loan
programs
that
a
homeowner
can
benefit
from
by
purchasing
energy,
efficient
water
heaters,
gas,
converting
from
gas
power
to
electrical
water
heaters.
R
Not
me,
I'm
a
mortgage
broker.
I
don't
do
these
loans,
full
disclosure,
but
they
are
available
and
they're
low
interest
rates
and
they're
an
opportunity
both
for
a
homeowner
but
also
for
a
land
property
owner
who
can
pass
on
the
savings
to
their
tenants
and
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
the
type
of
pro
of
appliances
and
such
that
they're
swapping
out
in
their
homes.
R
So
my
main
concern
is
staffing.
These
are
great
goals,
but
without
the
right
staffing
we
won't
be
able
to
track,
monitor
and
make
sure
that
all
of
these
things
are
being
implemented.
So
how
are
we
situated
as
far
as
our
staff
is
concerned,
and
what
staffing
do
we
need?
Will
we
need
and
can
is
there
ending
any
grant
funding
available
that
does
not
expire
next
year?.
E
That
that's
a
big
question.
We
have
about
five
staff
funded
to
work
on
climate,
smart,
but
but
the
thing
about
climate
smart.
Is
it
rolls
into
many
city
programs?
So
it's
about
the
people
that
have
that
in
their
job
title,
but
it's
also
about
how
all
of
us
do
our
work
in
a
climate
smart
way.
And
so
when
we
look
at
new
programs,
we
want
to
make
sure
we're
not
it's
not
sort
of
that
climate.
Smart
person's
job.
E
But
having
said
that,
the
planning
and
thoughtfulness
around
programs
and
the
support
to
departments,
citywide
and
and
other
stakeholders
is,
is
and
will
be
significant.
So
other
cities
like
san
diego,
has
over
20
seattle
has
over
20.
boston,
has
over
20
austin
has
about
20,
palo
alto
has
12.,
so
so
clearly
we're
on
the
low
end
and
and
and
we
need
to
figure
that
out.
E
I
I
like
to
think
because
we're
we're
very
efficient
and
that's
good,
but
I
also
like
to
think
that
we
have
thousands
of
city
staff
that
are
are
supporting
climate
smart
in
their
normal
activities.
So
we
don't
have
a
number
of
people
we
need,
but
but
we
do,
we
do
know
that
we
need
to
go.
Get
additional
grant
funding.
E
Someone
like
like
yale
is,
is
on
one
time
funding
right
now
and
and
is
someone
that
we
we
need
to
keep
to
get
the
data
right
and
and
so
we're
actively
looking
at
grants.
We've
got
how
much
money
so
far
this
year
about
three
or
four
hundred
thousand
about
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
fiscal
year
date
and
and
we'll
keep
keep
marching
forward
with
that,
as
as
several
of
you
have
noticed
that
are
brought
forward.
R
R
E
Many
of
them
do
have
experts
and
what
we
learned
from
the
bloomberg
american
cities.
Climate
cities
challenge-
is
it's
those
third,
it's
those
on
those
resources
that
we
can
tap
into
very
quickly
that
help
move
us
faster,
because
we
don't
have
to
procure
them.
We
don't
have
to
find
them
and
we
we
don't
need
to
find
the
money
to
use
them,
and
so
elena
omado
and
and
others
that
have
supported
us
have
been
a
dramatic
help.
R
T
Thanks
mayor
and
thanks,
councilmember
floyd
appreciate
your
comments.
Certainly,
I
have
certainly
wisdom
before
you
appreciate
your
perspective
there,
and
I
appreciate
the
the
report
today
and
public
comment
and
my
colleagues
memos,
which
you
know
I'll,
be
happy
to
vote
in
favor
of
I'm
very
supportive
of
the
vision
and
the
aspirational
goal
here.
I
think
the
reality
is
that
this
climate
crisis
is
significant
enough.
T
Probably
the
single
biggest
risk
our
species
faces
that,
even
if
we
fall
short
of
the
goal,
it's
right
to
set
an
aggressive
goal
and
do
everything
we
can
to
try
to
to
try
to
reach
it.
So
that's
why
I'll
be
voting?
Yes,
I
do
want
to
say,
though,
at
the
same
time,
I
do
have
some
hesitation
about
voting
for
an
ambitious
goal
without
really
understanding
what
it's
going
to
take
and
or
what
our
assumptions
are.
Generally,
I
like
to
see
the
math
first,
I
think
the
reality
is
none
of
us
here
voting
yesterday.
T
Presumably
we
all
will
vote
yes,
because
we
agree
with
the
aspirational
goal.
I'm
not
sure
any
of
us
really
understand
what
we're
voting
for
in
practice.
I
I
think
that
what
the
trade-offs
are,
what
the
required
investments
are
going
to
be.
I
think
we
have
some
good
high-level
theories,
but
I
really
want
to
see
the
math
I
you
know
concern
for
our
climate
and
our
environment
is
what
led
me
to
join
the
clean
energy
commission
quite
a
few
years
four
years
ago.
T
Now
I
think
when
it
was
first
started-
and
you
know
the
reality
is
that
even
when
we
have
a
a
an
offering
for
consumers,
that
is
92
percent
renewable
on
the
label,
the
reality
is
it's
not
92
renewable
energy.
In
practice
we
buy
credits,
and
so
my
sense
is
that
to
get
anywhere
close
to
carbon
neutrality
by
2030,
we're
gonna
have
to
be
very
aggressive
about
credits
and
offsets
and
sequestration,
because
we're
still,
I
think,
very
likely
to
have
gas-powered
cars
out
there,
there'll
be
a
lower
percentage
of
the
mix.
T
There'll
still
be
homes
hooked
up
to
natural
gas.
There's
still,
we
know
that
this
transition
is
going
to
be
extremely
difficult
and
time
consuming.
So
I'm
very
supportive,
but
I
really
I
do
want
to
better
understand
what
we
think
the
implementation
path
looks
like
what
kinds
of
investments
are
assumed.
What
the
trade-offs
are,
I
think
the
hard
part
in
the
years
ahead
is
going
to
be
talking
about
what
we're
willing
to
forego
what
trade-offs
we're
willing
to
make
and
I
think
we're
kind
of
saying
aspirationally.
This
is
what
we
want.
T
B
E
B
J
B
T
And
so,
okay,
so
that
those
are
inventories
of
the
sectors
that
we're
focused
on
which
presumably
are
the
largest
ones.
What
has
led
to
the
biggest
change
here
in
what
has
allowed
us
to
nearly
cut
emissions
in
half
since
2000?
I
mean
that's
great
news,
and
that
does
give
me
hope
that
we
can
continue
that
trend,
but
what's
been
the
biggest
driver
of
that
reduction.
B
T
And
on
the
okay,
thanks
on
the
vehicle
front,
my
understanding
is
that
electric
vehicles
are
still
far
less
than
half
of
the
fleet
out
there.
So
if
transportation
is
the
largest
contributor
to
emissions
and
the
biggest
driver
of
this
decline,
but
electrification
is
still
a
small
fraction
of
the
vehicles
on
the
road.
Is
that
that
just
implying
that
fuel
efficiency
has
gone
up
dramatically
since
then,.
A
B
B
T
Right
and
then
on
the
power
sector
side.
Back
to
the
point
about
buying
credits,
I
mean
my
understanding,
is
you
know
the
highest
point
of
energy
demand
during
the
day
is
the
evening
when
people
get
home,
it's
five
to
nine.
Everybody
gets
home,
turns
on
all
the
lights
in
the
dishwasher
and
the
washing
machine
and
all
the
rest,
and
that's
also
when
the
sun
starts
setting,
particularly
in
the
winter,
and
we
have
less
access
to
that
energy.
So
what
what
assumption?
Maybe
we're
not
ready
to
have
this
conversation
yet?
T
But
I
guess
I'm
curious
what
assumptions
about
storage
or
or
I
hesitate
to
mention
it
but
nuclear
or
what?
What
are
the
technologies
that
are
going
to
get
us
there,
because,
even
when
we
put
92
on
the
label,
we're
burning
the
fossil
fuel,
we're
still
getting
power
from
gas-powered
peaker
plants,
we're
just
buying
the
credits
from
some
other
place?
That's
that's
setting
up
solar
and
wind
at
a
different
time
of
day.
So
do
we
have
we
kicked
the
tires
at
all
in
our
ability
to
actually
get
close
to
this
goal
by
2030.
I
Thank
you
thank
you
and
I
thank
you
for
an
excellent
presentation.
It's
an
alarming
presentation.
I
must
say,
as
as
someone
who
is,
does
everything
that
she
can,
as
most
moms
do
to
secure
her
children's
future
and
to
think
of
of
doomsday,
which
is
just
around
the
corner,
and
we
got.
We
must
do
everything
that
we
can
to
preserve
our
our
children's
future.
This
is
this
is
frightening.
I
I
I
Well,
I
wouldn't
have
to
get
in
a
car
and
go
to
willow,
glen
or
any
part
of
the
city
of
san
jose.
If
I
could
just
enjoy
my
side
of
town
and
be
able
to
be
sheltered
from
the
elements,
if
I
only
had
an
urban
canopy
or
if
I
could
in
good
conscience,
encourage
my
residents
or
at
least
figure
out
with
my
arborist,
how
to
do
that
or
if
I
could
even
find
a
place
where
to
do
it.
The
east
side
of
san
jose
is
completely
paved
over.
I
I
A
Yes,
I
was,
he
called
me
out.
I
had
just
texted
councilman
costco
indicating
I
was
very
interested
in
seeing
how
we
could
dig
in
on
this
issue.
I
think
it's
going
to
require
probably
a
public
campaign
to
really
get
residents
to
embrace
watering
the
trees.
At
the
same
time,
we
commit
the
dollars,
and
I
think
I
also
want
to
make
sure
we
follow
through
on
something
that
we'd
articulated
before
which
was
giving
liability
waivers
property
owners
over
issues
of
trees.
A
I
A
A
Q
A
N
That
would
have
followed
my
opening
comments.
The
few
things
I
want
to
respond
to
and
then
there's
a
question,
a
suggested
amendment.
I'd
like
to
ask
for
several
people
have
talked
about
how
we
can
raise
the
money
to
do
this,
and
I
appreciate
councilmember
foley's
idea
or
talking
about
how
we
facilitate
helping
people
get
access
to
resources
that
are
out
there.
N
N
and
they're
doing
it.
And
they
said
it
won't
affect
our
budget.
Our
city
budget,
we're
doing
it
with
private
money
and
that's
the
only
way
we're
going
to
pay
for
it,
and
so
they
have
already
in
just
a
couple
weeks
raised
100
million
dollars
from
private
sources.
To
do
that.
And
that's
because
there
are
private
sources
out
there
that
want
this
to
happen,
and
so
they've
raised
more
money
than
their
entire
city
budget.
N
Just
to
do
that
conversion,
and
so
I
believe
that
through
the
private
sector,
we
can
get
this
done,
and
I
I
do
appreciate
councilmember
frasco's
comment
about
renters.
This
isn't
just
about
facilitating
residents
but
facilitating
properties.
We
can
put
people
to
work,
we
can.
We
can
make
people
more,
make
things
more
energy
efficient
and
we
can
save
people
money
on
their
utility
bills
all
at
the
same
time.
N
N
You
know
whether
we
can
really
achieve
this
goal.
Of
course
we
should
set
aspirational
goals.
We
never
achieve
them.
If
we
don't
and
and
the
trade-offs
are
necessary,
I
mean
not
knowing
what
the
trade-offs
are.
You
know
in
this
case.
Unfortunately,
we
see
we
saw
the
dire
report
from
ipp
ipc.
Ippc
ipcc.
I
always
forget,
but
anyway
that
if
we
don't
do
this,
the
consequences
will
be
even
more
dire
and
economic
effect
will
be
even
greater.
I,
in
my
in
my
mind,
there
really
isn't
a
question
of
trade-off.
N
N
So,
just
to
the
point
about
item
1d,
I
fully
I
fully
support
keeping
it
in
there.
You
know,
I
think
I
was
trying
to
find
a
way
to
balance
my
comments
about
saying
that
we
need
to
improve
developments
in
the
future
and
not
have
the
statement
in
there.
That
would
detract
from
that,
but
it
wasn't
ever
intended
to
be
a
statement
that
we
would
cancel
projects.
Having
said
that,
there
are
so
many
things
that
go
into
the
question
about
whether
development
is
helping
us
reach
our
goal.
N
If
we
build
more
density
and
we
get
more
people
closer
to
their
jobs
and
people
out
of
their
cars
as
a
result
of
the
development,
then
that
may
offset
the
carbon
cost
of
building
the
project
in
the
first
place,
and
I
think
that's
been
our
goal
along
with
developments
we're
doing
so.
I
don't
think
that
the
developments
we're
approving
are
actually
counter
to
our
carbon
neutrality
goal.
N
But
I
would
like
to
add:
ask
about
the
council
member
perales
if
he
would
accept
a
friendly
amendment
to
add
a
4e
to
my
memo,
which
would
just
add
an
extra
statement
about
developing
based
on
what
he
said.
Actually,
in
his
comments,
developing
design
standards
for
construction
development
to
reduce
cost
carbon
cost
of
construction,
putting
that
explicitly
in
the
memo
so
that
going
forward,
we
can
find
ways
to
reduce
the
carbon
effects
of
the
building
of
these
projects.