To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: 2024 Climate Action Plan Progress Report
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE the 2024 Climate Action Plan Progress Report, as recommended by the Sustainability Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The Sustainability Commission since 2017 has submitted an annual update on the County's progress in meeting the goals of the County's Climate Action Plan (CAP). Historically, the CAP Progress Report was included with the Sustainability Commission's annual report and work plan. In 2022, staff recommended that the CAP Progress Report be submitted in March, concurrent with the submittal of other annual reports from the Department of Conservation and Development. This has the additional benefit of allowing the CAP Progress Report to reflect data for the entirety of the reporting year.
The Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) 2024 Update was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on November 5, 2024. The County's first CAP was adopted in 2015 and extended through 2020. Staff developed an Interim Climate Action Work Plan for 2021-2022 and a subsequent Interim Climate Action Work Plan for 2023-2024 while the CAAP was being updated. The attached report reflects the goals in the 2023-2024 Interim Climate Action Work Plan. Going forward, progress reports will focus on the CAAP 2024 Update.
The 2024 CAP Progress Report was developed with the participation of staff across County departments. The Sustainability Commission reviewed a draft of the CAP Progress Report at its February 24, 2025, meeting and recommended it for submittal to the Board of Supervisors.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not accept the 2024 CAP Progress Report, the Board and the community will have diminished ability to track the County's progress in achieving its climate goals.