To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sustainability Committee
Report Title: At-Large Sustainability Commission Member Appointments
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Luz Gomez to Community Group Seat #1, Sarah Foster to Environmental Justice Seat #2, Jamie Duran to Commercial Business Seat #1, and Devin Jackson to Education or Research Institution Seat to serve on the Sustainability Commission for a term ending March 31, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the County. Appointments to the Sustainability Commission are voluntary.
BACKGROUND:
On November 15, 2016, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the creation of a Contra Costa County Sustainability Commission. The purpose of the Commission is to:
* Advise the Board and staff on successful implementation of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), 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 CAAP.
* Advise the Board on how to better engage Contra Costa County residents and businesses on sustainability issues and implementation of the CAAP.
The Commission is comprised of twelve (12) members and five alternates. This includes five District representatives and District alternates from each Supervisor District nominated by individual members of the Board of Supervisors as well as the following seven (7) At-Large seats:
* 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...
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