To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE Strategic Energy Management Plan for County Facilities and Operations, Countywide.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the Contra Costa County Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEM Plan) 2025-2035 prepared by the Public Works Department for County facilities and operations, as recommended by the Sustainability Committee, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact. The SEM Plan provides guidance on maximizing the impact of the Measure X Sustainability Fund, appropriated at $2.5 million annually.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County SEM Plan for 2025-2035 guides the direction of the County's longstanding Energy Program, arriving at a critical juncture when the County is pursuing ambitious sustainability initiatives to mitigate and adapt to climate change while improving quality of life for all County residents. The SEM Plan serves as an implementation road map reflecting the urgency of the Board's unanimous declaration of a climate emergency on September 22, 2020.
With the adoption of this SEM Plan, the County will be strategically positioned to scale energy efficiency and clean energy implementation, to build critical public-private-partnerships that foster fiscal and environmental responsibility, and to comply with state agency mandates.
On September 16, 2024, and December 12, 2024, the County Energy Management Team provided the Sustainability Committee reports on the SEM Plan and received the Committee's recommendation to present the Plan to the Board of Supervisors for adoption.
The SEM Plan directs and organizes the County's Energy Program for the next ten years and beyond, setting specific goals, objectives, and key results to realize a clean energy future for the County's facilities and operations. The SEM Plan aligns with and builds upon the goals reflecting in five impor...
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