SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 10, 2025
Subject: DISCUSS and RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors candidates for at-large seats on the Contra Costa County Sustainability Commission
Submitted For: SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Presenter: Demian Hardman-Saldana || DCD | Sustainability Principal Planner
Contact: Demian Hardman-Saldana (925) 655-2816
Referral History:
On November 15, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a Contra Costa County Sustainability Commission. The mission of the Sustainability Commission is to:
* 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.
The Sustainability Commission has been operating since June 2017. On August 6, 2019, the Board of Supervisors created an additional seat on the Sustainability Commission for a member representing environmental justice issues and who lives in a frontline community. With the creation of the second environmental justice seat, the composition of the Commission is as follows with twelve members and five alternates:
* 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 environmenta...
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