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City of Pleasanton Climate Action Plan, CAP Format, Approach, and Content Attachment 2 direction in the form of reference material and a recommended implementation strategy, but does not attempt to specifically design programs or policies. Of the nine strategies presented in the CAP, two strategies focus on reducing emissions from transportation and three strategies address emissions reductions from building energy use. One strategy focuses on reducing waste- related emissions, and one on maximizing carbon sequestration within the City. A future version of the CAP will contain a strategy on climate change adaptation, which will include actions necessary to address rising sea level. The remaining strategy focuses on community outreach and education. The CAP lays out the following emission reduction targets: Six percent below 2005 levels by 2013 (interim target), 12.5 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, and 82.5 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. Projected emissions and reduction targets are clearly presented in the text, while quantification methodologies and assumptions are appropriately included and relegated to the Appendices. Individual actions are prioritized by four evaluation criteria: (1) potential emissions reductions; (2) cost; (3) ease of implementation; and (4) time to full implementation (the same evaluation criteria Sonoma County's used in its climate action plan). Adaptation was not a component of the Hayward CAP. City of Menlo Park Date Submitted: 2009 Prepared by: City of Menlo Park, ICLEI Summary: In early 2008, the Menlo Park City Council resolved to develop a Climate Action Plan for Menlo Park. The City was awarded grant funding for this endeavor from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the San Mateo City /County Association of GovernmentsThe CAP points out the importance of actions taken by regional, State, and national bodies across all sectors in determining the City's success in reducing its emissions. Chapter 5 of this plan outlines some of the major State and regional efforts that are underway or will be shortly, and makes estimates as to what these efforts will mean in terms of emissions reductions for the community of Menlo Park. The strategics proposed are a starting point, rather than a comprehensive blueprint for how the City will achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions. Many strategies are described in detail in Chapter 3 (Municipal Operations) and Chapter 4 (Community). Both the municipal operations and community strategies presented in this CAP include current, planned, and proposed strategies by sector, and go through the following analysis: overview, quantification, implementation, co- benefits, co- risks, and resources. City Council and staff are directed to evolve and refine the strategies in the upcoming years, guided by emission reduction targets for both the City's own operations and the community at large. Chapter 6 presents recommendations for greenhouse gas reduction targets based on political and financial feasibility, scientific /ecological imperative, local and regional growth patterns, current and future State strategies, input and willingness of stakeholders, and the targets of peer communities. The reduction targets consist of two options for City Council to consider for adoption. The first option would require Menlo Park to adopt a target that is equal to the sum of the emissions reductions of all of the strategies described on this plan (for 2012, and 2020). For the second option, the City would adopt a target in lint with the State's goal to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. A2 -4