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BACKGROUND The development of our community -wide Climate Action Plan (CAP) includes a substantial amount of public outreach and education. The following items, either completed or underway, are all part of the overall plan: CAP Scope and Schedule The first deliverable for the CAP has been received. It is a comprehensive draft memorandum describing the proposed CAP format, approach, and content. In addition to providing a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it also provides an evaluation of other Bay Area cities' CAPs. CAP Website We have developed a new website specifically to post draft CAP documents, promote related events, and solicit community feedback on the planning and implementation process. The website entitled, PleasantonGreenScene.org, allows the community to provide comments to the City and our consultants for evaluation and inclusion in our final plan. The website contains a carbon footprint calculator, an option to be added to an E -alert list, a short survey to determine the community's interests and goals for the CAP (their top three concerns, and the measures by which they will consider the final CAP a success), and an electronic version of the City's newly developed Green Guide. Community Green Fair In partnership with the Hacienda Business Park, the City is hosting a Community Green Fair on October 21, called Pleasanton Green Scene. The fair is the first in a series of activities and events that will be folded into Pleasanton's Climate Action Plan for the entire community. This comprehensive event will feature approximately 75 different vendors specializing in green practices in six main categories: Air, Water, Waste, Commuting and Transportation, Healthy Homes and Healthy Living, and Energy. Vendors will provide demonstrations and information on green building and landscape design, solar power and energy conservation, waste reduction and recycling, water conservation, financial incentives, and more. Representatives from various green businesses and agencies will be on hand to provide answers to questions and information. This event will also feature a display of fuel efficient vehicles and demonstration buses from the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (Wheels), and sustainably produced foods. Green Guide This guide was developed by City staff and provides a high level summary of the issues contributing to climate change, and offers simple, realistic measures people can take to reduce their personal carbon footprint, and to work and live in a more sustainable fashion. This guide will be distributed at the green fair, CAP workshops, and offered to schools for inclusion in their science and environmental programs. Page 2 of 3