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period. of time. The handheld blower was -a little underpowered for the Operations Services parking lot. It . took two power packs to complete the parking lot, each with a 10 -minute charge. The back -blow battery pack lasted longer but was still underpowered. Both handheld units hurt the elbow and wrist of the user after less than an hour of use. The Husqvarna chainsaw was used and would be best for small jobs and early morning work, because it is quieter than the typical chainsaw used. It was also noted that the staff liked the fact they weren't exposed to the exhaust from the electric chainsaw. Mr. Daggy indicated that electrical equipment might be premature for commercial use at this point .but would be ideal for lower volume jobs. He reported the technology is getting better with longer battery time, recharging times and lighter weight of the equipment. He encouraged the Operations team to think about instances where it would be appropriate to use electrical equipment for Operations (i.e. to keep noise levels down, etc.). Ms. Brown recalled CARB was geared towards commercial use adaptation. She suggested staff stay in touch with CARB and have them come back at some point to provide an update on the recent happenings (i.e. Ojai, Santa Monica, etc.). Ms. Yurchak indicated that she would provide the feedback to the representative from CARB. Ms. Green asked if there was any value the committee could add to this program. Ms. Yurchak suggested that this project could be added as part of the Council Priority setting process. The challenge being that the priority process only happens every two years however, a recommendation could be made by the committee outside of that process. Ms. Green thought it would be helpful if it was attached to the CAP 2.0. Ms. Yurchak agreed and indicated it could be added as an implementation action item. Ms. Green said she would keep her eyes open for funding opportunities that the city might be able to utilize to speed up the process where appropriate. Mr. Cartwright suggested offering a rebate or incentive program for residents who replaced their gas equipment to electric to encourage electrical lawn and garden equipment to help reduce the emissions from the equipment and gas cans over time and reduce noise levels in neighborhoods. Ms. Yurchak indicated that this could be part of the implementation of CAP. Ms. Green requested that the CAP subcommittee remember to discuss adding a rebate/incent program component to the CAP implementation. Ms. Yurchak reported the City Manager approved the launch of the Sustainability Pleasanton website www.sustabinabloleasatiton.com in August and is now live on the City's website. The new website resource will be included in the upcoming Progress Newsletter that is mailed to all households in Pleasanton in October. In. addition, social media postings will follow the Progress Newsletter. Mr. Reda reported that staff has finalized the Request for Proposals for updating the City's Climate Action Plan and incorporated committee member feedback from its July 3111 meeting. Staff.received three proposals. by the due date from Ascent, Cascadia, and ESA which will be review by Megan Campbell, Brian Dolan, and himself. The three are going to meet using a matrix to compare assessments. Interviews are scheduled to be held the week of October 71. Once a consultant is selected, the scope of work will be finalized along with contract details and will be considered by Council in either November or December. Mr. Reda indicated the project would take about 18 months to complete. It was reported that the CAP 2.0 website was also developed and will be launched in October in which committee members can access at. anytime to review updates. Lastly, staff devoted a considerable amount of time and effort to prepare the agenda report and presentation for the September 17, City Council meeting, where staff presented the East Bay Community Energy evaluation report and recommendation to join EBCE for Council's consideration. Council directed staff to Energy & Environment Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5