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CITY OF PLEASANTON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE Project Description The Bay Area and other regions around the world are already experiencing climate change, including impacts from more frequent drought conditions,wildfires, and heat waves. Pleasanton faces unique climate challenges:while extreme heat events,wildfire, and flooding will be increasing threats,a growing population and booming regional economy will also increase demand for services.The City faces the difficult task of balancing priorities and setting shared goals among relevant stakeholders, including residents,the organizations,transportation authorities, local utilities,and state and federal agencies. To address these impacts and meet state mandates, in 2012, Pleasanton launched an ambitious Climate Action Plan that charted a path toward reduced emissions and increased climate resiliency. Now, seven years into its climate action efforts, it's time for the City to take a step back and review its progress,celebrate successes, identify gaps,and set new goals—positioning it to enact a new set of updated strategies and actions that reflect the latest best practices, technologies,State mandates such as SB-32 and Executive Orders B-30-15 and S-3-05,and City priorities.The CAP 2.0 process is far more than just an update of the 2012 plan; it is an opportunity for Pleasanton's planners and the community to come together and re-envision what a climate-smart future looks like in the near-term and further into the future,and how to get there in an efficient, equitable,and sustainable way. Approach to Project Given the long-range planning and goal-setting involved in climate action planning,the stakes for the CAP 2.0 update are extraordinarily high, and our team is eager to support the City at this vital juncture. Our approach is rooted in our extensive experience conducting GHG emissions analysis,community engagement,and analysis of adaptation and sequestration measures for dozens of local jurisdictions—throughout the Bay Area,the West Coast,and beyond. We couple this with our expertise in seamlessly translating analysis results into strategy development and climate action planning.We will center our approach on reviewing and analyzing emissions according to universally accepted protocols, understanding the community's experiences and needs,setting ambitious targets, and developing concrete and realistic strategies to get there. We will work closely with the City to chart an ambitious—yet achievable and cost-effective—path forward.This project will lay a solid foundation for Pleasanton to continue reducing emissions,address adaptation and resilience,and meet state requirements.We also understand that climate mitigation does not exist in a vacuum and must be evaluated in the context of broader community needs and resource constraints;to this end,we will integrate a comprehensive analysis of co-benefits into our assessment of current and potential new strategies. Cascadia Consulting Group will serve as prime consultant and main point of contact, leading team coordination, analyzing City actions since adoption of the 2012 CAP, guiding the development of the draft and final updated CAP,and providing ample opportunities for stakeholder and community engagement throughout the planning process.To provide the City with the most comprehensive and relevant skillset possible,Cascadia has partnered with Rincon Consultants on this effort. Rincon will manage the technical analysis of greenhouse gas emissions,develop forecasts and reduction targets,and conduct CEQA review. Together,our team will conduct this update by answering key questions such as: * How has the City done on its 2012 CAP goals and strategies?What are notable successes and challenges? • How will the City become more resilient in the face of climate change impacts?What are the greatest threats faced in the short, medium, and long terms—from both incremental changes over time as well as the uncertainty and risk associated with climate-related extremes? How should the City respond to both threats and opportunities going forward? ASCADIA 1