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BACKGROUND The horizon year for the City's existing Climate Action Plan (CAP) is 2020. As such, a Climate Action Plan update is identified as a priority on the 2019-2020 City Council Work Plan. The City's original CAP was adopted in 2012 and outlines local actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enhance environmental sustainability, and prepare for climate change. The effects of climate change have been extensively studied and the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research notes that increasing global temperatures have far-reaching consequences such as more frequent heat waves and wildfires, sea level rise, and snowpack decline. Since Pleasanton's original CAP was adopted, a multitude of strategies to monitor and address climate change have emerged at the international, federal, and state level. The State of California has adopted many of these strategies through legislation to regulate GHG emissions through both voluntary and mandatory measures. Examples of state requirements include Title 24 CALGreen Standards for buildings, Pavley Clean Car Standards for vehicle emissions, and Renewable Portfolio Standards for energy generation. Further, existing legislation (i.e., Assembly Bill 32 and Executive Order S-3-05) which has become state law, established statewide GHG emission reduction targets of 40- percent below 1990 emission levels by 2030, and 80-percent below 1990 emission levels by 2050. While climate change is a global issue, actions taken at the local level can collectively have a meaningful impact on reducing GHG emissions. As with Pleasanton's 2012 Climate Action Plan, the CAP 2.0 will continue to respond to the impacts of climate change through local actions. DISCUSSION As part of the consultant selection process for the CAP 2.0, staff drafted an RFP for services to assist with the update. The RFP included project background, objectives, scope, and consultant deliverables. The RFP was reviewed by the Committee on Energy and the Environment (EEC) at its meeting in July. On August 8, 2019, the RFP was issued. Staff interviewed three firms and ultimately selected Cascadia Consulting Group to lead the CAP 2.0 consultant team. Rincon Consultants will assist Cascadia in the update effort. The attached contact is for $229,985 with an approximately 10-percent contingency ($20,000), for a total of$249,985. Staff is recommending the Cascadia and Rincon consultant team due to their expertise surrounding climate action planning, familiarity with the community and neighboring jurisdictions, and approach to and understanding of the project. The team is working on an update to the City of Dublin's CAP, and is partnering with StopWaste.org (the agency responsible for implementing waste reduction, recycling and related programs in Alameda County) on project implementation with local businesses, and has worked with local jurisdictions throughout California and the United States to develop CAPs. Page 2 of 4