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In response to Councilmember Testa, Management Analyst Reda reported the action talks about exploring new technologies around the technological carbon sequestration. He advised staff has not seen any technology capable at the moment but the way it was written was to keep researching the technology so if there are options before the 2030 CAP update, they can be explored or included in the next version of the CAP. Mayor Brown thanked staff and the Committee on Energy and the Environment for their work. She advised regarding the Committee on Energy and the Environment's recommendation for an FTE is that they want to make sure this important CAP 2.0 document does not get completed and sit on the shelf. She believes they wanted to make sure there is reporting and the work is being done. She requested a status update on CAP 2.0 come back to the City Council bi-annually or annually. She suggested a representative from each City department to report in to provide feedback and believes Associate Planner Campbell would be a great leader for that program. The City Council is passionate about making sure they are doing good work at the City for greenhouse gas emissions and more. She thanked Councilmember Balch for mentioning concern about the grid and electricity. She reported hydrogen buses are being considered at Wheels Bus and are currently working with Gillig and their Engineering Department. In response to Mayor Brown, Associate Planner Campbell reported idling vehicles has been discussed but more in the context of schools. She explained the action about reducing VMTs around schools is in part to promote an anti-idle campaign because that is where it is seen the most. Management Analyst Reda advised that part of the partnership with EBCE is to explore electrifying medium and heavy-duty trucks because many of the trucks in the area conduct mostly short-term travel which is less than 100 miles. He noted that electric trucks may be on the horizon in 8 to 10 years. He advised another EBCE initiative is to help the City with a Municipal Fleet Electrification Study to review the entire fleet and determine how many EV chargers would be needed and explore other options. Mayor Brown seconded the recommendation for a plug-in for cars for new single-family developments instead of having to modify later for thousands of dollars. In response to Mayor Brown, Associate Planner Campbell reported 1198 the embodied carbon reduction plan talks about the actual footprint of the construction materials used. She noted it does not affect the inventory because some of those materials might be manufactured or harvested somewhere else and then brought in. She noted it does speak to the whole life cycle of the materials and even calls out low-carbon concrete as one of the potential requirements to look at. Management Analyst Reda advised, in addition, in the environmentally preferable purchasing policy idea something around the concrete for municipal use could be included as well. Associate.Planner Campbell confirmed it could be part of a LEED neighborhood. Community Development Director Clark requested confirmation from the City Council on what actions on which there is consensus for staff to make changes. She noted things staff heard were a requirement versus an encouragement for battery and EV plug-ins for new construction. She advised other items she heard support for were moving the water conservation measures from a secondary to a primary action. Mayor Brown noted City Council was not quite in support of a full-time employee. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL Councilmember Testa requested a resolution on an initiativefor local control that is being supported across the state and asked for support to bring that resolution on the next City Council agenda for a vote. The initiative is titled Our Neighborhood Voices and explained the concept is to restore local planning input and the ability of residents to speak out about what is happening next door to their homes and apartments. She reported it is a growing coalition of local leaders across the State and neighborhood groups dedicated to preserving neighborhood voice and voice in community decisions. City Council Minutes Page 17 of 19 November 2,2021