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BACKGROUND The CAP 2.0 process has been nearly a two-year effort with over 20 public hearings and additional community and stakeholder meetings, focus groups, and extensive outreach. Throughout the process, the City has received input from residents, the business community, implementation partners, City Council, and City Committees and Commissions on several aspects of the CAP 2.0 including the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets and which policies to include in the CAP 2.0. Representing a culmination of the public process, a draft CAP 2.0 and draft Initial -Study Negative Declaration were prepared and in public circulation from November 19, 2021, through December 21, 2021. While the information included in the draft CAP 2.0 was reflective of the public process, the intent of the public comment period was to continue to implement community input, ensure the document accurately represented the direction to date, confirm the document achieved initial CAP 2.0 objectives, and allowed an opportunity to implement further refinements/adjustments to the draft document. During the public review period, staff publicized the plan through social media, the Pleasanton Weekly, TV 30, community newsletter, and project email distribution lists. The plan was also shared with implementation partners and interest groups (e.g., StopWaste, Zone 7, PG&E, etc.) that have participated throughout the CAP 2.0 process. Additionally, there were three opportunities to provide comments verbally at a Community Meeting on December 2, 2021, a Committee on Energy and the Environment hearing on December 15, 2021, and a City Council hearing on December 21, 2021. Since the close of the public comment period, staff has implemented several modifications to the draft CAP 2.0 in response to the feedback received and prepared a final CAP 2.0 and IS -ND (Exhibit A of Attachment 1 and Exhibit A of Attachment 2). DISCUSSION Throughout the nearly two-year CAP 2.0 update process, the Committee on Energy and the Environment has provided guidance on several factors of the plan development. The City has relied on the Committee's direction and input from residents, the business community, implementation partners, and other City Commissions and Committees, to inform every stage of the CAP 2.0's development. Further, the City Council has reviewed and provided direction on several elements of the Plan throughout the process. With this input and direction, a draft CAP 2.0 was prepared. The draft CAP 2.0 (and its accompanying California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation) was available for public review from November 19, 2021 through December 21, 2021. Correspondence received during the public review period is summarized and attached for reference (Attachment 3). Staff received feedback across all sections of the plan. Several minor adjustments were made to the language throughout the plan which clarified, expanded, and adjusted the text (e.g., considering feasibility of neighborhood microgrids as part of Action P2 and identifying additional partners in the implementation section). Page 2 of 5