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blower ban. Staff plans to bring forward options for City Council consideration in late Spring 2023. This action is complemented by recent State legislation to phase out the sale of small gas-powered equipment, which over time will contribute to further GHG reductions. • Action E6 Housing Element Implementation [In Progress]. The 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element was adopted by the City Council on January 26, 2023. Implementation has begun including Objective Design Standards (Program 6.1), Stoneridge Mall Framework (portion of Program 1.7), and minor municipal code amendments (portion of Program 3.1). Implementation will continue through 2031. • Action P11 Promote LEED Neighborhood Development [Completed 2022]. In 2022, the CAP checklist was updated so that new neighborhood scale projects need to incorporate elements of LEED Neighborhood Development (examples of project features that will provide points include access to transit, bicycle facilities, access to recreation facilities, local food production, tree-lined and shaded streetscapes, heat island reduction, etc.). Compliance will be reviewed as appropriate for future development applications. This action has an estimated cumulative reduction of 16,600 MTCO2e through 2030. Materials and Consumption • Action E7 SB 1383 Implementation [In Progress]. The City made significant progress implementing SB 1383. Highlights from include: o Franchise Agreement - In June 2022, the City Council adopted a new garbage rate and revised the Franchise Agreement to comply with SB1383 and begin implementing the new collection and processing requirements. o Education and Outreach - Notable time and effort was spent working on education and outreach. This was also a collaboration with StopWaste, Pleasanton Garbage Service, and the Go Green Initiative. o Currently, 537 businesses are compliant, and 95 waivers have been issued; only 21 percent of businesses are non-compliant. The City is enrolling businesses into service and Stopwaste is granting waivers daily. Stopwaste has begun enforcement on behalf of the City for businesses which are not complaint with SB 1383 service requirements. • Action S5 Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy [Completed 2022]. The City Council adopted an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy on May 3, 2022.The policy aims to minimize adverse impacts to the environment by establishing standards for the products and services the City purchases (e.g., mulch, paper, energy, etc.) and requires City buyers to purchase products that reduce energy, water, and fuel consumption and that lead to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Page 6 of 9