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ORDINANCE NO. 2275 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON CREATING AN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 2.31 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE, REPLACING THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHEREAS, since the City has been concerned about the preservation of environmental quality and the conservation of energy, the City Council created the Committee on Energy and the Environment by Resolution No. 08-234 in 2008, and extended the committee's term on February 16, 2016, February 17, 2017, and June 4, 2019, until making it a permanent committee by Resolution No. 21-1201 in 2021; and WHEREAS, the Committee on Energy and the Environment provided key guidance and insight into the development of Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0 adopted in March 2022, as well as the original CAP; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2023, February 20, 2024, and March 5, 2024, at duly noticed public hearings, the City Council considered commission and committee reorganization, and determined that the Committee on Energy and the Environment should be made a formal commission as these members will have an important and on-going role implementing the CAP 2.0, as well as working with staff to prepare an Energy and Environmental Priorities Plan to reflect community opportunities, needs and interests. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Finds that the proposed amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code have no possibility to have a significant effect on the environment per Title 14 California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines) § 15061(b)(3). SECTION 2. Amends the Pleasanton Municipal Code as shown in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated by this reference, to create a new Energy and Environment Commission. SECTION 3. Repeals Resolution Nos. 08-234 and 21-1201 to disband the Committee on Energy and the Environment, as it is being replaced with this new Energy and Environment Commission. SECTION 4. The existing six regular members of the Committee on Energy and the Environment shall become commissioners on the new Energy and Environment Commission for the remainder of their respective terms, with the most recently appointed regular member serving as the alternate commissioner, the youth member serving in the same role, and current and prior service on the committee counting towards years served when calculating maximum number of years of service allowed on the commission. SECTION 5. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.