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Ordinance No. 2275 Page 3 of 5 EXHIBIT A Chapter 2.31 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION 2.31.010 Commission created. There is created an energy and environment commission. 2.31.020 Duties. A. The energy and environment commission shall advise the city council in matters related to city energy and environmental services as outlined in the City's adopted Climate Action Plan (CAP). B. The duties of the commission shall include the following: 1. Advise and assist in implementation of the adopted CAP and assist with subsequent updates to the CAP; 2. In collaboration City staff, prepare an Energy and Environmental Priorities Plan focusing on energy and environmental issues and strategies reflecting community opportunities, needs, and interest as identified in the CAP, and in consideration of available City resources to successfully implement priorities,- 3. riorities;3. As identified in the CAP, promote and recommend strategies toward preservation, enhancement and sustainable utilization of environmental resources for use by residents and businesses of the City of Pleasanton; 4. As identified in the CAP, give special consideration to issues that may adversely affect those natural resources within the city. 5. Develop strategies that are measurable in a quantitative and qualitative fashion; and 6. Support the intent of the General Plan's environmental goals, policies and programs. 2.31.030 Membership—Appointments. A. The commission shall have five regular commissioners, one youth member, and one alternate commissioner all of whom shall be residents of the city. B. The five regular commissioners and the one alternate commissioner shall be selected from the community at large. The youth member shall be the minimum age of a high school freshman. The regular commissioners, the youth member, and alternate commissioner shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the ratification by the city council, as provided in the adopted city council resolution establishing procedures for appointments to boards and commissions. C. Commissioners shall be eligible to participate in all activities of the commission except that the alternate commissioner shall vote only in the event of an absence or conflict of interest of one of the regular commissioners. D. The alternate commissioner may serve as a voting member on any subcommittee of the commission and may be designated as the commission's representative to other boards and commissions. E. Commissioners shall be compensated as established by city council resolution, unless the youth member is unable to qualify for a work permit that allows for compensation. 2.31.040 Term of membership. A. Regular commissioners shall be eligible to serve a maximum of eight years with two four- year terms. B. Alternate commissioners shall be eligible to serve four-year terms and are not subject to a limit in the number of years served. C. The youth member shall be eligible to serve a two-year term.