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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Two-Year Agreement with Raimi & Associates in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $225,000, Including Contingencies, to Update the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is statutorily exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies). (Planning, Building and Transportation 10062032) [Continued from November 21, 2023]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consistent with previous City Council direction to complete a mid-cycle update on the City of Alameda's (City) Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP), staff is requesting City Council authorization for the City Manager to execute an agreement with Raimi & Associates to update the CARP. The CARP was adopted by City Council in 2019 and includes projects and considerations through 2030. The update will include a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and serve as a mid-cycle update and blueprint for the next phase of the City's climate work from 2025-2030 with a focus on implementation steps needed to address the remaining tasks before 2030 and achieve net zero emissions. The update will also revise and align CARP planning cycles with the City's 2022 Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan. City Council already approved $200,000 from the General Fund for the CARP update in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-25 budget cycle. This agreement includes $200,000 for services plus $25,000 in contingency funds. The additional $25,000 is available from the capital improvement program for climate planning. A full CARP update will occur in 2030.
BACKGROUND
Alameda's CARP was adopted in 2019 with the goal of equitably reducing the City's GHG emissions by 50% below 2005 levels and achieving net zero carbon emissions as soon as possible while adapting to the impa...
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