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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Summary and Background Information:
The purpose of this resolution is to seek City Council authorization of an Environmental Policy Advisory Committee (EPAC), providing critical and key input in the formation of community wide environmental policy developed under the Environmental Consulting Services (ECS) contract. The EPAC's purpose is to support the development of and provide critical feedback on environmental quality and environmental equity policy outcomes. While policy development is intended to benefit all members of the community, the inclusion of equity and diversity is an intentional and focused approach by the city. The goal is to ensure policy development is reflective of disproportionately impacted communities members concerns and present those that are most directly impacted by environmental impacts a meaningful form of participation to ensure that progress is achieved in an equitable manner.
Specifically, the role of this committee will be to provide recommendations to Staff, Planning Commission, City Council on methods to improve community environmental quality outcomes in an equitable manner. Anticipated areas to explore in this work are intended to include:
• Energy efficiency and energy reduction
• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction at a community wide and municipal level
• Water use and water quality
• Brownfield remediation
• Land use policy
• Air quality
• Health equity
• Sustainability
The committee will also be tasked with advising City Council and staff on meaningful methods and strategies for the City to engage the community on environmental issues, help facilitate conversation in the community, and analyze data and draft policies developed.
The committee is intended to convene 7 times, with the...
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