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Regular-General Government # 26.
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| Board of Supervisors |
County Administrator |
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| Receive update on the Yolo County Climate Action Plan and provide direction on next steps. (No general fund impact) (Nunes/Robledo) |
| Recommended Action |
| Receive update on the Yolo County Climate Action Plan and provide direction on next steps. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities
Sustainable Environment
Flourishing Agriculture |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Background
The Yolo County Climate Action Plan recommends an update every two years to ensure that the 15 primary measures are being met, are on track to be met, or are re-evaluated to better mitigate Yolo County greenhouse gas emissions. The 15 primary measures to be completed by 2020 are:
- Community choice aggregation program results in 50% of county relying on 50% renewable, and 25% of county relying on 100% renewable.
- 100% of Dunnigan, 60% of Madison, 50% of Esparto, 33% of Elkhorn and 25% of Knights Landing achieve 44 VMT.
- Require 97.5% of new buildings (residential over 3,500 sq.ft. [excluding affordable housing] and non-residential [after 2013]) to be 15% above Title 24. 2% of new buildings (residential and non-residential) at 30% above Title 24. And, 0.5% of new buildings (residential and non-residential) at zero-net energy consumption.
- Require 90% of new (excluding affordable housing) and 5% of existing homes to have photovoltaic systems. Require all new (after 2013) and 200,000 sq.ft. of existing commercial to have photovoltaic systems. Require 90% of new (excluding affordable housing) and 15% of existing residential units to install solar water heaters. Require all new (after 2013) and 5% of existing commercial to install solar water heaters.
- Reduce 90% of manure methane emissions from 100% of confined livestock.
- Convert 40% of irrigation return pumps to solar electric energy and improve 10% of groundwater pumps to reduce energy 33%.
- Landfill captures 90% of methane.
- Reduce nitrogen application rates by 6%.
- Retrofit 20% of residential units to reduce energy 15%. Retrofit 10% of non-residential buildings to reduce energy 20%.
- Restore 1,100 acres of riparian forest. Establish 50 miles of new hedgerow. Establish new orchards: 537 acres almonds, 446 acres walnuts, 1,340 acres olives.
- Improve water fixture/fixture fitting efficiency by 15% in 100% of residential units built prior to 1994. Reduce water consumption by 6% through leak repair in 40% of existing residential units and commercial buildings.
- 5% of farm equipment improves fuel efficiency by 6% and 25% of farm equipment improves fuel efficiency by 5%.
- Generate 1MW of renewable energy on farms in unincorporated County (excluding solar water pumps).
- Reduce landscape water consumption by 20% in 2% of residential units. Reduce landscape water consumption by 20% in 5% of commercial buildings.
- Eliminate methyl bromide application.
The status of each of these measures, as well as the challenges of determining their status and recommended next steps are provided in the attached chart (Att. A).
Next Steps
- Update and refine the Climate Action Plan's measures. This can be achieved, in part, by meeting with Valley Clean Energy Alliance and the Yolo County Farm Bureau to identify which measures can be expanded or removed.
- Align the Climate Action Plan's measures with the Yolo Climate Compact and the Beacon Award achievements.
- Have a consultant determine the current baseline of greenhouse gases in the County (2008 was the previous baseline).
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| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| County Administrator's Office, Department of Agriculture, Department of Community Services, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, Yolo County Farm Bureau, City of Davis, CA Air Resources Board, Ygrene, Hero Program |
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