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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
An Advisory Body to the Board of Supervisors
June 28, 2021, 5:00 P.M.
**Meeting Remotely Until Further Notice**
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Health Officer’s Shelter Order of March 10, 2021, prevents
public gatherings (Health Officer Order). In lieu of a public gathering, the Board of Supervisors
meeting will be accessible via television and live-streaming to all members of the public as permitted by
the Governor’s Executive Order N29-20.
Wes Sullens, Member, District 4, Chair
Sarah Foster, At-Large, Environmental Justice,
Vice Chair
Nick Despota, Member, District 1
Shoshana Wechsler, Alternate, District 1
Victoria Smith, Member, District 2,
Chris Easter, Alternate, District 2
Mike Moore, Member, District 3
Vacant, Alternate, District 3
Brandon Matson, Alternate, District 4
Charles Davidson, Member, District 5
Renee Fernandez-Lipp, Alternate, District 5
Luz Gomez, At-Large, Community Group
Howdy Goudey, At-Large, Community Group
Chuck Leonard, At-Large, Business
Marisha Farnsworth, At-Large, Business
Isabella Zizi, At-Large, Environmental Justice
Kim Hazard, At-Large, Education
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on business of the day & preference of the Commission.
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1. Call to Order and Introductions
2. Public Comment
3. APPROVE Record of Action for April 26, 2021 meeting.
4. RECEIVE REPORT from Green Building Working Group and PROVIDE DIRECTION as
needed. (Nick Despota, Luz Gomez, Chris Easter, Sustainability Commission)
5. RECEIVE REPORT from Contra Costa County Public Works Department on County Active
Transportation Plan and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed. (Jerry Fahy, Contra Costa County
Public Works Department)
6. RECEIVE REPORT from Active Transportation Working Group and PROVIDE DIRECTION
as needed. (Wes Sullens, Sarah Foster, Renee Fernandez-Lipp, Sustainability Commission)
7. RECEIVE REPORT from Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum on Pending Applications to
Process Renewable Fuel and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed. (Stephen Konig, Marathon,
and Adrienne Ursino, Phillips 66)
8. RECEIVE UPDATE on and DISCUSS Implementation of Climate Emergency Resolution.
9. RECEIVE Reports from Sustainability Commission members and alternates, and PROVIDE
DIRECTION as needed.
10. RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Coordinator.
11. RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Commission Chair and IDENTIFY TOPICS for next
report to Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability.
12. The next meeting is currently scheduled for August 23, 2021.
13. Adjourn
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The Sustainability Commission will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with
disabilities planning to attend Commission meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at
least 72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Commission less than 96 hours prior to
that meeting are available for public inspection at 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA during normal
business hours. Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at
www.co.contra-costa.ca.us.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day
prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact:
Jody London, Commission Staff
Phone (925) 655-2815 · Fax (925) 655-2750 · jody.london@dcd.cccounty.us
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): Contra Costa County
has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry -specific language in
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meetings of its Board of Supervisors and Committees. Following is a list of commonly used
abbreviations that may appear in presentations an d written materials at meetings of the Ad Hoc
Sustainability Committee:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BAYREN Bay Area Regional Energy Network
BGO Better Government Ordinance (Contra Costa County)
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
AO County Administrative Officer or Office
CAP Climate Action Plan
CARB California Air Resources Board
CCA Community Choice
CCE Community Choice Energy Aggregation
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
DCC Delta Counties Coalition
DCD Contra Costa County Dept. of Conservation &
Development
DPC Delta Protection Commission
DSC Delta Stewardship Council
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EBEW East Bay Energy Watch
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
EIR Environmental Impact Report (a state requirement)
EIS Environmental Impact Statement (a federal
requirement)
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GGRF Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds
GIS Geographic Information System
HSD Contra Costa County Health Services Department
IPM Integrated Pest Management
JPA/JEPA Joint (Exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
LAMORINDA Area of Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Protection Act
PDA Priority Development Area
PV Photovoltaic
PWD Contra Costa County Public Works Department
RDA Redevelopment Agency or Area
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposals
RFQ Request For Qualifications
SB Senate Bill
SGC Strategic Growth Council
SR2S Safe Routes to Schools
TWIC Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee
U.S. EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
WBE Women-Owned Business Enterprise
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
3.
Meeting Date: 06/28/2021
Subject: APPROVE Record of Action for April 26, 2021, Sustainability Commission
Meeting.
Department: Department of Conservation & Development
Presenter: Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator, DCD
Contact: Jody London (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
County Ordinance (Better Government Ordinance 95-6, Article 25-205, [d]) requires that each County
Body keep a record of its meetings. Though the record need not be verbatim, it must accurately reflect
the agenda and the decisions made in the meeting.
Referral Update:
Any handouts or printed copies of testimony distributed at the meeting will be attached to this meeting
record. Links to the agenda and minutes will be available at the Committee web page, to be announced.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the April 26, 2021, Sustainability
Commission Meeting with any necessary corrections.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A
4-26-21 Record of Action
Attachments
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Record of Action
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
An Advisory Body to the Board of Supervisors
Monday, April 26, 2021
5:00 P.M.
Wes Sullens, Member, District 4, Chair
Sarah Foster, At-Large, Environmental Justice, Vice Chair
Nick Despota, Member, District 1
Shoshana Wechsler, Alternate, District 1
Victoria Smith, Member, District 2,
John Sierra, Member, District 3
Chris Easter, Alternate, District 2
Mike Moore, Alternate, District 3
Brandon Matson, Alternate, District 4
Charles Davidson, Member, District 5
Renee Fernandez-Lipp, Alternate, District 5
Howdy Goudey, At-Large, Community Group
Luz Gomez, At-Large, Community Group
Chuck Leonard, At-Large, Business
Marisha Farnsworth, At-Large, Business
Isabella Zizi, At-Large, Environmental Justice
Kim Hazard, At-Large, Education
Agenda Items: Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Commission
Present: Nick Despota, Member, District 1
Shoshana Wechsler, Alternate, District 1
Victoria Smith, Member, District 2
Chris Easter, Alternate, District 2
Mike Moore, Alternate, District 3
Wes Sullens, Member, District 4, Chair
Brandon Matson, Alternate, District 4
Charles Davidson, Member, District 5
Renee Fernandez-Lipp, Alternate, District 5
Chuck Leonard, At-Large, Business
Marisha Farnsworth, At-Large, Business
Luz Gomez, At-Large, Community Group
Howdy Goudey, At-Large, Community Group
Sarah Foster, At-Large, Environmental Justice, Vice Chair
Isabella Zizi, At-Large, Environmental Justice
Absent: John Sierra, Member, District 3
Kim Hazard, At-Large, Education
Staff Present: Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator, Dept. of Conservation and Development
Demian Hardman, Senior Planner, Dept. of Conservation and Development
Nicole Shimizu, Climate Corps Fellow, Dept. of Conservation and Development
Dom Pruett, Office of Supervisor Anderson
Wade Finlinson, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator, Contra Costa
Health Services
Attendees: Colin Clarke, Marti Roach, Samantha Moy, Janet Callaghan, Ford Tivakul, Denice Dennis, Devin
Jackson, Fred Glueck, Jan Warren, Aryana, Maureen Brennan, Vincent Manuel, Carol Weed, Angela
Vincent
1. Call to Order and Introductions
The four new members of the Sustainability Commission, Chris Easter, Brandon Matson, Chuck
Leonard, and Luz Gomez, were introduced.
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2. Public Comment
Devin Jackson from the Mt. Diablo Unified School District’s (MDUSD)Outdoor Learning
Infrastructure Committee announced that MDUSD passed its Climate Change Resolution on April
14, 2021. Jackson informed the Commission about the growing support for outdoor learning in
MDUSD and how the Commission could partner with the Outdoor Learning Infrastructure
Committee to support the school district’s current and future efforts.
3. APPROVE Record of Action for February 22, 2021 meeting.
The Record of Action for the February 22, 2021 meeting was approved.
MOTION: Leonard SECOND: Moore
4. RECEIVE REPORT on Vision Zero Framework in Contra Costa County. (Colin Clarke, Contra
Costa Transportation Authority)
Colin Clarke presented an overview of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s (CCTA)
Countywide Vision Zero Transportation Safety Framework. Clarke summarized the Bike and
Pedestrian Plan and how Vision Zero is implemented throughout. Clarke concluded his presentation
by saying that Local Road Safety Plans were the next opportunity to integrate Vision Zero.
Sarah Foster noted the importance of including disabled people in alternative transportation
planning. Foster stated interest in having a conversation about transit-oriented development,
especially near housing.
Luz Gomez suggested that the Commission recommend CCTA’s policy recommendations to the
Board. Gomez recommended real-time data be collected to inform actionable program design.
Victoria Smith voiced interest in quantifying the greenhouse gas emission reductions linked to
alternative transportation methods.
The Commission voiced concern over coordinated efforts among County staff to make biking and
walking more attractive and safer across the whole bike network. The Commission asked if CCTA
was getting public input about the Vision Zero proposal.
The Commission formed a working group of Wes Sullens, Sarah Foster, and Renee Fernandez-Lipp
to research what Contra Costa County is currently doing to implement Vision Zero.
5. RECEIVE REPORT on Green Buildings. (Wes Sullens, U.S. Green Building Council)
Wes Sullens presented an overview of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system. Sullens asked the Commission how it could
use green buildings to the County’s benefit.
The Commission discussed integrating LEED principles into the County’s Climate Action Plan
(CAP).
Nick Despota voiced interest in modeling a measure or action after the County of Marin’s building
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code changes to use low-carbon concrete. Jody London suggested having a conversation about
County facilities with the Department of Public Works and a separate conversation with the
Building Department about County building codes.
Sullens noted that County staff is preparing a building electrification reach code and reminded the
Commission that embodied carbon, indoor air quality improvements, and other solutions could all
be considered.
Shoshana Wechsler voiced concern about the issue of residential retrofits of existing residential
buildings. London reported that she was working with a Goldman School for Public Policy graduate
student exploring alternatives to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Chuck
Leonard added that equity must be considered when discussing the retrofit and electrification of
residential buildings.
The Sustainability Commission briefly discussed construction waste. Luz Gomez suggested
encouraging deconstruction rather than demolition as a way to reduce construction waste.
Jody London suggested a Sustainability Commission retreat to do a deep dive on topics of interest.
Brandon Matson and Wes Sullens voiced interest in a retreat.
Nick Despota, Luz Gomez, and Chris Easter volunteered to be part of a green building working
group.
6. RECEIVE UPDATE on and DISCUSS Implementation of Climate Emergency Resolution.
Jody London reported on the Interdepartmental Climate Action Task Force’s first report to the
Board, the Sustainability Committee’s continued conversation around the draft environmental
justice policies for inclusion in the updated General Plan and Just Transition, and the continued
work by County staff on a building electrification reach code ordinance. Additionally, the City of
Martinez adopted a Climate Emergency Resolution last week.
7. RECEIVE Reports from Sustainability Commission members and alternates, and PROVIDE
DIRECTION as needed.
Chuck Leonard reported that Assembly Bill 844 proposed by Assemblymember Grayson would be
discussed at a hearing on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
8. RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Coordinator.
Jody London reported that the focus will be the interim CAP work plan until the updated Climate
Action Plan (CAP) is adopted. London is working with PlaceWorks on the CAP update. The grant
funding the Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge grant is ending and London is starting to focus on the
carbon sequestration feasibility study grant.
9. RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Commission Chair and IDENTIFY TOPICS for next report
to Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability.
Jody London will communicate with the transportation working group and green building working
groups about next steps.
Sarah Foster motioned to extend the Sustainability Commission’s meetings by thirty minutes and to
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empower working groups. The Commission voted and approved this motion.
MOTION: Foster SECOND: Leonard
10. The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 28, 2021.
11. Adjourn
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
4.
Meeting Date: 6/28/2021
Subject: RECEIVE REPORT from Green Building Working Group and PROVIDE DIRECTION
as needed.
Department: Department of Conservation and Development
Presenter: Nick Despota, Luz Gomez, Chris Easter, Sustainability Commission
Contact: Jody London, DCD, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
At the April 26, 2021, Sustainability Commission meeting, the Commission received a report from Wes
Sullens in his role as Director, LEED at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The report focused on
USGBC’s green building rating system and opportunities to integrate LEED principles into the County’s
Climate Action Plan. The Commission formed a working group to explore ideas and develop
recommendations.
Referral Update:
The working group’s recommendations are attached.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE REPORT from Green Building Working Group and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Green Building Working Group Report
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GREEN BUILDINGS WORK GROUP REPORT
Contra Costa Sustainability Committee
June 21, 2021
Our work group included Nick Despota, Chris Easter, and Luz Gomez. We met four times via
teleconferencing.
In addition, we held one meeting attended by Brian Reyes (Planner, Marin County), Miya
Kitahara (Program Manager, StopWaste) and Wes Sullens (CCC Sustainability Commission).
We held another meeting attended by Tammy Seale and Eli Krispi (PlaceWorks), Wes Sullens
and Jody London (Sustainability Coordinator, CCC).
This report includes the five recommendations below, a graphic comparing embodied carbon
to operational carbon emissions in buildings, and a summary of an interview with Brian Reyes
and Miya Kitahara regarding implementation of a low-carbon concrete building code.
Recommendations
1. All-electric requirements for new buildings
Ask Sustainability Committee to support adoption of all-electric building specification
for new construction in both public and private sector. We recommend the adoption
of a prescriptive, rather than a performance-based, reach code.
2. Revision to Purchasing Services policies
To help achieve GHG reductions well into the future, we recommend that the county’s
procurement decisions incorporate total life-cycle analyses. For example, prefer
products that arrive at the job site with significantly less packaging waste, or select
materials with consideration for their recovery and re-use potential. Purchases
informed by life-cycle analyses will both reduce costs and lower GHG emissions.*
3. Buy Clean California specifications
We recommend that the county’s Requests for Proposals specify use of construction
materials identified by Buy Clean California. These materials are characterized by their
low global warming potential. Buy Clean California provides specifications for
structural steel, concrete reinforcing steel, flat glass, wool board insulation.
4. Adaptability and repurposing of public buildings
Promote adaptability and capacity for re-purposing in new public buildings. For
example, community centers should be designed with potential for being quickly
adapted as cooling centers or evacuation support facilities.*
5. Low-carbon concrete to reduce embodied carbon
To reduce embodied carbon in new construction, recommend that the Sustainability
Committee direct staff to study adoption of reach codes requiring use of low-carbon
concrete. See the attached summary of our conversation with Brian Reyes and Miya
Kitahara for their report of experience since implementation of the new building codes,
and the status in other jurisdictions considering doing likewise.
* This principle is drawn from the paper, Circular Economy: Principles for Building Design.
European Commission, 2020. Download it here.
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TIMECUMULATIVE CARBON EMISSIONSEmbodied
Emissions
Construction
1 -2 years
Operations
20 years
Net Zero
Source: Larry Strain, Siegel & Strain Architects
E MBODIED VS. O PERATIONAL C ARBON
E MISSIONS IN B UILDINGS
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Marin Low-Carbon Concrete Project
Interview with Miya Kitahara (Stop Waste) and Brian Reyes (County of Marin)
May 17, 2021
The low-carbon concrete code was adopted last year but is still in the process of being
implemented. Marin County is working out issues related to training of inspectors and
streamlining reporting requirements. It is also reaching out to smaller concrete suppliers to
offer assistance in complying with the new code.
1. Will Marin County’s low-carbon concrete requirements cost developers, contractors or home
owners more money?
It shouldn’t in current markets. We saw that the pilot projects were able to meet the thresholds
without cost increases. However, markets adjust, so it all depends on availability of alternative
materials. Right now, there is overall cost parity between conventional and low-carbon concrete,
but sometimes the low-carbon concrete is cheaper. (Fly ash is abundant, and can be cheaper
than cement.) There are also alternative supplemental cementitious materials (SCM). Developers
may face higher costs because of the longer cure times to required strength of low carbon
concrete. However, that does not affect all applications equally (and the project-level
compliance pathway allows for flexibility).
2. During the development of the codes, was there opposition from industry groups?The
cement and concrete industries differ. Most opposition was from the cement industry, which will
likely face lower demand for its product, though they are beginning to offer products with lower
levels of embodied carbon (EC).
Larger concrete suppliers, such as Central Concrete, won’t have a problem meeting the code.
They participated extensively in the code development process and confirmed that the
thresholds are feasible. They were also the suppliers on our pilot projects and were able to
come in much lower than the thresholds. Smaller suppliers, though, may face higher costs for
compliance. That would result from increased costs for the stocking and handling of SCMs,
possible additional infrastructure (silos) needed, and for calculating and producing the
alternative mixes
3. Are smaller concrete suppliers facing increased costs related to stocking fly ash?See #1 & #2
above
4. Is the availability of fly ash or other pozzolans an issue; has that driven up the cost of
compliance?
Fly ash can be cheaper than cement. As long as coal plants operate, fly ash will be affordable. As
fossil fuel combustion declines fly ash may become less abundant. However, other SCMs may
replace them, or other methods of bringing down the global warming potential (GWP) of
concrete may keep costs low.
A low-carbon synthetic aggregate is manufactured by Blue Planet, in Pittsburg. The technology
sequesters carbon into a coating on aggregates that is then stored in the concrete. The
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aggregate replaces limestone rock, which is extremely carbon intensive to extract and transport.
As Blue Planet scales up, it may create new jobs opportunities.
5. Will smaller quantities of low-carbon mixes cost builders more than the conventional type?
The Marin code allows two different methods of compliance:
• a prescriptive approach, which specifies maximum amount of cement per cubic yard of
concrete in the mix;
• or a performance approach, based on a calculation of the global warming potential (GWP) of
mix ingredients.
Developers of smaller projects will likely choose the prescriptive approach because of its
simplicity. Also, a total project budget allows GWP overages in some construction components
to be offset by savings in others.
6. Are specifications for pouring and inspection different from conventional concrete?
Yes. Marin will be providing training for its building inspectors to properly inspect and certify
new projects. Although this requirement adds a new data field that needs to be verified and
tracked, the additional effort is small in the overall scheme of the plan check process. The
concrete itself is not inspected differently on-site; the verification is done through paperwork.
Marin County will also reach out to smaller concrete suppliers to provide assistance during the
transition to the new concrete requirements.
As noted above, longer cure-to-strength times can alter construction timelines, though recent
projects indicate that builders adapt.
7. Have other jurisdictions adopted such codes?
Other jurisdictions are gradually adopting approaches to reducing embodied concrete in
buildings. Dublin has written this as a goal within its climate action plan, as have Albany and
Oakland. The Emeryville city council is deliberating adoption of a code similar to Marin’s.
The Alameda County General Services Department reduces GWP in its projects through its
procurement process.
San Francisco is leading on goals of reducing embodied carbon. Some specify concrete
specifically; others address EC reduction more generally.
CAPs for reference:
•Albany (3.1.1 and 3.2.5)
• Oakland (B-4 and CL-1)
•Dublin (MM-2 and ML-4)
•San Leandro (draft)(EJ-3)
•San Francisco (draft)(RPC-1)
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
5.
Meeting Date:
Subject:
6/28/2021
RECEIVE REPORT from Contra Costa County Public Works Department on County
Active Transportation Plan and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed.
Department: Department of Conservation and Development
Presenter: Alexander Zandian, Contra Costa County, Public Works Department
Contact: Jody London, DCD, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
The Sustainability Commission has been studying the status of the active transportation network in Contra
Costa County. On October 26, 2020, the Commission received a report from John Cunningham, Principal
Transportation Planner for the County, on closing performance gaps in Contra Costa County’s transportation
system. The report focused on accessible transit and bicycle transportation. On April 26, 2021, the
Commission received a report from Colin Clarke, Transportation Planner with the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority, on the Countywide Vision Zero Transportation Safety Framework, the Bike and
Pedestrian Plan, and how Vision Zero is implemented throughout.
Referral Update:
The Contra Costa County Public Works Department is in the process of developing an Active Transportation
Plan for the unincorporated County.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE REPORT from Contra Costa County Public Works Department on County Active Transportation
Plan and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Contra Costa County Active Transportation Plan Presentation
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Active Transportation Plan
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Active Transportation Plan
Network
ActiveContraCosta.org
Jeff Valeros
Alexander ZandianRobert Sarmiento
Jerry Fahy
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Active Transportation Plan
Project Overview
•What is active transportation?
•What is an Active Transportation
Plan?
•How will the County use this plan?
•Compatibility with existing plans
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Active Transportation Plan
Existing Sidewalk Infrastructure
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Active Transportation Plan
Existing Bike Infrastructure
Source: 2018 CCTA Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
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Active Transportation Plan
Existing Bike Infrastructure
Source: 2018 CCTA Contra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
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Active Transportation Plan
Bike Facility Toolbox
Class III -Bike Route Class II -Bike Lane Class IV -Separated Bike
Lane
Class IIIB -Bike Boulevard Class IIB -Buffered Bike Lane Class I -Shared-Use Path
Low-stress facilities
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Active Transportation Plan
Project Goals
•Create a project prioritization list
based on factors such as community
feedback, ease of implementation,
benefit to impacted communities and
public facilities, and overlap with a
travel demand model.
•Encourage active forms of transportation.
•Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
•Increase multi-modal access and connectivity.
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Active Transportation Plan
Project Timeline
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Active Transportation Plan
Public Outreach
•Phase 1 –Listening Phase
•Community workshops
•Stakeholder meetings
•Online survey
•Interactive Webmap
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Active Transportation Plan
Public Outreach
Three stakeholder meetings were held with community groups and partner agencies
•Partner government agencies (County departments, cities, transit agencies)
•Walking, biking, youth, and senior advocacy groups, municipal advisory councils, and County commissions and committees
•School districts, colleges, and university
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Active Transportation Plan
Interactive Map
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Active Transportation Plan
Interactive Map
ActiveContraCosta.org
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Active Transportation Plan
Survey
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Active Transportation Plan
Public Outreach
•Phase 2 –Recommendations
•Community workshops
•Stakeholder meetings
•Draft Plan review
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Active Transportation Plan
Planning Document
•Provides the County with a
road map for the next 10
years .
•Brings actionable and requested
projects to the community.
•Encourages a healthy lifestyle.
•Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
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Q&A
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
6.
Meeting Date:
Subject:
6/28/2021
RECEIVE REPORT from Active Transportation Working Group and PROVIDE
DIRECTION as needed.
Department: Department of Conservation and Development
Presenter: Wes Sullens, Sarah Foster, Renee Fernandez-Lipp, Sustainability Commission
Contact: Jody London, DCD, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
The Sustainability Commission has been studying the status of the active transportation network in Contra
Costa County. On October 26, 2020, the Commission received a report from John Cunningham, Principal
Transportation Planner for the County, on closing performance gaps in Contra Costa County’s transportation
system. The report focused on accessible transit and bicycle transportation. On April 26, 2021, the
Commission received a report from Colin Clarke, Transportation Planner with the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority, on the Countywide Vision Zero Transportation Safety Framework, the Bike and
Pedestrian Plan, and how Vision Zero is implemented throughout. At the April 26 meeting, the Commission
formed a working group to research what Contra Costa County is currently doing to implement Vision Zero
and build out the active transportation network.
Referral Update:
The working group will provide an oral report.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE REPORT from Active Transportation Working Group and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None.
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
7.
Meeting Date:
Subject:
6/28/2021
RECEIVE REPORT from Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum on Pending Applications
to Process Renewable Fuel and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed.
Department: N/A
Presenter: Stephen Konig, Marathon; Adrienne Ursino, Phillips 66
Contact: Jody London, DCD, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
Marathon Petroleum and Phillips 66 have each announced plans to convert their operations in Contra Costa
County to processing renewable fuel. Each company has an application pending with the Department of
Conservation and Development. These applications are undergoing environmental and other reviews .
Referral Update:
Both Marathon and Phillips 66 have requested an opportunity to present information about their proposed
projects to the Sustainability Commission. Information about Marathon’s Martinez Renewable Fuels
application with the County can be found at https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/7961/Martinez-Refinery-
Renewable-Fuels-Projec. Information about Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed application with the County can
be found at https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/7945/Phillips-66-Rodeo-Renewed-Project.
Both Marathon and Phillips are sponsoring web sites for their respective projects:
https://www.marathonmartinezrenewables.com/ and https://www.rodeorenewed.com/.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE REPORT from Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum on Pending Applications to Process
Renewable Fuel and PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Marathon Martinez Renewable Fuels
Rodeo Renewed Project Outreach Presentation
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Martinez Renewable Fuels Project
Contra Costa County Sustainability Commission
Amber Larsen, Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Steve Konig, Director State Government Affairs
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Martinez Renewable Fuels Simplified Overview
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Timeline:
Startup in second half of 2022 (17,000 bpd); achieve full
capacity year-end 2023 (48,000 bpd)
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Martinez Renewable Fuels Project Benefits
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Fast Facts:
•Employment –Approximately 130-150 full-time employees (United Steelworkers & salaried); 4MM
Building Trades construction hours (1,400 peak)
•Maintains high level of tax base to Contra Costa County
•Progress –In Administrative EIR, with public comment period opening July 5th ;engineering and
procurement underway
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Stakeholder Outreach -Sustainability
Proactive stakeholder outreach provided opportunity for transparency and
understanding stakeholder concerns
–Over 30 individual meetings with local and state/national environmental groups since
Sept 2020 to present
•350 Bay Area, Sunflower Alliance, Communities for a Better Environment, Community Energy
reSource, Just Transition East Bay, Sierra Club SF Chapter, Coalition for Clean Air, etc.
•National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Union of
Concerned Scientists, The Nature Conservancy, American Lung Association, etc.
–Initial meetings and follow-up meetings to share what we learned
–Additional community meetings (including the Community Advisory panel), industry
meetings
Notice of Preparation (NOP) Scoping Comments were consistent with the
concerns of stakeholders
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Feedstock Supply & Land Use
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51 bushels/acre yield to 55 bushels/acre by 2030
correlates to an incremental 36,500 BPD
Sustainable farming practices increase yield,
reduce N2 use, removes low yield acres from
farming, keeps the carbon in the ground.
•The more soybeans grown, the more food produced for people and
livestock
•Sustainable farming improvements could further increase soybean
yields
•At average soy yields and 50% soy feedstock, equates to ~33,000
square miles of planted soy acreage per year (190 mi x 190 mi)
•There are no LCFS indirect land use impacts resulting from
rendered animal fats and used cooking oil, so we are working to
maximize these feedstocks
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Feedstocks –Carbon Intensity
Q: “You mentioned in your May 18 presentation to the
EBLC that you are Targeting a 40 Carbon Intensity for
Biodiesel vs 100 CI for Crude Oil.You mentioned that
Soybeans account for 75 CI and Animal Fats by 25 to 35
CI.How your negotiations for the purchase price
agreements going for the sourcing of these
feedstocks?Do you believe you will have sufficient
feedstock to maintain the 40 CI target?”
–A: Yes
•Distillers corn oil D(CO) has a CI in the range of 27-37
gCO2e/MJ and represents a plentiful feedstock
•Marathon commitment to no palm oil included in EIR
document
“Considering that multiple California and U.S. refineries
are simultaneously planning on large-scale renewable
diesel production, how likely is it that your refinery’s
renewable diesel project will be able to acquire
greater than a combined 50% of used cooking oil or
tallow for feedstock?”
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Emissions
Q: “Strictly at the refinery level and comparing petroleum feedstock to renewable feedstock, what
relative, post-project percentage of greenhouse gas reduction will your processing methods yield for
renewable diesel per gallon?”
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Q: “Sulphur is contained within crude oil and causes significant GHG.Sulphur is reduced or not present
at all in Soybean oil and vegetable fat.How will that impact GHG at the plant and at the tailpipe?How
will the lack of sulphur benefit the processing of biodiesel?”
–A: No SOx emissions or impact on GHGs
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Hydrogen
Q: “How much refinery-made hydrogen will be used per barrel of renewable diesel compared to your
refinery’s pre-project barrel of petroleum diesel (in standard cubic feet or in kilograms of hydrogen)?”
–A: Concern that SMR Hydrogen technology results in increased GHG intensity (GHG/bbl feed)
similar to heavy oil crude processing.
–We will remain under our current permitted hydrogen limits
–To better understand electrolytic (“green”) hydrogen capabilities, we have committed to a detailed
study peer reviewed by key community members
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Policy Considerations
CA Governor Newsom Executive Order (EO) N-79-20 -CA will “aggressively move the state further away from its
reliance on climate change-causing fossil fuels while retaining and creating jobs and spurring economic growth” with the
goals of:
–100% of in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks are to be zero-emission by 2035
–100% of medium-and heavy-duty vehicles be zero-emission by 2045 for all operations, where feasible, and by 2035
for drayage trucks
–EO acknowledges role of LCFS in “reducing carbon of intensity of fuels beyond 2030 with consideration of full life
cycle of carbon” (Items # 8 & 9 in EO)
•2022 Scoping Plan Update will include the role for LCFS
–EO is silent on aviation emissions (Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)) because of Federal preemption
Q: “How much federal and State credit moneys will be provided to your refinery for each gallon of renewable diesel, ie, in
a) low carbon fuel standard credits, b) renewable investment “RIN" credits and 3) blenders tax credits?…”
–LCFS credits are generated (“credits”) to offset deficits for the transportation fuel sold; no state moneys
–RINs (Federal RFS) –blend volume mandate; allows MPC to manufacture renewable fuels and not have to
purchase them from others
–Blenders Tax Credit is $1/gal and expires in 2022
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For more information, visit:
MarathonMartinezRenewables.com
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Cautionary Statement
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This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, a s amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created the reby. Words
and phrases such as “is anticipated,” “is estimated,” “is expected,” “is planned,” “is scheduled,” “is targeted,” “believes,”“continues,” “intends,”
“will,” “would,” “objectives,” “goals,” “projects,” “efforts,” “strategies” and similar expressions are used to identify such forward -looking statements.
However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward -looking statements included in this
presentation are based on management’s expectations, estimates and projections as of the date they are made. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and you should not unduly rely on them as they involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are
difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include
the inability to timely obtain or maintain permits necessary for capital projects, including the Rodeo Renewed project; changes to worldwide
government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that adversely affect programs like the renewable f uel standards
program, low carbon fuel standards and tax credits for biofuels; fluctuations in NGL, crude oil, and natural gas prices, and petrochemical and
refining margins; unexpected changes in costs for constructing, modifying or operating our facilities, including the Rodeo Renewed project;
unexpected difficulties in manufacturing, refining or transporting our products; risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or
potential competitive suppliers and transporters of refined petroleum products, renewable fuels or specialty products; lack of, or disruptions in,
adequate and reliable transportation for our NGL, crude oil, natural gas, and refined products; potential liability from litigation or for remedial
actions, including removal and reclamation obligations under environmental regulations; limited access to capital or significantly higher cost of
capital related to illiquidity or uncertainty in the domestic or international financial markets; potential disruption of our operations due to accidents,
weather events, including as a result of climate change, terrorism or cyberattacks; general economic and political developments including: armed
hostilities; expropriation of assets; changes in governmental policies relating to NGL, crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, or
renewable fuels pricing, regulation or taxation; political, economic or diplomatic developments, including those caused by public health issues,
outbreaks of diseases and pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic, business, competitive and / or regulat ory factors
affecting Phillips 66’s businesses generally as set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Phillips 66 is under no
obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery
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•Proudly operating in the Bay Area for 125 years
•Operations include a front-end refinery in Santa Maria,
connected by a 236-mile pipeline
•Rodeo Refinery provides 12% of CA’s diesel market and
6% of the gasoline market
•Total workforce:480 employees, 320 contractors
•Challenging business environment that is difficult to sustain
•Opportunity to preserve family wage careers while
redefining the facility and creating a sustainable resource in
the CA energy market
•Rodeo Refinery uniquely positioned to leverage existing
site into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels
production facility
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Rodeo Renewed
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•Facility would be one of the WORLD’S LARGEST –initially
up to 800 million gallons
•Consumer demand would now be met by renewable diesel and
renewable gasoline
•Facility will have the ability to produce renewable jet fuel
•Feedstock will be fats, used cooking oil, and vegetable oils
•No plans to use Palm Oil
•Facility would no longer process or transport crude oil
•Project will use gas production to produce renewable
hydrogen
•On-site solar power will provide 15% of the site’s energy
requirements
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Rodeo Renewable Fuels Complex
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Why Rodeo?
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•OUR EMPLOYEES
•We have high -performing, highly-skilled employees who have a history of
operating safely and reliably
•ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY
•We want to continue our 125-year tradition providing family-wage careers and
supporting our community
•GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION -Feedstocks
•Access to marine, rail, and local truck
•PRODUCT MARKET
•Close proximity to California renewable diesel market
•EXISTING ASSETS
•Two hydrocrackers,a distillate hydrotreater,and adequate hydrogen supply
•Sulfur/amine processing
•Wastewater treatment
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Lower Emissions & Continuing Jobs
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REDUCED LOCAL AIR EMISSIONS
•SOx –80% reduction
•PM10 –20% reduction
•NO x -33% reduction
REDUCED WATER USAGE
•625 gpm or 330 million gallons per year
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION JOBS
•Project will employ ~500 people for Pre Treatment Unit and associated scope, utilizing local union labor
•Turnaround activities peak ~1,500 people, utilizing local union labor
•~4 million total hours of construction
CREATION of GREEN JOBS
•Facility would employ approximately 650 renewable energy jobs
•Facility would continue to provide high-paying family-wage jobs with healthcare benefits
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Renewable Diesel & Gasoline
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•Renewable diesel is a “drop-in” replacement fuel that exceeds specs of crude oil-derived
diesel but with lower carbon intensity (35 vs 100)
•“Drop-in” fuel means no engine conversion is needed
•Meets California diesel and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (rest of United States) specs
•Higher cetane than current California diesel produced
•Renewable naphtha will be blended to make a low-sulfur, high performing fuel
•A premium quality fuel that is colorless, cleaner burning and very stable
•Renewable diesel is NOT biodiesel
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Renewable vs Bio Diesel
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Biodiesel is produced by a different process, is 12% less energy efficient, and can’t be used as a “drop -in” fuel.
•Rodeo Renewed is a renewable diesel project, not biodiesel .
•Biodiesel:
•Produced using a transesterification process
•Feedstocks similar to renewable diesel –include algae as well
•Chemically different from petro and renewable diesel due to presence of “O” (oxygen atom)
•Poor cold flow properties
•Lower cetane and energy content
•Most engines limited to 5% (some to 20%)
•FAME (Fatty Acid M ethyl Ester)
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Timeline
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Contra Costa County –Lead Agency
•August 12 th, 2020: Land Use Permit application submitted to the County
•May 21st, 2021: Air Permit application submitted to the BAAQMD
•EIR process with public comment
•Contra Costa County Planning Commission review/vote
•Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors review/vote
•Goal is 12 -month approval process
–Construction to begin upon permit approval
•Project online Q1 2024
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Local Charitable Contributions: 2017 -2020
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Employee Matching Donations
and Volunteer Grants
2019
Matching Gifts Donations:
$17,458
Volunteer Grants: $22,500
Volunteer Hours: 1016
2020
Matching Gifts Donations:
$36,107
Volunteer Grants: $13,000
Volunteer Hours: 616
Education &
Literacy $955,600
Environment &
Sustainability $245,000
Community Safety &
Preparedness
$781,276
Civic Enrichment
$416,154
Education & Literacy Environment & Sustainability Community Safety & Preparedness Civic Enrichment
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Local Charitable Contributions
We are passionate and remain committed to supporting local causes in the areas of education, public safety and the environment.
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American Cancer Society
AMVETS Post 26, Concord
Bay Area Chaplains
Bay Front Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts of America
California Waterfowl Foundation
Carquinez Regional Environment Education Center
Carquinez Womens Club
CASA of Contra Costa County
Celebrate Hercules
Contra Costa Boys & Girls Club
Contra Costa Economic Partnership
Contra Costa Resource
Conservation District
Contra Costa Office of Education
Crockett Chamber of Commerce
Crockett Community Services District
Crockett Lions Club
Crockett Scouts Program
Crockett Swim Team
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Crockett Tree Lighting Ceremony
Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano County
Good Jobs for Contra Costa County
Hercules Chamber of Commerce
Hercules Education Foundation
Hercules Lions Club
Hercules Dynamite Volleyball
HRC Rotary Club
John Muir Land Trust
John Swett Athletic Boosters
John Swett Band Boosters
John Swett Careers Academy
Johns Swett Education Foundation
John Swett High School
John Swett High School PTA
Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Fund
LITA of Contra Costa
Mesothelioma Research Foundation Monument Crisis
Center New Horizons Career Development Center
Opportunity Junction Rebuilding Together Solano
County Regional Parks Foundation
Richmond Community Foundation Rodeo Baseball
Association Rodeo-Hercules Fire District Rodeo
Youth Mentoring Program, Inc.
Sarcoma Foundation
Sentinels of Freedom
St. Catherine of Sienna School
St. Patrick School
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1525
Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley
Warren W Eukel Teacher Trust
Xenophone Therapeutic Riding Center
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Local Signature Events
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Phillips 66 Annual Golf Tournament (18 years)
•$1,800,000 Raised, benefitting the John Swett Unified School Careers Academy and New Horizons Career
Development Center
Phillips 66 Annual Walk of Honor for our Veterans (12 years)
•$411,000 Raised, benefiting the Viet Nam Veterans of Diablo Valley and Crockett
Community Services District
Phillips 66 Good Energy on Earth Day Rodeo Clean Up
•April 22nd
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Phillips 66 looks forward to making Contra Costa County the home of one of the
world’s largest renewable fuels production facility!
Sign up for updates at RodeoRenewed.com
Questions?
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
8.
Meeting Date: 6/28/2021
Subject: RECEIVE UPDATE on Implementation of Climate Emergency Resolution
Department: Department of Conservation and Development
Presenter: Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator, DCD
Contact: Jody London, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
On September 22, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted a Climate Emergency Resolution. The
Sustainability Commission recommended this to the Board last year, and after much work by the Sustainability
Commission and the Sustainability Committee, in consultation with community members, the Resolution was
adopted unanimously. The Sustainability Commission has requested that an update on implementation of the
Climate Emergency Resolution be a standing item on its agenda.
Referral Update:
The Board of Supervisors took several actions with the resolution. Below we list the actions and progress by
staff to implement each. These include:
Action Implementation Status
Declare a climate emergency Completed.
Support the State’s recent climate goals and take action
to achieve them
Ongoing.
Establish an interdepartmental task force of all
Department heads, or their senior deputies, that will
focus on urgently implementing the County’s Climate
Action and identifying additional actions, policies, and
programs the County can undertake to reduce and adapt
to the impacts of a changing climate. The task force will
report to the Board through the Sustainability
Commission and the Sustainability Committee on a
semi-annual basis starting in March 2021
The Task Force provided its first report to the
Board of Supervisors on March 30, 2021. Staff is
developing options for governance and
implementation of a Sustainability Fund that could
be supported by an annual investment and/or is
structured as a revolving fund that reinvests cost
saving in additional improvements. This fund
could support improvements to County facilities
and operations (i.e., recycling, composting, and
purchasing practices) that reduce greenhouse
emissions and reduce energy costs over time.
Staff is developing strategies to pursue additional
operational actions for County departments.
Seek input from the community (with a special focus on
highly impacted Environmental Justice communities),
As part of the Federal Community Directed
Funding Request process, Congressman
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Action Implementation Status
workers (especially impacted workers), and
business/industry to help the County anticipate and plan
for an economy that is less dependent on fossil fuels,
helps plan for a “Just Transition” away from a fossil-
fuel dependent economy, and considers how the
County’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic can
incorporate the County’s climate goals
DeSaulnier has included a request for $750,000 for
an initial federal investment to support the launch
of what is anticipated to be a long-term planning
effort.
Staff are working internally to identify options for
structuring the work that would be supported if the
Federal request is approved.
Develop policies to require all new construction to be
fully electric through the adoption of new building codes
that exceed current State codes
Staff reported on options for structuring the reach
code to the Sustainability Committee in May. The
Sustainability Committee directed staff to proceed
with developing a reach code focused on new
construction in both commercial and
residential. Staff is now reaching out to
stakeholders, particularly the Building Industry
Association. Staff will then bring this opportunity
to the full Board, as directed by the Committee.
Prioritize implementation of the Climate Action Plan as
soon as possible and consider equity and social justice
issues in the implementation of the Plan
Ongoing.
Include health, socio-economic, and racial equity
considerations in policymaking and climate solutions at
all levels and across all sectors
This work is beginning with the development of
the environmental justice policies for the General
Plan.
Include land use policies and actions that will facilitate
greater availability of fresh food to County residents by
creating more opportunities for community gardens,
urban gardens, farmers markets, and related policies and
programs.
The County received bids on June 10 for
consulting services to support Healthy Lands,
Healthy People, the carbon sequestration
feasibility study funded through a grant from the
California Department of Conservation. We are in
the process of executing agreements with project
partners, the Contra Costa Resource Conservation
District and the University of California
Cooperative Extension. Staff hopes to have all
contracts completed in August.
Call for all Contra Costa cities and agencies, as well as
regional agencies, to also approve a Climate Emergency
Declaration
The Climate Emergency Resolution was sent to
City Councils and City Managers in Contra Costa
County in October 2020, as well as special
districts.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE UPDATE on and DISCUSS Implementation of Climate Emergency Resolution
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None.
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
9.
Meeting Date: 6/28/2021
Subject: RECEIVE reports from Sustainability Commission members and alternates, and
PROVIDE DIRECTION as needed
Department: Department of Conservation & Development
Presenter: Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator, DCD
Contact: Jody London, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
This is a standing item of the Commission.
Referral Update:
Commission members and alternates will provide updates to the full Commission.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE reports from Sustainability Commission members and alternates, and PROVIDE DIRECTION as
needed.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
10.
Meeting Date: 6/28/2021
Subject: RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Coordinator
Department: Department of Conservation & Development
Presenter: Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator, DCD
Contact: Jody London, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
This is a standing item of the Commission.
Referral Update:
Key activities since the Commission’s last meeting on April 26, 2021, are listed below.
• Staff is working on implementation of the actions directed in the Climate Emergency Resolution,
particularly the Interdepartmental Climate Action Task Force and the process to plan for a Just
Transition (note this is now being referred to by some as “High Road” Transition). The
Interdepartmental Task Force provided its first report to the Board of Supervisors on March 30, 2021
and staff is working on next steps (see earlier agenda item).
• Sustainability staff continue to support the General Plan update.
• Presented to the California Efficiency + Demand Management Council on aligning climate policy with
social justice. County permitting staff presented on how the County has adapted its permitting practices
during the pandemic at a Bay Area Regional Energy Network forum on Building Permits and Clean
Technology: Innovations and Challenges.
• We received bids on June 10 for consulting services to support Healthy Lands, Healthy People, the
carbon sequestration feasibility study funded through a grant from the California Department of
Conservation. We are in the process of executing agreements with our partners, the Contra Costa
Resource Conservation District and the University of California Cooperative Extension. We hope to
have all contracts in place by August.
• Hosted the Q2 meeting of the Sustainability Exchange, a professional learning and networking forum
for local government staff in Contra Costa County who work on sustainability issues. The meeting
focused on the Contra Costa Asthma Initiative.
• Nicole Shimizu, our Climate Corps Fellow, will complete her fellowship on July 15. She has been a
tremendous addition to our team and we wish Nicole well as she starts a full-time job. Staff is
interviewing for a new Climate Corps Fellow who would start in September.
• Participated in professional learning opportunities regarding environmental justice, carbon
sequestration, communication and facilitation strategies, race and equity, and related.
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• Collaborated with County staff working on topics including land use and transportation, hazardous
materials, green business program, the County’s state and federal legislative platforms, economic
development, health, codes, solid waste, energy, and related.
• Participated in regional activities.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE report from Sustainability Coordinator.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None.
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Contra Costa County
Sustainability Commission
11.
Meeting Date: 6/28/2021
Subject: RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Commission Chair and IDENTIFY TOPICS for
next report to Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability
Department: Department of Conservation and Development
Presenter: Wes Sullens, Chair
Contact: Jody London, DCD, (925) 655-2815
Referral History:
This is a standing item of the Commission.
Referral Update:
The Sustainability Commission Chair provides an update at each meeting to Commission members on the
administration of the Commission, meetings of the Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Committee on
Sustainability, and other issues of interest to the Commission.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECEIVE Report from Sustainability Commission Chair and IDENTIFY TOPICS for next report to Ad Hoc
Committee on Sustainability
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None.
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