DEPARTMENT: Office of Sustainability
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Douglas R. Melnick, AICP, ISSP-SA, CNU-A
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
Interagency Participation Agreement with CPS Energy and the University of Texas at San Antonio
SUMMARY:
Consideration of an Ordinance authorizing an Interagency Participation Agreement with CPS Energy and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), in coordination with the City of San Antonio's Office of Sustainability, to develop a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, through funding in an amount up to $500,000.00 allocated within a collaboration agreement between CPS Energy and UTSA.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On September 22, 2010, CPS Energy and UTSA entered into a Collaboration Agreement for CPS Energy to support research, education and strategic analysis to further CPS Energy's mission and service to its customers and community, including focusing on areas such as: carbon management, capture and reutilization; distributed, secure smart grid network application; renewable energy and energy storage; energy efficiency and conservation and electric transportation.
On June 22, 2017, City Council approved Resolution 2017-06-22-0031R in Support of the Paris Agreement adopted on December 12, 2015, and the Mayor's National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA). The MNCAA statement supports the "Paris Climate Agreement" goals that address greenhouse gas emissions mitigation and adaptation. Subsequently, on June 26, 2017, the CPS Energy Board of Directors allocated $500,000.00 to UTSA under the Collaboration Agreement to develop a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan for the City of San Antonio.
The development of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan will include the following deliverables: 1) an updated greenhouse gas inventory with projected climate and greenhouse gas scenarios; 2) a vulnerability assessment; 3) multi-sector mitigation and adaptation strategies and; 4) co-benefit and cost benefits analysis. Smart citi...
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