DEPARTMENT: Office of Sustainability
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Douglas Melnick, AICP, ISSP-SA, CNU-A
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
Briefing and possible action on a Memorandum of Understanding between the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and the City of San Antonio in support of the American Cities Climate Challenge
SUMMARY:
A briefing and possible action on a Memorandum of Understanding which establishes the terms and conditions for the working agreement between the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and the City of San Antonio in support of the American Cities Climate Challenge.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio was selected as a Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC) City, which was open to the 100 most populous cities in America. Twenty-five cities were selected to receive technical assistance and support packages over a two-year period valued at up to $2.5 million per city to work on buildings and transportation-related initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Office of Sustainability is coordinating with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC) who was selected by Bloomberg Philanthropies to serve as the core partner supporting cities on overall project strategy, outreach and education, stakeholder engagement, advocacy, and coordination of best-in-class technical assistance from a variety of national organizations with expertise in buildings and transportation.
While San Antonio continues work on SA Climate Ready's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, many of the strategies identified in the ACCC initiative are found within the SA Tomorrow Sustainability Plan that was adopted by City Council in August 2016 with the goals of improving air quality, reducing energy consumption, increasing local energy security, and increasing transportation options.
Focused on the transportation and building energy sectors, many of these initiatives are already underway and ...
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