Town of Atherton 2023 Climate Action Plan’s Technical Appendix 74 Business Council on
Climate Change (BC3)
The Business Council on Climate Change (BC3) is a San Francisco-based multi-sector partnership dedicated to incubating, scaling, and sharing worldleading solutions to address climate change. It helps companies pool their buying power to move markets and improve the economics of sustainable purchasing decisions, share knowledge about sustainability programs that work, coordinate multi-company or multi-sector partnerships, and create opportunities for cross-sector dialogue to advance Bay Area climate policy. https://www.bc3sfbay.org/
GRID Alternatives The nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer, GRID develops and implements solar projects that serve low-income households and communities. The organization partners with affordable housing organizations, job training groups, government agencies, municipalities, utilities, tribes, and local communities to make solar a win for everyone. https://gridalternatives.org/ Joint Venture: Silicon Valley
Network
Established in 1993, Joint Venture provides analysis and action on issues affecting the Silicon Valley economy and quality of life. The organization brings together established and emerging leaders—from business, government, academia, labor, and the broader community—to spotlight issues, launch projects, and work toward innovative solutions. Joint Venture is actively involved in Silicon Valley's regional response to climate change. It is engaged with dozens of regional and local public and private agencies, municipalities, businesses, and other stakeholders in programs and activities designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, promote sustainable energy, and improve the quality of life for all. www.jointventure.org Peninsula Interfaith Climate
Action
Peninsula Interfaith Climate Action (PICA) is a Regional Working Group of California Interfaith Power and Light. To carry forward this local interfaith approach, PICA was formed in 2014 with members from about a dozen congregations from the San Francisco Bay Peninsula area, including Trinity Episcopal in Menlo Park and the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City. PICA members work to reduce the carbon footprint at their facilities by sharing information and best practices on energy, water, and resource conservation. https://www.interfaithpower.org/get-involved-3/pica/ Rising Sun Center for
Opportunity
Rising Sun runs Climate Careers, a summer youth employment and residential water and energy efficiency program in the Bay Area. Climate Careers hires young people (ages 15 to 22) to become Energy Specialists, serving their communities with a free Green House Call. Energy Specialists perform audits, install free energy and water saving devices, and provide personalized recommendations and education for further savings in the home. Climate Careers was designed to serve hard-to-reach residents including renters, nonEnglish speaking households, and low- to moderate-income households. https://risingsunopp.org/
San Mateo County
Association
of Realtors (SAMCAR) SAMCAR is a trade association organized to ensure professionalism, protect property rights, promote the ownership of real property, and help members achieve success. https://www.samcar.org/
Town of Atherton 2023 Climate Action Plan’s Technical Appendix 75 San Mateo County
Economic Development
Agency (SAMCEDA) SAMCEDA was founded in 1953 to promote business issues that enhance and sustain the economic prosperity of our region and its local communities. https://www.samceda.org/
Sustainable San Mateo
County (SSMC)
SSMC supports multiple programs to promote energy efficiency, alternative transportation, and education on sustainability concepts that focus on the intersections of the environment, economy, and social equity. SSMC’s core programs include an Indicators Report that has been produced annually since 1997 and the Sustainable San Mateo County Awards Event, which has been held annually since 1999. The most recent Indicators Report can be found online at: https://sustainablesanmateo.org/home/indicators/ Sustainable Silicon Valley
(SSV)
SSV is a collaboration of businesses, governments, and non-governmental organizations that are identifying and addressing environmental and resource pressures in Silicon Valley. As its first initiative, SSV engages Silicon Valley organizations to work towards a goal of reducing regional carbon dioxide emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2010. SSV’s Net Positive Bay Area 2050 goals are to: 1) produce more renewable energy than we consume, 2) sequester more carbon than we emit, and 3) optimize water resources to ensure water resilience. Their current strategy focuses on facilitating measure projects, education, events, and polices that deliver solutions by activating SSV’s member network to reach the Net Positive Bay Area goals. www.sustainablesv.org
Thrive, The Alliance for
Nonprofits of San Mateo
County
A robust, trusted network of 200+ nonprofit organizations, government entities, foundations, businesses, and community leaders with a shared commitment to strengthening the nonprofit sector, thereby improving the quality of life in San Mateo County. Thrive unites the voice and influence of nonprofits, helps build their capacity, and enables effective cross-sector collaboration. https://www.thrivealliance.org/
Town of Atherton 2023 Climate Action Plan’s Technical Appendix 76 F. Summary of Funding Sources
For implementation of the CAP, Atherton must evaluate strategies for financing climate protection actions and provide adequate, reliable, and consistent long-term program funding. This appendix provides an overview of available funding sources to help determine appropriate potential program funding sources and funding levels to support existing and new programs outlined in this plan. Other funding sources may be available that are not listed here.
F.1 Federal Funding
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants
Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that in fiscal year 2020 over $1 billion will be available for transportation projects that “have significant local or regional impact.” Cities can apply for a BUILD grant to fund road, rail, transit, and port projects. In the first two years of the BUILD Grants Program, other cities in California were awarded grants for zero-emission, battery-electric buses and chargers, as well as roadway improvements to enhance walkability and bikeability.
F.2 State Funding
Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) Program Loans http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/financing/index.html Since 1979, more than $399 million has been allocated to more than 850 recipients through ECAA Program Loans. The program offers loans with a one percent interest rate to finance energy efficiency improvements. The maximum loan amount is $3 million per application. Eligible projects include lighting system upgrades, pumps and motors, streetlights and LED traffic signals, energy management systems and equipment controls, building insulation, energy generating infrastructure including renewable and combined heat and power projects, HVAC equipment, water and waste water treatment equipment, and load shifting projects.
F.3 Utility Programs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) offers a full suite of energy efficiency rebates to support its customers in saving energy and money.
Rebates
For households: https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/savings-solutions-andrebates/rebates-by-product/rebates-by-product.page? For small and medium businesses: https://www.pge.com/en_US/business/save-energy-money/businesssolutions-and-rebates/product-rebates/product-rebates.page For large businesses: https://www.pge.com/en_US/large-business/save-energy-and-money/business-solutionsand-rebates/product-rebates.page
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For businesses: https://www.pge.com/en_US/small-medium-business/save-energy-and-money/energy-efficiencyfinancing.page F.4 Other Funding Opportunities
American Forests Global ReLeaf Grant Program
http://www.americanforests.org/discover-american-forests/our-work/ American Forests is a non-profit organization founded in 1875 that promotes forest conservation. American Forest’s Global ReLeaf Program provides grants to fund tree-planting projects in urban and natural areas.
Funding and Financing Climate Action Plans Report
https://www.usdn.org/uploads/cms/documents/usdn_funding_financing_climate_action_final_report.pdf Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) and HIP Investor developed comprehensive financing and funding analysis for six USDN member cities and created a guide to assist other cities in performing similar work in future Climate Action Plan updates. The report builds on the Financing Sustainable Cities Scan and Toolkit, an actionoriented “how-to toolkit” for Chief Sustainability Officers and Chief Financial Officers to catalog implementable and emerging funding mechanisms that can support cities striving towards bold climate action and sustainability goals.
The toolkit includes a scan report, infographic of finance options, and conference agenda.
Large Landscape Audit
http://bawsca.org/conserve/programs/audits
BAWSCA and its participating member agencies offer this audit program to select large landscapes within the service area free of charge. This program includes the development and monthly distribution of landscape water budgets for selected accounts and actual large landscape surveys to assess landscape watering needs. A key component of the program is ongoing monitoring/tracking of actual water use and estimated water savings for the sites surveyed. For water conservation related questions, please call (650) 349-3000 or send an email to [email protected]. Also check with your local water company; some offer water audits for no charge.
Waste Audits by Recology
https://www.recology.com/index.php/commercial-beyond-the-cart/84-commercial Recology offers a free waste audit to its business customers. A Waste Zero Specialist will come to your facility to advise you on the size/type of bins you could use and make other recommendations to help you reduce the amount of waste generated. To make an appointment, call (650) 595-3900.
Town of Atherton 2023 Climate Action Plan’s Technical Appendix 78 G. Adaptation Planning for Climate Impacts
Effective adaptation planning and management entails dealing with uncertainty. It is a long-term process that should allow immediate action when necessary and adjust to changing conditions and new knowledge. Atherton plans to initiate an inclusive planning process that ensures the resulting actions are feasible and widely accepted.
Adaptation will likely be an ongoing process of planning, prioritization, and specific project implementation.
Five important steps to effective adaptation planning are summarized below:
1. Increase Public Awareness, Engage and Educate the Community It is critical that the public understand the magnitude of the challenge and why action is needed. It is also important for the community to be aware of win-win opportunities that can improve quality of life, protect community members, and potentially generate more jobs. The planning process should be inclusive of all stakeholders. Local outreach campaigns are needed to promote awareness of the dangers of heat exposure, flooding, wildfires, and recommend low-cost and low-GHG adaptation strategies. These efforts should leverage similar efforts undertaken at the regional, state, and federal levels. The efforts should be inclusive of community organizations (especially those with socially vulnerable community members), and include community needs early on in the process.
2. Assess Vulnerability
Understanding vulnerability to sea-level rise and other climate change impacts is critical to developing adaptation effective strategies. A detailed vulnerability analysis should be performed to assess potential climate change impacts to infrastructure and natural systems. Climate Ready SMC has developed an interactive map of climate impacts for all cities and unincorporated County. Assets and infrastructure can be overlaid with individual or multiple climate impacts to project their future vulnerability. The map includes critical infrastructure, socially vulnerable communities, and health facilities to allow for rapid vulnerability analysis. For example, cities can engage with city staff and community members to "groundtruth" data assumptions based on current observations. Often the people who live and work in the areas modeled can add valuable details, nuance, and missing information to assist Planners. Level of risk can be categorized in terms of likelihood of damage within the forecasting period and the severity of the damages. This allows planners to prioritize their response to climate change over time, known as the adaptation pathway approach. The vulnerability assessment can also provide a framework for agency and community education and participation, feed into other planning documents, and identify funding needs.
3. Establish Goals, Criteria, and Planning Principles
Engage with stakeholders to establish planning priorities, determine decision criteria, and build community support for taking action. Include community-based organizations in this process to ensure that these priorities and criteria will reflect their needs as well. Rank physical and natural assets for preservation efforts. Where possible, look for situations where a mitigation action has adaptation cobenefits (e.g., planting trees to reduce urban heat islands while sequestering carbon and providing habitat).
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4. Develop Adaptation Plan
Identify specific strategies, develop actions and cost estimates, and prioritize actions to increase local resilience of Town infrastructure and critical assets, including community-identified and natural systems like wetlands and urban forests. Look for synergies between natural processes and engineering solutions.
There is a continuum of strategies available to manage climate change impacts. An adaptation plan should include a prioritized list of actions (e.g., projects) with a timeline, capital expenditure plan, and framework for monitoring and adaptive management. Efforts should be made to integrate capital projects, existing infrastructure, emergency planning, and community services.
5. Ongoing Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Reassess climate change vulnerabilities on a regular basis and modify actions accordingly. This includes monitoring the effectiveness of current policies, strategies and actions, and keeping up with changing science, funding opportunities, and regulatory actions. When reassessing, consider the most updated science available, and the timing of the impact.
Climate Ready SMC has developed a set of climate adaptation strategies and tools for use in planning. These tools will continue to be updated as new ones are available, including tools for developing climate adaptation plans, incorporating climate adaptation into General Plans, Local Hazard Mitigation Plans, Capital Improvement Plans, and community engagement and social equity. For the latest information on climate impacts and adaptation strategies, visit the Climate Ready SMC site: https://www.smcsustainability.org/climate-ready.
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22 California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment: San Francisco Bay Area Region Report. 2019. Retrieved from https://climateassessment.ca.gov/regions/
23 Peterson, M. (2018, Oct 22). Investigation Finds Home Can Be the Most Dangerous Place in a Heat Wave. KQED. Retrieved from https://www.kqed.org/science/1933237/investigation-finds-home-can-be-the-most-dangerous-place-in-a-heat-wave 24 Climate Ready San Mateo County Coastal and Inland Flooding Factsheet (2020). https://climatereadysmc.org/ 25 California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment: San Francisco Bay Area Region Report. 2019. Retrieved from https://climateassessment.ca.gov/regions/
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82 26 Sea Change San Mateo County. (n.d.). Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment – Sea Change San Mateo County. Retrieved from http://seachangesmc.org/vulnerability-assessment/.
27 Ibid.
28 California Natural Resources Agency and California Ocean Protection Council. (2018). State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance: 2018 Update. Retrieved from http://www.opc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/agenda_items/20180314/Item3_Exhibit-A_OPC_SLR_Guidance-rd3.pdf 29 State of California. (2018). California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment. Retrieved from http://climateassessment.ca.gov/ 30 Ibid.
31 Ibid.
32 Ibid.
33 Ibid.
34 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. (n.d.). Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Retrieved from https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/public-safety-power-shutoff-faq.page. 35 American Meteorological Society. (2018). Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective. Retrieved from https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/publications/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams/explaining-extreme-events-from-aclimate-perspective/. 36 Lawrence, D.F., et al. (2004, Aug). Obesity relationships with community design, physical activity, and time spent in cars. Am J Prev Med.27(2):87-96. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15261894/. 37 Sallis, J.F., Linton, L.S., Kraft M.K., et al. (2009, Feb 1). Active Living Research Program. Am J Prev Med. Retrieved from https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2009/02/the-active-living-research-program.html. 38 California Air Resources Board. (2017). The 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update: The Proposed Strategy for Achieving California's 2030 Greenhouse Gas Target. Retrieved from https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/2030sp_pp_final.pdf. 39 County of San Mateo. (2019). Board of Supervisors Declare Climate Emergency in San Mateo County. Retrieved from https://cmo.smcgov.org/blog/2019-09-17/board-supervisors-declare-climate-emergency-san-mateo-county. 40 Executive Department State of California. (2019). Executive Order B-55-18 to Achieve Carbon Neutrality. Retrieved from https://www.ca.gov/archive/gov39/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/9.10.18-Executive-Order.pdf. 41 C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. (2020). Consumption-Based GHG Emissions of C40 Cities. Retrieved from https://www.c40.org/researches/consumption-based-emissions. 42 PPIC Water Policy Center. (2016). Energy and Water Use in California are Interconnected. Retrieved from https://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_1016AER.pdf
43 California Air Resources Board. (2019). Sales of electric cars breaking records in California. Retrieved from https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/news/sales-electric-cars-breaking-records-california 44 California Energy Commission. Zero Emission Vehicle and Infrastructure Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.energy.ca.gov/datareports/energy-insights/zero-emission-vehicle-and-charger-statistics# 45 EPA. (2019). The 2019 Automotive Trends Report. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-trendsreport 46 California Integrated Waste Management Board (2009, Aug). California 2008 Statewide Waste Characterization Study. Retrieved from www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/WasteCharacterization/PubExtracts/2009023/Summary.pdf. 47 NOAA. (n.d.). Ocean-Atmosphere Co2 Exchange. Retrieved from https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/ocean-atmosphere-co2-exchange/. 48 Project Drawdown. (2020). Table of Solutions. Retrieved from https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions. 49 Uhlenhuth K. (2015, Jan 27). How crop waste could become carbon-negative energy. Energy News. Retrieved from https://energynews.us/2015/01/27/midwest/how-crop-waste-could-become-carbon-negative-energy/ 50 Jones C., & Kammen D. (2015). A Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Inventory of San Francisco Bay Area Neighborhoods, Cities and Counties: Prioritizing Climate Action for Different Locations. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2sn7m83z. 51 Ibid.
52 Bositis, D. A. (2010). Opinion of African Americans on Climate Change and 2010 Midterm Elections: The Results of a Multi-State Poll. The View from Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, and South Carolina. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Retrieved from http://jcpes.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/pollfinal.pdf. 53 Pachamama Alliance. (2020 Jan 29). Four Levels of Action with Will Grant. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/PachamamaAlliance/videos/four-levels-of-action-with-willgrant/3650624068311455/?__so__=permalink&__rv__=related_videos. 54 UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. (2019). California Building Decarbonization: Workforce Needs and Recommendations. Retrieved from https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/California_Building_Decarbonization.pdf.
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56 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2018). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2018. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-02/documents/us-ghg-inventory-2020-chapter-2-trends.pdf. 57 Ibid.
58 Ibid.
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78 Bergstrom D.
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Notice of Exemption
To: Office of Planning and Research From: Town of Atherton 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121 80 Fair Oaks Lane
Sacramento, CA 95814 Atherton, CA 94072
(650) 752-0577
County Clerk
County of San Mateo
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Project Location – City: Town of Atherton Project Location – County: San Mateo County Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project:
The project consists of adopting a Climate Action Plan for the Town of Atherton which outlines the strategy for reducing the Town’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
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Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c));
Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: 15262 (Planning and Feasibility Studies), 15061(b)(3) (No Possibility of Significant Effect), 15306 (Information Collection), 15307 (Protection of Natural Resources) and 15308 (Protection of the Environment).
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The proposed project is the adoption of an update to a planning document in accordance with the State’s Global Warming Solutions Act (State Assembly Bill 32 passed in September 2007, Senate Bill 32 passed in September 2016), and Executive Order B-55-18 signed in 2018). The project was designed to avoid and minimize environmental effects and/or protect natural resources and the environment.
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Town of Atherton
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT – REGULAR AGENDA
TO: GEORGE RODERICKS, CITY MANAGER
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MONA EBRAHIMI, CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: JUNE 21, 2023
SUBJECT: CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
RECOMMENDATION
Review the staff report and consider adoption of the attached amendment to the employment agreement between the Town of Atherton and George Rodericks.
BACKGROUND
Each year beginning in early spring, the City Council conducts an annual evaluation of the City Manager’s performance. As such, the City Council conducted a comprehensive performance evaluation of the City Manager and on that basis, wishes to make amendments to his employment contract.
ANALYSIS
The City Council is pleased with the City Manager's performance and desires to amend his employment agreement with respect to this salary, both as a reflection of Mr. Rodericks’ accomplishments and efforts, but also to bring his salary in closer alignment with that of other comparable cities.
Mr. Rodericks has had to attend an unusual number of evening meetings and special meetings this past year regarding the housing element and other issues. He is consistently available and responsive to the needs of the Town and the Council has found his performance to be excellent.
As such, the Town wishes to amend Mr. Rodericks’ employment contract as follows:
• The City Manager's existing annual base salary of $256,854.15 be increased by 4% for a total amount of $267,128.316 annually, which is a $10,274.17 increase from last year. • This increase will be effective on July 1, 2023.
• A one-time bonus in the amount of $15,000.
City Manager Employment Agreement
JUNE 21, 2023
FISCAL IMPACT
The approval of this Tenth Amendment to the City Manager's employment agreement will result in an increase of $10,274.17 to his annual salary and a $15,000 increase for the bonus.
GOAL ALIGNMENT
This Report and its contents are in alignment with the following Council Policy Goals:
• Goal Area A – Maintain Fiscal Responsibility
• Goal Area F – Be Forward-Thinking, Well-Managed, and Well-Planned
POLICY FOCUS
This Tenth Amendment to the employment agreement rewards Mr. Rodericks for his outstanding performance but also serves as a retention tool for the Town and prevents salary compaction with other staff.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with this agenda item being listed, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting in print and electronically. Information about the project is also disseminated via the Town’s electronic News Flash and Atherton Online. There are approximately 1,200 subscribers to the Town’s electronic News Flash publications. Subscribers include residents as well as stakeholders –to include, but be not limited to, media outlets, school districts, Menlo Park Fire Protection District, service provides (water, power, and sewer), and regional elected officials.
COMMISSION/COMMITTEE FEEDBACK/REFERRAL
This item has not been before a Town Committee or Commission
ATTACHMENTS
1. Amendment No. 10 to the Employment Agreement between the Town of Atherton and George Rodericks
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Amendment No.10 to the Employment Agreement
between the Town of Atherton and George Rodericks
The Employment Agreement ("Agreement") entered into by and between the TOWN OF ATHERTON, a municipal corporation ("Town") and GEORGE RODERICKS ("City Manager") on or about October 19, 2012, and amended on July 1, 2013, July 1, 2014, July 1, 2015, July 1, 2016, July 1, 2017, July 1, 2019, February 17, 2021, September 15, 2021, and June 15, 2022.
The Parties wish to make the following amendments to the Agreement as set forth below:
1. The parties agree to replace the following sentence from Paragraph 4 of the Agreement:
"The Town shall pay a base salary of Two Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty Three Dollars ($256,854.15) per year, payable in prorated monthly installments, payable at the same intervals and in the same manner as regular employees, as may be amended from time-to-time to reflect percentage increases granted to all other management employees." This deleted sentence will be replaced with the following sentences in Paragraph 4 of the Agreement:
"The Town shall pay a base salary of $267,128.316 per year, payable in prorated monthly installments, payable at the same intervals and in the same manner as regular employees."
2. The Town shall pay City Manager a one-time bonus in the amount of $15,000.
3. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
In witness whereof, the parties have executed this 10th Amendment to the Agreement as of June 21, 2023, and taking effect on July 1, 2023.
TOWN OF ATHERTON
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Bill Widmer, Mayor
CITY MANAGER
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George Rodericks
Approved as to Form:
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Mona G. Ebrahimi, City Attorney