DATE: November 14, 2022
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Annual Update on Implementation of Strategic Roadmap (Sustainability-Related Projects) – Information and Discussion
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council Sustainability Committee (CSC) receives an update on implementation of sustainability-related projects within the priority areas of Confront Climate Crisis and Champion Environmental Justice and Invest in Infrastructure.
SUMMARY
The City is in its third year of implementing the three-year Strategic Roadmap adopted by Council in January 2020. The most recent update to the Roadmap was adopted by Council in May 2022 to account for adjusted timelines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the addition of new projects. This report provides a status update on implementation of sustainability-related projects within the priority areas of Confront Climate Crisis and Champion Environmental Justice and Invest in Infrastructure.
BACKGROUND
On January 28, 2020, Council adopted the City’s first Strategic Roadmap for FY21-23, which outlined a set of goals and priority projects and a detailed timeline of strategies to achieve these goals by the end of FY23. On March 9, 2020, the CSC reviewed and commented on the proposed sustainability goals to be included in the Strategic Roadmap, ensuring that they were aligned with Hayward’s sustainability goals for 2025 and 2030.
During 2020 and 2021, staff made major adjustments to project workplans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted budgets and slowed progress for many projects. On June 1, 2021, Council adopted its first round of staff-recommended revisions to the Roadmap with adjusted timelines for projects that had been delayed because of COVID-19, and new projects that had materialized since the Roadmap’s initial adoption.
On May 3, 2022, Council adopted the latest update to the Strategic Roadmap for the FY23 Budget, including an approach to incorporate a racial equity framework to the Roadmap, updates to the priority titles, and the reprioritization of key projects. The complete Strategic Roadmap and background information are available on the City’s website.
DISCUSSION
The table in Attachment II lists the sustainability-related projects in the Strategic Roadmap and the status of each.
ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACT
This informational report has no economic or fiscal impacts.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item supports overall implementation of the sustainability-related projects in the Strategic Roadmap.
PUBLIC CONTACT
No public contact was made for this agenda item.
NEXT STEPS
Staff will continue to implement Roadmap projects and, in the spring of 2023, will seek Council direction on potential changes to the Roadmap.
Prepared by: Erik Pearson, Environmental Services Manager Recommended by: Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Approved by:
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Kelly McAdoo, City Manager
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