RESOLUTION R2025-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2025 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE WHEREAS, on October 15, 2013, the Manteca City Council approved and adopted the Air Quality Element Update and Climate Action Plan in response to the passing of Assembly Bill AB32; and WHEREAS, the City Council appointed a Climate Action Plan working committee in May of 2023, made up of City of Manteca stakeholders; and WHEREAS, with the assistance of the working committee, local outreach efforts, and City staff, a consultant prepared the 2025 Climate Action Plan update; and WHEREAS, the Manteca Planning Commission at its duly noticed public meeting of October 16, 2025, approved a Resolution recommending to the City Council to adopt an Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the 2025 Climate Action Plan Update; and WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan Update is a citywide policy document with no proposed or associated project; and WHEREAS, California Assembly Bill AB 32 and California Senate Bill SB 32 establish Statewide GHG reduction goals and Executive Order B-55-18 commits the State to carbon neutrality by 2045; and WHEREAS, City of Manteca General Plan Resource Conservation Implementation Measure RC-4a requires that the Climate Action Plan shall be updated by 2025 and subsequently reviewed every 5 years and updated as necessary to be consistent with State-adopted GHG reduction targets, including revisions to GHG reduction measures to ensure effective implementation; and WHEREAS, the Project was assessed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and it was determined that the project is deemed to be exempt from further CEQA analysis, per Article 12 §15183, “Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan or Zoning”; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (SCH # 2025071350) was prepared for the 2025 Climate Action Plan update pursuant to Section 15070 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and WHEREAS, a Consistency Review Checklist has been created as an implementation tool for the Climate Action Plan Update, as may be amended by Director to meet statutory requirements and administrative procedures, can be found as Exhibit ‘B’ to this Resolution; and WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to adopt the foregoing resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Manteca, upon evidence in the staff report and project file, makes the following findings to approve the 2025 Climate Action Plan Update:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
An Initial Study/Negative Declaration (SCH # 2025071350) was prepared for the 2025 Climate Action Plan Update.
Adoption of the 2025 Climate Action Plan is consistent with General Plan Resource Conservation Implementation Measure RC-4a, which requires that the Climate Action Plan be updated by 2025.
The 2025 Climate Action Plan Update attached hereto as Exhibit ‘A’ and its supporting Consistency Review Checklist, as may be amended by Director to meet statutory requirements and administrative procedures, attached hereto as Exhibit ‘B’ will be considered as part of the development review process for public and private projects.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Manteca at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 18th day of November, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR: __________________________
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
Attachments:
Exhibit ‘A’ - 2025 Climate Action Plan Update
Exhibit ‘B’ - Appendix A – CAP Consistency Review Checklist ATTACHMENT 4
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