CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
7/10/2023
1 SUBJECT:
Appointments to the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to appoint a minimum of nine (9) and maximum of eleven (11) applicants to the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force.
STAFF CONTACT:
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
650-738-7307
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
At the City Council meeting held on May 22, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 50- 2023 creating the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force, a limited term City Committee with anticipated duration of 18-24 months for the purpose of developing a Draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan for City Council adoption.
The City has recruited applicants for the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force seeking a broad cross-section of the community, such as residents, businesses, youth, faith community, nonprofit organizations, and residential and commercial property owners.
Recruitment notices were posted on the City website on June 1, 2023, and published in the Pacifica Tribune on June 7, 2023; June 14, 2023; and June 21, 2023. Recruitment for the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force positions was also advertised in the “Connect With Pacifica” and “Business Matters” weekly e-newsletters issued by the City Manager’s Office, the City’s Facebook and NextDoor social media channels, and external groups including the Rotary Club of Pacifica and the Pacifica Climate Committee.
The City received fifteen (15) timely applications for the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force. The list of applicants under consideration for the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force is attached.
Interviews were conducted by the City Council at a Special City Council Meeting held on July 6, 2023.
Selection Process
The list of all applicants under consideration for the Task Force is attached as Attachment A - Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force Applicants.
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Council may choose to deliberate as to the candidates that they would support to nominate for appointments to each of the open Task Force seats. Council should then make a formal motion to appoint named applicants to the Task Force. As set forth in Resolution No. 50-2023 establishing the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force and setting forth the Task Force Member Terms, the Task Force shall consist of a minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of eleven (11) members, all of whom shall serve for the duration of the Task Force (anticipated 18- 24 months) until City Council adoption of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. The formal motion for appointments to the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force should name the nine (9) to eleven (11) individuals selected.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None associated with this item.
ORIGINATED BY:
City Clerk
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment A - Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force Applicants (DOC) Attachment B - Resolution No. 50-2023: Creating Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Task Force (PDF)