RESOLUTION NO. 85-2025
Exhibit A
Climate Action and Resilience Committee Charter
1. Purpose
Under the direction of the Pacifica City Council and as administered by City staff, the CARC shall serve as an advisory body to the City Council. Its purpose is to provide guidance and recommendations on the implementation of the CARP for consideration in the City Council’s annual Strategic Goal Setting process.
2. Duties
The Committee’s duties are designed to guide its advisory role to the City Council, helping inform CARP implementation decisions through consultation with the community and other stakeholders to guide its recommendations. During its annual goal-setting process, City Council may determine which CARP action items to pursue in the upcoming year, along with any ongoing actions.
In carrying out its responsibilities below, the Committee shall engage the Pacifica community by fostering inclusive participation, promoting transparency, and incorporating community perspectives into its recommendations to the City Council. • Advise the City Council on issues pertaining to GHG emissions reduction, environmental sustainability and resilience, and related areas identified in the CARP.
• Provide recommendations to support City efforts to implement the goals and actions of the CARP, including identifying potential funding sources. • Prepare and present to the City Council each May4, an annual work plan for the CARC for Council consideration, aligning priorities with the General Plan, Local Coastal Land Use Plan, and other guiding policy documents, along with a report on work plan progress, including greenhouse gas emissions reduction data, if available.
• If directed by Council as part of the annual work plan, prepare and submit to the City Council each February recommendations on CARP implementation actions for consideration during the Council’s annual Strategic Goal Setting in March. • Prepare a full update of the CARP beginning in year four of the five-year plan, ensuring continuity of climate action in Pacifica.
3. Staff Support and Responsibilities
Staff liaison(s) shall provide administrative and technical support to the Committee, including preparing agendas, maintaining records, and providing subject matter expertise necessary for the Committee’s deliberations. Staff shall collaborate with the Committee to facilitate its advisory role to the City Council. 4 The months identified in the “Duties” section may change as identified by the Council agenda.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-2025
The Committee’s role is advisory only and does not include directing the work of staff.
Day-to-day operations and allocation of staff resources remain under the authority of the City Manager. Requests for significant staff time or new initiatives must be coordinated through the City Manager and limited to Council-approved activities.
4. Size and Representation
The Committee shall be appointed by Council and be comprised of nine (9) voting members, including two (2) youth members between the ages of 14 – 25 and seven (7) non-youth members.
The Membership Eligibility shall be as described in Pacifica Municipal Code 2-2.103 and Members may be selected to represent a broad cross-section of the community.
Members should bring knowledge, experience, or lived perspective related to GHG emissions reduction, environmental sustainability and resilience, or related areas, or demonstrated commitment to these areas.
The City Manager or a designee shall serve as staff liaison to the Committee. One Councilmember shall be appointed by the City Council as Committee Liaison, and one Councilmember may be designated as the Alternate Liaison.
5. Length of Service
Term duration for non-youth Committee members shall be four years. Term duration for designated youth members shall be one year, which can be renewed for additional oneyear terms up to a total of four (4) years.
6. Meetings
The Committee shall determine the date/time that the Committee will convene for its regular meeting as a body which shall not be less than monthly and all meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public, subject to the Brown Act.
7. Governance
The Committee shall abide by the rules set out in the Commission and Committee Handbook and the City of Pacifica Municipal Code as amended by the City Council from time to time.
The Committee shall select one of its members to act as Chair and another to act as Vice Chair on an annual cycle in January. The Committee shall exist until disbanded by action of the City Council.
All other provisions regarding member removal, quorum, and other governance matters shall follow Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code.