Attachment A: 2026-2027 S/CAP Work Plan Status
= Completed = In Progress = Delayed / On Hold = Ongoing Item
No.
Work Plan Item Status
CA1 Continue Advanced Home Electrification Pilot Program CA2 Develop a Residential Electrification as a Service of Similar Financing Pilot for Council Approval CA3 Enhance Data Tracking for Home Electrification
CA4 Launch Enhanced Multifamily EV Charging Infrastructure Program CA5 Develop a Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) or Similar Financing Pilot for Council Approval CA6 Continue Affordable Multifamily Building Electrification Incentive Program CA7 Launch Multi-Family Electrification Technical Assistance CA8 Launch Advanced Heat Pump HVAC Program
CA9 Develop a Commercial Electrification as a Service pilot or Similar Financing Pilot for Council Approval CA10 Launch Workplace EV Charging Pilot
CA11 Launch Pilot Program for Electrification of Centralized Water Heaters and Boilers CA12 Establish One or More Partnerships with Large Commercial Facility Owners CA13 Develop S/CAP Funding and Financing Strategies for City Council Consideration CA14 Develop Potential Regulatory Measures to Drive Climate Action CA15 Develop Carbon Neutrality Strategies for City Council Consideration CA16 Develop Potential Strategies for Cost-Based Pricing of Non-Electric Decarbonization and Inefficient Electrification CA17 Reduce Permitting, Interconnection, and Other Barriers to Adoption of Vehicle and Building Electrification and Flexible Energy Technologies for Reliability and Resiliency CA18 Develop Public Charging Siting and Business Models CA19 Continue Grid Modernization
CA20 Develop Gas Transition Management Strategies
CA21 Achieve Benchmarks for Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Improvement Projects CA22 Implement Micromobility Feasibility Study Recommendations CA23 Continue Traffic Signal Operations and Multimodal Improvements CA24 Continue Implementing the Housing Element / Land Use Planning and Policy CA25 Update City’s Traffic Calming Policy and Process
CA26 Develop and Begin Implementing a City Facility Electrification Plan CA27 Electrify City Vehicle Fleet when Feasible
CA28 Explore the Electric Capacity Needs of the Palo Alto Airport for Electric Aviation S1 Implement Water Efficiency and Conservation Measures S2 Improve Recycled Water Quality through Salt Removal
S3 Identify and Implement Water Distribution System Adaptation Measures S4 Finalize Partnership Agreement with Santa Clara County on SB272 Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Requirements to Develop a Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan S5 Update the City's Sea Level Rise Adaptation Policy to Include Sea Level Rise Planning Decision-Making Points in the City
S6 Complete Construction and Begin Monitoring the Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project (PAHLPP) S7 Continue Partnership with Valley Water on Sea Level Rise / Shoreline Levee Improvement Efforts S8 Implement the Foothills Fire Management Plan
S9 Increase Tree Canopy in South Palo Alto
S10 Reduce Pesticide Use in Parks and Open Space
S11 Construct a Green Stormwater Infrastructure Project at a City of Palo Alto Park S12 Increase Green Stormwater Infrastructure on City of Palo Alto Property and/or Right-of-Way S13 Quantify Land Area that Uses Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Treat Urban Water Runoff S14 Champion Waste Prevention, Reduction, Reusables, and the Sharing Economy S15 Eliminate Single-Use Disposable Containers and Reduce Disposable Foodware S16 Promote Food Waste Reduction
C1 Build Awareness about Sustainability and Climate Action and City Programs Available to the Community C2 Drive Community Actions to Achieve S/CAP Goals
C3 S/CAP Data Collection and Annual Reporting