Transportation and Environment Committee (t&e)
April 4, 2022

Climate Smart San José Plan
Semi-Annual Update
Transportation & Environment Committee
April 4, 2022
Presented by Kerrie Romanow, Director – Environmental Services Department (ESD) Lori Mitchell, Director – Community Energy Department (CED) Julie Benabente, Deputy Director – ESD
Jessica Zenk, Deputy Director – Department of Transportation (DOT) • Background • Updates • Core Activities • Community
Engagement
• Programs and
Policies
• Looking Forward
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San Jose’s
Climate
Leadership
• Climate Smart San José plan approved in 2018
• Aligned with 2016 Paris Climate Agreement
• Focused on climate action in energy, water, and mobility • In November 2021, City Council adopted an aspirational goal of carbon neutrality by 2030
• Return to Council for consideration in Q2 of 2022
• Since 2019, work significantly supported by American
Cities Climate Challenge
• Concluding in June 2022
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Core Activities
• Acquired External Resources:
• Also applied for $1,673,000 in external funding
($1,373,000 in this reporting period)
Total Received in
Reporting Period
(Nov.-Feb. 2022)
Total Received in FY 21-22
(through Feb. 2022)
Direct Funding $622,000 $5,928,776*
In-Kind Resources $40,000 $401,200
Total $662,000 $6,329,976
• Awards and Recognition
• One of only 95 global cities on CDP’s “A List”
• Ranked 9th out of 100 cities on ACEEE's 2021
City Clean Energy Scorecard
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Community
Outreach and
Engagement
Highlights
• GoGreen Teams
• Signed up 40+ Team Leaders
• Host nine team meetings about food and
waste, home energy, transportation, water, climate
resilience, and disaster preparedness
• First cohort will conclude in July 2022
• 3rd Annual Climate Smart Champion Awards
• Recognizes 2021 outstanding climate efforts
5 • April 19 City Council recognition and celebration
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Highlights
• For 2022, SJCE's default
GreenSource service is 60%
renewable and 95% carbon-free
• New renewable energy projects
• Online: 225 MW wind, 118 MW of
solar with 68 MW of battery
storage.
• By end of 2022: 200 MW of solar
with 10 MW battery storage
• Expect to launch EE programs in
Spring 2022
• SolarAccess program
• Offers low-income customers a 20%
bill discount and 100% solar energy
• Enrolled over 600 San José residents
Climate Smart Pillar 1: A Sustainable & Climate Smart City Programs and Policies
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Highlights
• Better Bike Plan & Trail Network
• Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) and Parking Ordinance Update
• Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• 1,494 Level 2, 204 fast chargers, and one
Level 1 charger
• Electric Mobility Roadmap estimated need
for 3,943 Level 2 chargers and 147 fast
chargers
• California EV Infrastructure Project
(CALeVIP)
• Will distribute $16.4M in funding for Level 2
and fast charger installations through 2023
Climate Smart Pillar 2: A Vibrant City of Connected & Focused Growth Programs and Policies
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Climate Smart Pillar 3: An Economically Inclusive City of Opportunity Programs and Policies
Highlights
• Building Reach Code Update
• Updates to align with:
• 2022 CA building code
• Natural gas infrastructure prohibition
ordinance
• Review EV requirements
• Existing Building Electrification Plan
• Framework to encourage the
electrification of homes and businesses
• Draft released Feb. 2022
• Heard both support and concerns
• Making revisions and anticipate bringing
to Council in Q2 2022
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Looking Ahead
• Next reporting period (March – August 2022):
• Release a Request for Information for Climate Smart
partnerships to accelerate building electrification and electrification workforce development
• Update the Climate Smart online dashboard
• Finalize the NWL Element
• Finalize the Solid Waste Element
Anticipated City Council Items:
• Existing Building Electrification Framework (Q2 2022) • Carbon Neutral by 2030 Implementation Plan (Q2 2022)
• Access and Mobility Plan, Emerging Mobility Action Plan, and Transit First Policy (Q2/3 2022)
• Parking and TDM Ordinance (Q2/3 2022)
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Kerrie Romanow, Director – ESD
Lori Mitchell, Director – CED
Julie Benabente, Deputy Director – ESD
Jessica Zenk, Deputy Director – DOT