(d)2. CLIMATE ADVISORY COMMISSION
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL REPORT
AND FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 WORK PLAN
Presenters:
Julie Benabente, Deputy Director, Climate Smart
Anne Balis, Supervising Environmental Services Specialist, Climate Smart Transportation and Environment Committee
August 11, 2025
TODAY’S BRIEFING
1. About the Climate
Advisory Commission
2. Fiscal Year 2024-25
Highlights
3. Fiscal Year 2025-26
Work Plan
2 • Established January 2024
• Created to advise on San José’s
climate goals, especially: • Climate Smart San José & Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030
• Climate adaptation strategies
• San José Clean Energy (SJCE)
services, programs, and IRP
• Meets bimonthly
CLIMATE ADVISORY COMMISSION OVERVIEW
• 11 members, representing:
• Technical expertise (e.g., clean energy,
climate science, planning)
• Community & advocacy organizations
• Youth (ages 14–21), labor, business, and
education
3 Commission Annual Report Topics Reviewed
• Climate Smart San José Semi-Annual Updates
• San José Clean Energy Programs Roadmap &
Power Mix
• Legislative & Regulatory Outlook
• Climate Smart Plan Update Draft • Climate Smart Challenge Engagement • Department of Transportation & Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement Updates
• Climate Adaptation and Resilience Framework
• Letters and recommendations on climaterelated policies and proposals FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 KEY ACTIVITIES
4 Month Topic
July 2025 Legislative/Regulatory Outlook
September 2025 Climate Smart Plan + Semi-Annual Update
November 2025 Transportation Policy Update
January 2026 Climate Adaptation & Resilience Plan
February 2026 San Jose Clean Energy Rates & Power Mix Recommendation May 2026 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Report & Fiscal Year 2026-27 Work Plan FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 WORK PLAN HIGHLIGHTS
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