Outlook
[EXTERNAL] COMMENT TO COUNCIL, 9/16, ITEM 9A, RCAAP Presentation From Christina Benz
Date Mon 9/15/2025 10:33 AM
To Public Comment <[email protected]>
Cc Pamela Reeves < [email protected]>; Hillery Trippe <[email protected]>; Lynne Baker ¡ Jim Wilson
Caution: External
AL GUARDIAN
First-Time Sender
Report This Email
tinks from was email. Please reeler we ril urt gand automated email it ope waring or apaats or following any To the Mayor and Yountville Town Councilmembers,
We would like to thank you for moving forward with the Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. You are taking a big step forward-committing, as an entire county, to taking action on climate change. And it's a common-sense strategy: as a rural county with a low population, we can be more effective with a regional approach.
The Plan will help you evaluate and prioritize future actions, but we applaud you for not waiting for an official plan to tackle reducing emissions. You have already reduced pollution by banning gasoline-powered leaf blowers. You have provided EV charging stations at the City Hall. And you are reducing plastic waste and its emissions by prioritizing refillable water bottle stations. Thank you!
The Adaptation Strategies in the Plan will be useful because they can provide a 'climate lens' to evaluate future projects. For example, Do you need a local microgrid to handle future power outages? Can native plants and porous pavement be incorporated into projects to reduce water use and increase rainwater retention?
Putting a climate lens on every decision you make improves the quality of life for Yountville residents by making the air cleaner, the water supply more secure, and neighborhoods greener and cooler. Please keep moving forward with the RCAAP and with climate action as a high priority.
Thank you.
Chris Benz
Napa Climate NOW!
Napa resident