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RESOLUTION 70-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REVISED CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WHEREAS, climate change is a real and increasingly urgent threat that demands action at every level of government; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills joined the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to reduce Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through City Council Resolution 45-06 on June 8, 2006; and WHEREAS, the City Council unanimously voted to join the ICLEI Membership to enact policies and guidelines to reduce GHG emissions, through the implementation of a Climate Action Plan (CAP), through City Council Resolution 18-08 on March 13, 2008; and WHEREAS, the City Council unanimously voted to enact an updated CAP, through City Council Resolution 92-16 on December 15, 2016; and WHEREAS, in 2016, the State of California enacted Senate Bill (SB) 32 to require greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030; and WHEREAS, in 2018, Governor Brown signed Executive Order (EO) B-55-18 which calls for California to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible, and no later than 2045; and WHEREAS, based upon the latest available data, 46 percent of Los Altos Hill's local greenhouse gas emissions came from onsite Natural Gas combustion in our homes; and WHEREAS, the Town gained access to abundant 100% GHG free electricity by joining the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCEA) through City Council Resolution 1I- 16 passed on January 27, 2016; and WHEREAS, without significant reductions in Natural Gas combustion within buildings, Los Altos Hills will not be able to achieve its GHG reduction targets; and WHEREAS, the City Council has identified electrifying buildings as a necessary strategy to achieve the Town's GHG reduction targets and tools action to reduce future Natural Gas emissions by adopting REACH building codes requiring clean electric water and space heating through Ordinance 589 effective March 19, 2020; and WHEREAS, onsite Natural Gas combustion is known to lead to elevated levels of harmful indoor air pollutants, and, according to a study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in December 2013, gas cooking increases the risk of asthma in children; and Resolution 70-21 Page I