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Napa County Grand Jury
• 2021-2022
The Report on the Napa County Climate Action Committee
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
The CAC has not been effective in developing and implementing actions for county-wide programs to combat climate change.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The CAC should increase the sense of urgency in implementing GHG emission reduction actions.
F2
Interviews of Napa CAC members confirmed that the Napa County CAC has decided not to take any major steps toward greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction until the GHG study is released.
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R2
The CAC should create monitoring protocols that seek to identify what its individual members have set as goals and to identify whether they have met meaningful standards consistent with those goals. These should be formalized and reported to the CAC on a quarterly basis. R.3 The CAC should provide a detailed prioritized list of potential projects for possible grant funding and either retain or designate a current staff person as a grant researcher and writer to identify and seek grants from any possible source. R.4. The CAC should restructure itself to provide authority over and accountability of its member jurisdictions. 7
F3
Interviews revealed that the CAC was generally unfamiliar with the EV charging station subsidy programs currently available through the California Energy Commission and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
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R3
The CAC should provide a detailed prioritized list of potential projects for possible grant funding and either retain or designate a current staff person as a grant researcher and writer to identify and seek grants from any possible source.
F4
The CAC struggles with a lack of county-wide GHG mitigation funding. However, it has not placed a priority on having an experienced, effective grant and funding pursuit individual on staff to seek and secure GHG reduction grants, even though grant subsidies for programs like EV charging stations currently exist.
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R4
The CAC should restructure itself to provide authority over and accountability of its member jurisdictions. R5. To benefit its work, the CAC should consider the following actions: • Reducing the number of CAC members, currently from 12 (2 per jurisdiction), to 6 (1 per jurisdiction) to facilitate faster action, use of advisors and plan development. • Utilize county citizens familiar with GHG emission reduction strategies to assist the CAC in the preparation of recommended actions. RESPONSES The following responses under Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 are requested from the following elected city officials: REQUIRED RESPONSES § Town Council of Yountville § City Councils of Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena and Calistoga § The Napa County Board of Supervisors § The Climate Action Committee, a Joint Powers Agreement Authority under California law 8
F5
Past studies have stated that the two largest GHG emission categories are Transportation and Buildings. The Grand Jury’s interviews confirm that these two categories are expected to remain the top two items in the GHG study currently underway. The CAC in its three years of existence has not defined and proposed any action items to address the top two categories of emissions.
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R5
To benefit its work, the CAC should consider the following actions: • Reducing the number of CAC members, currently from 12 (2 per jurisdiction), to 6 (1 per jurisdiction) to facilitate faster action, use of advisors and plan development. • Utilize county citizens familiar with GHG emission reduction strategies to assist the CAC in the preparation of recommended actions. RESPONSES The following responses under Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 are requested from the following elected city officials:
Agency Responses 1
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No Responses Found 5
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American Canyon
City
Calistoga
City
Napa
City
Napa County Board of Supervisors
Elected County Office
St. Helena
City